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 […]
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The Summer 2025 NC SAR Board of Managers meeting was held at the NC State University Club on September 20. A Candidates Forum began the meeting, with many General Officer candidates in attendance or sending a video, seeking NC Society endorsement. Lunch followed, and then the usual Business Meeting, including Officer and Committee Reports […]
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 August 9, 2025, at 11 a.m., the Blue Ridge Chapter held its chapter meeting at the Mills River Park in Mills River, North Carolina. It was a picnic-style meeting […]
The Orange County Historical Museum sponsored a spirited and well-attended (despite the heat) celebration of the Sestercentennial of the North Carolina Third Provincial Congress in Hillsborough on September 6. This Congress began self-government in North Carolina, after Royal Governor Josiah Martin was effectively deposed and exiled to a British warship off the coast. The General […]
For those who don’t know (or don’t remember), North Carolina has an alternate FIRST IN FREEDOM license plate, that is yours for the asking (if you ask when you renew your registration). It features the dates of the “Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence” and the Halifax Resolves. This is especially appropriate as we approach the Nation’s 250th Anniversary. […]
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 […]
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. It is with deep sadness that the Blue Ridge Chapter is announcing the passing of Steve Greene, 77, of Marshall, North Carolina, who passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025. […]
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 May 9, 2025, at the Polk County Senior Center in Columbus, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter President Garry Linton provided an educational program on “George Washington, His Compatriots, and […]
Chartered 21 April in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On April 3, 2025, at the Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina, the NCSSAR Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard provided a display about the SAR and the daily […]
Photos from the April 4-5 NC SAR Annual Meeting (Click any picture to enlarge, click again for high resolution) Registration Reception Breakfast Youth Awards Photos from the Rumbaugh Oratory Competition and the Youth Awards Luncheon are posted in the 2025 Annual Meeting Youth Awards Gallery Business Meeting Photos […]
(Click any picture to enlarge, click again for high resolution) Rumbaugh Oratory Competition For the first time, the State Rumbaugh Oratory Contest was conducted at the Annual Meeting. Alamance Battleground/Nathanael Green, General Francis Nash, and Raleigh Chapters held competitions and sent Orators to the State Competition. Youth Awards Luncheon […]
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 22, 2025, at the Historic Hendersonville Courthhouse in Hendersonville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard members Craig Issacson, Garry Linton, and Ken Weglarz provided speaking parts in […]
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 22, 2025, at the Mills River Presbyterian Church in Mills River, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Color Guard presented colors during a grave marking ceremony for Patriot James Brittain. The […]
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 18, 2025, at the Brevard Academy in Brevard, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard gave the 4th-grade class an educational program on the flags of the […]
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 […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter held its annual Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Contest and celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, on March 22 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill. Seven young Orators impressed an appreciative audience of their families, SAR and DAR members, and local residents, with their perspectives […]