MONTHLY PROGRAMS

May 4, 2026

REVOLUTIONARY LADIES VISIT PGS

Pioneer Genealogical Society will host Revolutionary Ladies at their monthly meeting, Monday, May 4, 7:30 pm (time change) at the Ponca City Library. The public is welcome.

At the time of the Revolutionary War, the colonial population was almost evenly 50% women, white, native and black. The trials of war generated amazing feats of sacrifice, heroism and patriotism, and the women were not idle. Over 20,000 (1 woman per 20 soldiers and about 3% of the population) followed the Continental Army, nursing casualties, sewing uniforms, washing clothes, and making ammunition. Some fought on the battlefields, frequently having to man cannon. Some were couriers and spies. The rest had to farm, run businesses, and move and protect families. Others actively wrote letters, persuasive pamphlets, poetry, plays, and raised funds. The DAR has documented over 1300 of them in their records. Extraordinary people in extraordinary times. 

Re-enactors Sue Allen (Ponca City) and Faye Kiryakakis (Enid) will present a sampler of their stories in full costume, hand-made and hand-sewn with "all the tucks and boning," as Sue says. 

PGS has met monthly for over 50 years, has a website www.pgskaycntyok.org and has a monthly newsletter to promote family and local history research.