Deferred, not Defeated: Wreaths Across America hosted December 15th in Barrington

Snow cover and single-digit temperatures conspired to postpone this year’s Wreaths Across America Day at Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington, but members of the Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR in Barrington were undaunted in their mission to honor all Veterans there.

A much smaller, but equally enthusiastic group of volunteers arrived at noon on Monday, December 15th to Remember, Honor and Teach about the Veterans interred at Evergreen. As DAR Daughters read 857 Veterans’ names aloud, wreaths were secured along the cemetery’s main roadways in a modified wreath laying.

Signal Hill Chapter acknowledges the community members, Barrington Firefighters, and especially those Veterans who volunteered to ensure that U.S. military service was commemorated.

Special thanks to those corporate and group sponsors who contributed to the many wreaths needed: Palatine American Legion Post 690, UBS Financial, Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores, MotorWerks of Barrington, Leopardo Foundation, and Allstate Foundation. Acknowledgements to our recycling partners Jewel-Osco of Barrington and Groot Waste Management. Thanks, as well, to the citizens of Barrington and families of Veterans at Evergreen for their personal wreath sponsorships.

Lastly, Signal Hill Daughters salute the management and grounds crew of Evergreen Cemetery for their endless patience, flexibility, and innovation in staging Wreaths Across America Day for the past seven years.

Wreaths Across America Day will be held at Evergreen Cemetery next year on December 19, 2026.

The Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was chartered in Barrington, IL in 1972. NSDAR is a volunteer women’s service organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Membership in NSDAR is open to any woman aged eighteen and over who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution. For more information, please visit Signalhilldar.com.