Western North Carolina’s rich historic heritage was remembered on Saturday afternoon, October 13, 2018, when the grave sites of two American Revolution patriots were marked and commemorated by members of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and other citizens. The ceremony took place in the Davidson River Cemetery in Transylvania […]
On November 17 at the Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, NC, New Bern Chapter officers participated in the Compatriot Grave Marking Dedication Ceremony honoring three NCSSAR State Presidents – Stephen Cambreleng Bragaw (1st State President), Frank Cannon Kugler (2nd State President), and Franklin Havens Bryan (4th State President). Several descendants of Frank Cannon Kugler attended the […]
Compatriot Michael Aaron Cooper of the Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR was recently awarded the Sons of the American Revolution War Service Medal in recognition of his service to the nation while deployed to Iraq. Cooper was also presented with the SAR Southwest Asia Veterans Corp certificate. The presentations were made by Halifax Resolves Chapter […]
During the Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR annual meeting, Mr. Renny Taylor, AP History Teacher at Nash Central HS was selected as the chapter level winner of the Dr. Tom and Betty Lawrence American History Teacher Award. Mr. Taylor received a certificate of commendation for his work in the classroom, a book entitled “In the […]
During a recent Roanoke Rapids City Council meeting, the Halifax Resolves Chapter recognized Roanoke Rapids Police Department Captain of Patrol Captain E. A. “Andy” Bryant, Jr. on his retirement. The award citation read as follows: “Captain Earl Anderson “Andy” Bryant, Jr. has served and protected the citizens of Roanoke Rapids for 27 years, working his […]
AmVets Post 101 conducted a Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Roanoke Rapids. Halifax Resolves Chapter Compatriots J. Rives Manning, E.C. Bobbitt and past President Ken Wilson attended and participated in the ceremony.
Joshua Sweet of BSA Troop 411 was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a Veterans Day Court of Honor. Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR past President Ken Wilson was on hand to award Joshua with the SAR Eagle Scout Certificate of Recognition. The certificate was presented to Sweet “For outstanding achievement and exceptional […]
Calvary Baptist in Roanoke Rapids invited the SAR to honor veterans during their two Sunday morning worship services. Alamance Battleground Chapter past President Dr. Sam Powell and Halifax Resolves Chapter past President Ken Wilson conducted the ceremonies. Following their opening remarks, they explained the meaning of each item on the Missing Man table. They concluded […]
The Halifax Resolves Chapter produced a display honoring our veterans that was posted in the Halifax Library in Halifax, NC. Along with the display were handouts that were made available to the public that included the SAR Brochure, the poem “It is the Soldier” and a pamphlet explaining the meaning of the thirteen folds of […]
On Veterans Day, Rear Admiral Jay DeLoach, US Navy (retired) and VP of the New Bern Chapter of the NC Sons of the American Revolution, gave a presentation to the VFW Post 2514 of New Bern. The presentation covered the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the origins of Armistice Day and […]
Troop 13 held an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony for Nathan Tyson on Wednesday, November 7, at the Centenary Methodist Church in New Bern. New Bern Chapter VP Jay DeLoach is pictured presenting a Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Eagle Scout Certificate of Recognition to Nathan Tyson during the ceremony. Nathan was the 7th […]
On November 8, the New Bern Chapter of the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) recognized Randy Wallace, Neuse Basin District Chairman of the Eagle Scout Board of Review, with the award of the SAR-Boys Scouts of America Partnership for Good Citizenship. Pictured from left to right are: Kevin Helmick, […]
On 8 October, Robert (Gerry) Strickland, Jr of New Bern, was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. The induction took place inside the “Commission House”, formerly known as the Lehman-Duffy House, on the Tryon Palace grounds. Gerry’s Patriot Ancestor is Enos Bizzell of NC, who served at the rank of Private for a […]
The Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR recently hosted a grave marking for Compatriot Nicholas Bunn Boddie at Rose Hill Plantation near Nashville, NC. Nicholas Bunn Boddie, son of Bennett Bunn and Anna Crudup Boddie was born July 31, 1889 in Nash County, NC. Realizing as a young adult that the male Boddie line had all […]
Southern Nash MS 8th grade Social Studies teacher Mr. Charles Vester, Mr. Markevius Silver and Mr. Matt Bissette recently invited Ken Wilson of the Halifax Resolves Chapter, NC Sons of the American Revolution to speak to their classes about the significance of the dates on the North Carolina flag. The presentation, entitled “From Mecklenburg to […]
Mr. Renny Taylor, AP and Honors History teacher at Nash Central HS, invited Ken Wilson of the Halifax Resolves Chapter, NC Sons of the American Revolution to visit his class and talk about the Battle of Cowpens. Wilson was dressed as a member of the militia as he spoke to the students about the strategy […]
Ken Wilson, a member of the Halifax Resolves Chapter NC Sons of the American Revolution, was recently invited to speak to two 8th grade Social Studies classes at Rocky Mount Academy. Wilson was dressed as a member of the NC militia as he told the students about the Battle of Kings Mountain and the impact […]
Mr. Ken Wilson of the Halifax Resolves Chapter, North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution was recently invited to speak to the middle school and high school Social Studies classes at Tar River Academy in Rocky Mount, NC. Dressed as a member of the North Carolina militia, Wilson spoke to the middle school students about […]
Veterans Park in Roanoke Rapids was the site of a recent joint flag retirement ceremony sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 144, the Alamance Battleground and the Halifax Resolves Chapters North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution. Assistant Scout Master James Tuck opened the ceremony followed by the Invocation given by Halifax Resolves VP Geoff Pittard. […]
The Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR recently awarded the Roanoke Rapids Hilton Garden Inn the Sons of the American Revolution Flag Certificate “In Recognition of Exemplary Patriotism in the Display of the Flag of the United States of America”. The certificate is presented to individuals, organizations and companies who properly display the U.S. flag for […]