Pennsylvania Chapters

It was organized in March 1980 under the efforts of Mrs. Paul Bennett, Organizing President.  Mrs. Bennett chose the chapter name to honor her home Beaver, PA.  Beaver is the English translation of the Delaware Indian word, Amockwi.  The Delaware lived in this area of Pennsylvania at one time.  Beaver Town Chapter is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

President: Elizabeth (Betsy) Conner
Email: betsy.out.riding@gmail.com

It was organized in November 1976.  Organizing members chose the name John Hand to honor the ancestor of their Organizing President, Dorothy Hand.  John Hand settled at Lynn, MA in 1635.  He was one of nine men who founded East Hampton, Long Island, NY in 1648 when they purchased land from the Indians.  John Hand Chapter is located in the Northeast corner of the state.

President: Amy Ellsworth
Email: wyovalvis@yahoo.com

It was organized March 2025. John Harris was an early American businessman who emigrated from Britain to America late in the 17th century. Harris would later settle along the Susquehanna River and establish a ferry there. This ferry would eventually develop into Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which was named in his honor.

President: Cynthia Pritchard
Email: cynthia.r.pritchard@gmail.com

It was organized October 1973. The chapter's name originated from William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. The chapter is centered in the Southeast corner of the state, where much of Pennsylvania's early history was concentrated.

President: Gloria Belair
Email: globelair@verizon.net

This was the first Pennsylvania chapter and was organized in April 1961 by a group of Pittsburgh women. Three Rivers name refers to the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers that surround the Pittsburgh area in the Southwest corner of the state.

President: Cynthia Sweeney
Email: cyndyb32@gmail.com