The public is invited to the next meeting of Hope Historical Society, which will be held July 15, 2025. There will be a brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m., followed by guest speaker, Mary Kelly, Lady Knox DAR Historian. Kelly and Joanne Richards will share a PowerPoint presentation that will promote their [(DAR) Daughters of the American Revolution] Chapter’s book. 

The book is entitled Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival; it profiles the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 patriots and their families, buried at Tolman Cemetery, located on Lake Ave., Rockland.

"Many descendants of these patriots moved into our area – a few of these familiar names are Robbins, Spear, Ulmer, Keen, and Woster," said Hope Historical Society, in a news release. "Many of their offspring married and lived in Hope and the surrounding towns."

Richards and Kelly wrote many chapters – They have two chapters on the Keen family. The book will be available for purchase at this meeting.