This past Sunday, April 12, 2026 was the 250th Anniversary of the adoption of the Halifax Resolves, wherein North Carolina became the first colony to direct its representatives in the Continental Congress to vote for Independency. Combined with the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence from 11 months before (May 20, 1775), North Carolina was First in […]
A 30×48″ Oil Painting of the Signing of the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776, by renowned artist Dan Nance, was commissioned by NC SAR as a lasting gift to the American People, as part of the state’s hosting of the 2026 SAR Annual Congress. The painting will reside in the Halifax Visitors Center for […]
The latest edition of NC SAR’s outstanding quarterly publication is now available here. All the issues are on the Old North State News Quarterly page.
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On March 12, 2026, in at Abraham Kuykendall DAR meeting in Flat Rock, North Carolina, the NCSSAR Blue Ridge Chapter was presented with an America 250! Certificate of Commendation for […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter held its spring Chapter Meeting and Rumbaugh Oratory Contest at Governors Club in Chapel Hill on March 14. Four outstanding Student-Orators competed in what were the closest results in the Chapter’s history. The Judges then retired and the contestants introduced themselves, and there was a general discussion of the value […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On February 5, 2026, Blue Ridge Chapter Flag Certificate Chairman Mike Mills and Chapter President Garry Linton presented a SAR Flag Certificate, for the proper presentation of the American Flag, […]
You can now register for the March 27-28 NC SAR Annual Meeting, online, at https://ncssar.org/2026-nc-sar-annual-meeting-registration/. You can also pay, as before, by mailing a check to State Treasurer Sam Powell, or online. Select a payment method (Mail check to Sam Powell or Pay Online) at the bottom of the page, and appropriate instructions will appear. Payment […]
Save the date! On March 26th at 10:00am our Color Guard will support the DAR at this event.
The latest edition of NC SAR’s outstanding quarterly publication is now available here. All the issues are on the Old North State News Quarterly page.
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On December 13, 2025, at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Chapter, NCSSAR, served as the official Color Guard and presented colors for the Wreaths […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On November 8, 2025, at the Williamson-Patton Cemetery in Naples, North Carolina, The Blue Ridge Color Guard presented colors for Patriot Williamson. The Blue Ridge Chapter also provided the order of service […]
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/
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On October 25, 2025, at 11 a.m. in Polk County, North Carolina, the Blue Chapter of the NCSSAR honored the Earle’s Ford Monument. Listed below is the whole story as […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On October 9, 2025, NCSSAR Blue Ridge Chapter President, Garry Linton, provided an educational program on Health and Disease during the Revolution to the Moss Point Rotary Club in Moss Point, […]
The Le Marquis de Lafayette, Lumber River, and General Francis Nash Chapters conducted a Grave Marking for Private William McConkey Townsend in Lumberton on October 11. He served as a private in Captain John Willis’ Company, Wilmington District, North Carolina Militia. His descendant, John Sims Townsend, Jr., and wife, Barbi, flew in from California for […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On October 4, 2025, in Etowah, North Carolina, a Grave Marking Ceremony was held with 24 people who were in attendance for this solemn event. Patriot Joseph Henry was honored […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter met at the University Club in Durham on September 27. Past State President Steve Van Pelt presented details from the July Connecticut SAR Annual Congress, and the many requirements for volunteers for the 2026 SAR Annual Congress to be held in Greensboro, July 10-16. Appropriate recognition was proposed and approved […]