Martha Barnhart Explained

Martha Barnhart
Birth Name:Martha Gee
Office:President, Ladies Auxiliary of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution
Term Start:2018
Term End:2020
Office2:Treasurer General, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Term Start2:2013
Term End2:2016
President2:Lynn Forney Young
Office3:Indiana State Regent, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Term Start3:2009
Term End3:2011
President3:Merry Ann Thompson Wright
Spouse:Roger Barnhart

Martha Gee Barnhart is an American civic leader. She served as the Indiana state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 2009 to 2011 and as treasurer general of the national society from 2013 to 2016. She also served as the president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution.

Civic work

Barnhart joined the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1992.[1] She served as the State Regent of Indiana for the Daughters of the American Revolution.[2] She was installed as state regent in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in July 2009.[3] As state regent, she led historical preservation efforts at Stewart-Griesinger Cemetery in Wilmot, Indiana and placed a historical marker at the entrance of the cemetery to honor American Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Galloway Sr.

After retiring as state regent, she was elected honorary state regent of Indiana.[4] She was appointed as the Indiana State Chair for unites overseas.[5]

Barnhart was Treasurer General of the Daughters of the American Revolution during the administration of President General Lynn Forney Young.[6] [7] As member of the national society's executive council, she travelled around the country to state society events.[8] In 2017, she attended the installation of officers of the Galloway-Prentice Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in Albion, Indiana.[9] In 2021, she attended the chapter's fifteenth anniversary celebration.[10] She is an associate member of the chapter.[11] She served as president of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution Ladies Auxiliary.[12] [13]

In 2024, Barnhart attended the dedication ceremony, hosted by the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, for Shrine Chapel at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum in Allen County, Indiana.[4] [14] She is a member of the Mar Penrose Wayne Chapter.[11]

Barnhart is a member of the Society of Indiana Pioneers.[15]

Personal life

Barnhart lives in Churubusco, Indiana.[16]

She is married to Roger Barnhart.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sebring . Blake . 2022-01-25 . DAR chapter marks 120 years . 2024-11-14 . Fort Wayne Journal Gazette . en.
  2. Web site: CNHI . 2010-06-15 . Locals attend annual DAR state conference . 2024-11-14 . Greensburg Daily News . en.
  3. Web site: 2009-05-15 . Galloway-Prentice DAR chapter completes busy fourth year . 2024-11-14 . The Post & Mail . en.
  4. Web site: Bullock . Alexander . 2024-05-02 . DAR chapter holds dedication ceremony for Sterling Chapel at Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum . 2024-11-14 . www.21alivenews.com . en.
  5. Web site: Reports . Staff . 2021-08-18 . DAR chapter celebrates 100 years . 2024-11-14 . The Daily Reporter - Greenfield Indiana . en-US.
  6. Web site: A Luncheon in Honor of Caroline Scott Harrison | Today's DAR.
  7. Web site: The Indiana State Conference | Today's DAR.
  8. Web site: Visiting the Hoosier State | Today's DAR.
  9. Web site: 2017-05-10 . Local DAR chapter installs officers . 2024-11-14 . KPCNews . en.
  10. Web site: DAR chapter celebrates 15th year. Photo. contributed. May 21, 2021. KPCNews.
  11. Web site: 2007-11-20 . DAR members recall chapter in local Indiana history . 2024-11-14 . The Post & Mail . en.
  12. Web site: The 129th Annual Congress of the N.S.S.A.R. | Today's DAR.
  13. Web site: NLASAR Recent Events . 2024-11-14 . nlasar.org.
  14. Web site: Amato . Kymmi . 2024-04-25 . Daughters of the American Revolution chapter to dedicate chapel at Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum in May . 2024-11-14 . FOX 55 Fort Wayne . en.
  15. Web site: Editor . Web . Annual Meeting and Luncheon – 2018 – The Society of Indiana Pioneers . 2024-11-14 . en-US.
  16. Web site: Revolutionary remembered. Bob. Braley. August 21, 2011. KPCNews.