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.
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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 |
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.
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