Hodges pens winning American History essay
On Feb. 26 at a regularly scheduled meeting, the St. Joseph Bay chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognized Mabel Hodges as the local winner of the DAR National American History Essay Competition.
After reading her essay, “The Influence of John Paul Jones on the American Revolution. He Had Not Yet Begun to Fight,” Hodges, a home-schooled senior who resides in Wewahitchka, was awarded the American History bronze medal by Mazie Stone, chairwoman of the St. Joseph Bay Chapter’s American History Committee.
Guidelines for the competition required students to select one figure from the Revolutionary era between 1773-1783, and discuss how they impacted the War for Independence.
Two new, prospective members were also welcomed at this meeting. The St. Joseph Bay Chapter strives to make a difference in the community by fulfilling the mission of the DAR, which is to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
If you would like more information about DAR, please visit dar.org. To learn more about the activities of the St. Joseph Bay Chapter, email darportstjoe@gmail.com
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.