The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri
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The Society
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri has owned, operated, and made available to the public the Bolduc House Museum since 1949. It is a chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames in America, an organization that is dedicated to Colonial American history, historic preservation, and patriotism.
The women members of the National Society of the Colonial Dames in America are descendants of individuals who lived in an American colony before 1750 and “rendered efficient service to his country during the Colonial period...which contributed to the founding of our nation.”
The parlor in the Linden House is dedicated to the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri and functions as their headquarters. Visit this room to see the large number of awards and other recognitions that this organization has achieved thanks to the way they have operated the Museum. Read the accounts of the Colonial Dames’ early American ancestors and their accomplishments. Scholars may enjoy the rare books in the Colonial Dames library and the information to be found in the society’s records kept in the Museum’s archives.
Opening Day
Members of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri are joined by Dr. Connally and the parish priest, Monsiegnor Venverloh, on opening day in 1958
The 2005 President's Award
Mrs. Pierre Chouteau and Director Lorraine Stange receive the 2005 President’s Award for Historic Preservation in the Oval Office with Pres. and Mrs. George W. Bush in May,2005.