Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters
Founded 13 October 1991
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Heritage Week ~ Washington, D.C.
Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters in attendance
​April 2025

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​Barbara Rooney
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​Eugene Smith
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​Laura Dean Ramsey
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​Webmistress Leslie Kirk; Past National President Martelia Cunningham; Past AL Branch President and Past National President Shelby Dean Ward; Janet Butler Walker
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Janet Butler Walker, Leslie Kirk, Dr. Martelia Cunningham
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​Mary Carolyn Trent
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​Leslie Kirk, Dr. Martelia Cunningham
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​Leslie Kirk, Dr. Martelia Cunningham, Rick Hollis

2024 Fall Meeting
Ford’s Colony Country Club
October 26, 2024

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​Speaker: Mr. Nicholas M. Luccketti
Topic: In Search of Sir Walter
Raleigh’s Lost Colony
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​Texas Branch Meeting 
August 30, 2024

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​Heritage Week ~ Washington, D.C.
Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters in attendance
​April 2024

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Lynn Presley, AL, Larry Critchfield, Brenda Winter Critchfield, AL 
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Sandra Staley Texas
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Janet Walker, GA
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​Webmistress Leslie Kirk, AL and Past AL Branch President
and Past National President Shelby Dean Ward

Texas Branch ~ ​Lancaster, Texas 
September 1, 2023

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At the foot of the stairs, Branch President Lana Filgo, 
​National President Martelia Cunningham and Texas Branch members

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Convention  ~ Galveston, Texas
​Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters in attendance
May 4, 2023

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National President, Dr. C. Martelia Cunningham was a guest of the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas at their State Conference held in Galveston, Texas on May 4.
​Lana Filgo, President of the Texas Branch, Ancient Planters her daughter and member Barbara Filgo Rushing, National President Cunningham.

Ancient Planters President Teila Cunningham, speaker
Georgia Huguenot Society 
​April 29, 2023

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Ancient Planters President Teila Cunningham

Heritage Week ~ Washington, D.C.
​Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters in attendance
​April 2023

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EuGene Charles Smith, Arkansas

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T. Cunningham, GA Rick Hollis, GA Leslie Kirk, AL Janet Walker, GA
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Brenda Winter Critchfield, AL and Lynn Presley, AL
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Karen McClendon Texas
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Jacque Lynn Schulman Maryland
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Sandra Staley Texas

Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters ~ Williamsburg, VA
October 28, 2022

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National President, Dr. C. Martelia Cunningham  (Telia) presents
​Shelby Dean Ward her past National President plaque for 2 terms of service. 
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Texas Branch Meeting ~ Salado, Texas
September 2, 2022

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President, Lana Filgo, Chaplin, Mary Carolyn Trent. Guests included Mindy Lovell, Jane Buckman,
​David Lavine along with two prospective members. 

Alabama Branch Meeting ~ Birmingham, Alabama
May 21, 2022

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​Seated L-R Chaplain Rebecca Riddick, President Brenda Winter, Vice President Lynn Presley, Standing: Prospectives, Robert Burr, Sandy Carter, Nancy Billings, Members, Carey Gilbert II, Karen Campbell, Nancy Krenkel, Recording Secretary Gwen Williams and Prospective Shelia Gaddy

Georgia Branch Charter Meeting ~ Evans, Georgia
April 29, 2022

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The Georgia Branch chartered with 20 members on April 29th in Evans, Georgia. Eleven members were present to sign the Charter including Telia Cunningham, Rebecca Dozier, Amy Pittman Lawson, Brenda DiCristina, Karen Dana, Sue H. Pittman, Mary Murphy, Leslie Strickland Watkins, Vanessa Watkins-Nutty, Maxine Maloney, and Dan Meacham. Charter members absent Frieda Gibby, Karen Kivette, Lilly Klehr, Allyson Moyer,
Marjorie Singley-Hall, Christian Smoot, Jennifer Viscusi, Janet Walker, and Rebecca West
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National President, Telia Cunningham enjoyed
the chartering of the Georgia Branch

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​​Organizing Officers:
President: Telia Cunningham
Vice President Amy Lawson
Chaplain: Marjorie Singley-Hall
Secretary: Sue Pittman
Treasurer: Frieda Gibby
Registrar: Karen Dana
Historian: Vanessa Watkins-Nutty

Texas Branch Meeting
​September 2021

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Alabama Branch Meeting
May 23, 2021

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Alabama Branch President and National Certificate Chairman Brenda Winter,
National President C. Martelia Cunningham and Alabama Branch 1st Vice President Vicki Lynn Presley (seated)
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​Brenda Yoder, Alabama and
​National President C. Martelia Cunningham 



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Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters
2020 ~ COVID Cancellations

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Fords Colony Williamsburg 
​​October 26, 2019

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Barbara Buescher
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​Ann Wilkerson
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​Ray Adams Past Treasurer 

Country Club in Raleigh 
​May 4, 2019

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Speaker: Jonathan Underwood
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George Yelverton
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​John Harman

Texas Branch Meeting ~ Salado, Texas
September 17, 2018

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​Texas Branch Meeting
September 8, 2017 

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Alabama Branch Meeting
June 17, 2017

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Heritage Week ~ Washington, D.C.
Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters in attendance
​April 2017

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National President Shelby Dean Ward at the Hereditary Society Community Gala
​with Alabama ladies including ODAP member Leslie Kirk.
President Ward was awarded Honorary Membership in the Class of 2017

Texas Branch ~ Salado, Texas
​September 9th, 2016

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