Hotel reservations for the 2026 SAR Annual Congress are now available via the link on the Congress Hotel & Reservations page of the 2026 Congress website.
Call for Volunteers: 2026 SAR Annual Congress Showcase the Old North State and Support a Successful Event! We are just a few short months from the 250th Birthday of these United States and the 2026 Sons of the American Revolution Annual Congress in Greensboro, North Carolina! As we prepare to welcome our fellow Compatriots and […]
The first episode of the much-anticipated Ken Burns (and others) series The American Revolution was broadcast Sunday, November 16 at 8 PM on PBS. It is available to stream on PBS.org and on the PBS app on many streaming platforms. DVD or Blu-Ray versions are available from, e.g., Amazon.com. https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution/
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Jonathan Paul, winner of the North Carolina SAR Rumbaugh Oratory competition in April, was First Place in the National Competition, held July 14 at the 135th SAR National Congress in Connecticut, winning $8,000 in cash or scholarship. Congratulations, Jonathan!
Word of Lexington and Concord reaches North Carolina and unrest increases… Letter from Governor Josiah Martin to the Earl of Dartmouth From Fort Johnston, having abandoned the Governor’s Palace in New Bern June 30, 1775 My Lord, Since I had the honor of representing to your Lordship the State of this Country in my Dispatch […]
Two Lights for Tomorrow is a nationwide initiative to commence the celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America. The famous ride of Paul Revere (and William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott) occurred overnight on April 18 – 19, 1775, warning of the approach of British forces that led to the Battles […]
2026 National Congress NC Company of Minutemen Expanded
The October 2023 issue of the NCSSAR’s newsletter, The Old North State, is available at the link below. Enjoy 25 pages of chapter news, feature articles, and events about how compatriots are advancing the SAR mission in North Carolina. October 2023 “The Old North State”
Aliza Jankowsky, the winner of the NC SAR Rumbaugh Oration Competition, has placed third in the National Competition. Ms. Jankowsky won the Raleigh Chapter and NC Rumbaugh Competitions on March 11 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, with her oration, “Esther Reed: The Enduring Innovator.” She, and all the other competing SAR State Society winners […]
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of America and what it took for us to gain our liberty, Catawba Valley Chapter remembered the 253th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, on the steps of the historical Lincoln County Courthouse, on Saturday, 4 March 2023. There was a small crowd of about 30 people in attendance. Chapter […]
It is with great sadness that I must report the passing and Celebration of Life for long time Chapter and Society members, Woodrow Darrell Harkey and Albert P. Keiser Jr. Albert became a member of NSSAR in 1979 and in fact, pre-dates our Chapter. Darrell became a member of our Chapter in 2003. Both men […]