The annual conference for the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies was held February 25 and 26 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Several hundred teachers and teacher trainers from the elementary through college levels were present, along with a number of student teachers. Representing the North Carolina SAR at our special booth were […]

The New Bern Chapter of SAR Joined other Chapters for the celebration at Moore’s Creek Battlefield on  the anniversary of that victory 240 years ago.

The February Leadership Meeting in Louisville, KY is always a meteorological treat and this year was no exception.  My wife, Julie, and I travelled early and ran through a major storm running up the east coast.  We drove through some heavy squalls in Raleigh and Winston-Salem en route to Beckley, WV.  We arrived in Beckley […]

The Lower Cape Fear Chapter met to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, recognize outstanding efforts by community members, chapter members and install officers.   President Charles A. Lewis opened the celebration by describing the reason we celebrate George Washington’s birthday.  After introductions, the members and guests were invited to partake in a buffet dinner provided by the Cape […]

The Catawba Valley Chapter, the Mecklenburg Chapter, SAR, the Battle of Kings Mountain Chapter, SAR, and the Jacob Forney Chapter, DAR, joined forces to present a genealogy workshop and symposium at the Lincoln County Historical Association in Lincolnton, NC today. In the photo below, Catawba Valley SAR chapter president Jack Bowman, at right, kicks off the genealogy […]

Dr. Benjamin Franklin, one of our nation’s Founding Fathers, visited the Mecklenburg chapter’s annual President’s Day Community Dinner tonight to share his observations on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. “This is the fourth year of our President’s Day program and it was extremely well received and popular,” said Mecklenburg […]

Lake Gaston Baptist Church was recently awarded the SAR Flag certificate for correctly flying the American flag for patriotic reasons. Associate Pastor Brady Glaser accepted the certificate on behalf of the church.  The presentation was made by Halifax Resolves Chapter VP R.J. Myrick.

Halifax Resolves VP R. J. Myrick recently awarded the SAR Flag Certificate to Lakeside Lutheran Church on Lake Gaston. The certificate is awarded to individual, businesses and organizations that correctly fly the American flag for patriotic reasons.  Church Secretary Mandy Mathews accepted the certificate on behalf of the church.

NC SAR Education Committee Chairman and Halifax Resolves member David Gammon recently presented a program entitled “Good Girls and Bad Girls: Some Successful Women From Eastern North Carolina” to the Richard Dobbs Spaight DAR Chapter in New Bern, NC.  

NC SAR Sr. VP Gary Green (lt.) and Halifax Resolves Chapter President Ken Wilson (rt.) represented the society at the Crossing of the Dan Ceremony on February 13th. Sr. VP Green presented  wreaths for the state society and the Lower Cape Fear Chapter while Compatriot Wilson presented a wreath for the Halifax Resolves Chapter.  

Mecklenburg SAR chapter member John Allen, below in photo, delivered his presentation on his Vietnam War experiences during the Alexandriana and Mecklenburg chapter’s DAR meeting at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. “Compatriot Allen has been speaking regularly at area DAR meetings about his Vietnam War tour and it has become quite popular,” said Mecklenburg SAR chapter vice president […]

On 08 February 2016 at 4:30pm in the North Carolina House of Representatives office of the Speaker Tim Moore, State Representative Joe Sam Queen, Jim Becker and Sam Powell presented the Speaker with his application to join the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Speaker Moore signed his application and State Representative Joe Sam […]

The 235th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowan’s Ford today at Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Huntersville, NC. This was the first year that the SAR had granted “National Event” status on the annual ceremony. View all photos here. “Our SAR national guests included Larry Guzy, Treasurer General, Ed Rigel, Sr., Southeastern District VPG, Sam Powell, […]

New Bern Chapter President, Rolf Maris, participated in a grave marking at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Huntersville, NC on January 30, 2016.   The New Bern Chapter presented a wreath and saluted those Patriots who fought at Cowan’s Ford, on the 235th Anniversary of the Battle. It was a beautiful, sunny day for the event.     […]

Chaloner Middle School eighth graders recently hosted local SAR member Ken Wilson who presented a program entitled “From Mecklenburg to Halifax”. This presentation covered a period in North Carolina history from the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to the adoption of the Halifax Resolves.  Eighth grade Social Studies teachers, Mr. James Rook, Mrs. […]

Ken Wilson, a member of the Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR, recently visited the 4th grade students of Manning Elementary School to present a program on the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge.  The presentation topic is also the theme of the SAR Americanism Poster contest that is currently underway.  Wilson presented the program to each […]

The 235th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens was held on January 16, 2016 in Cowpens, SC. View all photos here.

Mr. Seth Warren, teacher of the Roanoke Rapids Honors History Class, recently invited Sons of the American Revolution member Ken Wilson to speak to the class about the U.S. flag. Wilson presented the class with information on the history of the flag, flag etiquette, and proper folding of the flag.  This presentation is one of […]

The five fifth grade classes of Belmont Elementary School in Roanoke Rapids were the hosts of a history presentation by Halifax Resolves Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution member Ken Wilson. Wilson, dressed as a member of the North Carolina militia, presented a program on the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge which is also the […]

Providence Day School American History teacher Edward “Ted” Dickson has been selected to receive the 2015 American History Teacher Award by the Mecklenburg chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. “An integral part of our Society’s community work with youth is honoring American history teachers who teach the history of the founding of our country,” said […]