Janet Worthen:  

awhile, I still get a phone call or note from someone who picked up one of my books, and told me how much it blessed them. That is wonderful to hear! I am also a tennis buff. Merely a bystander, but, I love to watch the games. DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION RESUME Janet Worthen member Molly Stark Chapter, NH, since 2010. Regent New Boston Chapter, NH 2007-2008 ; Was born March 16, 1939, daughter of Elgin Fremont and Elsie Worthen in Manchester, NH. My father was an electronic engineer, and at 8 years old had my picture with a neighbor in the Manchester Union Leader when my father had the 1st tv in NH in 1948. He also had a booth at the NYC Worlds Fair in 1939, an innovator and visionary in sound. Her father’s sister Ima, also a DAR member in Molly Stark Chapter and Registrar was instrumental in her joining. Ima also wrote young in the 30’s and 40’s under the pen name of Nina Gordan, published poetry and lyrics to sheet music, as well as an artist. She later worked for a Judge in Goffstown. Young, I was in Rainbow Girls and a long time member since childhood of South Main St. Church, then and now, although a member Faith Christian Center in Bedford during the 80’s and 90’s for 16 years, now evangelical. I attended the Manchester School systems, and graduated from West High School. While in High School, and after, attended Hesser College, secretarial and business courses. Later I attended Notre Dame College majoring in art. I was a PTA member in the 70’s. I campaigned and always donated time to political candidates, and served in church projects throughout the years. I served as DAR ,VIS Chairman, Yearbook and Supplement Chairman, Chairman for the State DAR on Women’s Issues 2007-10, Constitution Week, Chairman Bylaws Committee (2007), Flag of the USA, also donating a large flag to this Chapter. I donated a huge scrapbook of photos and family history including birth certificates etc, to Molly Stark Library in honor of her Aunt Ima Worthen, Registrar there in the 70’s. I also donated large picture frames of both family history and photos of my Dad and lineage, as well as the painting and newspaper photo ops to both Manchester and Goffstown Historical Societies. The Major Ezekiel Worthen lineage was chosen for our State Regents Project, Our Proud Heritage. The Worthen lineage is also on both Genealogy.com and Ancestry.com, with photos of cemetery stones that are very old, added to the virtual cemetery on-line. I took the office of regent, continuing the struggle to carry on the Chapter’s goals. During the summer of 2007, this Regent found out that we needed to update and redo the bylaws, whereby, she headed a committee, set up, and after, for the first time since 1996; also working with the State Parliamentarian, new bylaws were passed by vote and printed. During the fall meetings we had speakers from both the New Boston Historical Society and the Goffstown Historical Society, much of which hadn’t been heard before, especially by our newer members. We always give a gift at Christmas to a Veterans cause, such as Wounded Warrior, USO etc. Our State Regent, Sarah Voll’s Project Patriot, for all chapters, led to Major Ezekiel Worthen’s biography sent to her after a vote, since he was from NH. We gave out our Good Citizen Awards, and Community Service Awards, gave to our normal causes such as the Children’s Attic as well. This Regent also served as State Chairman for Women’s Issues for 2008-2010 during Mrs. Voll’s reign as State Regent. During the April meeting, our guest speaker was Professor Frank Mitchell, from UNH speaking on Community Conservation Planning” . Serving also as VIS chairman a new website for our chapter. I also served as Yearbook and Supplement Chairman, which is putting our yearly Chapter booklets together. With that, it has been challenging suffering from severe arthritis, although thoroughly enjoying all aspects, including typing out this history and using my talents as writer (artist) in these capacities as well as the Yearbook. In 2010, I transferred to Molly Stark Chapter, semi-retired, due to extensive arthritic and spine pain. However, it is the Chapter in which my aunt too, was a member, and I have donated records etc, to their library, as well as contributed to both the Goffstown, and Manchester, NH Historical Society, and the Genealogy records at UNH and Genealogy Societies.