Riley Mills, an 8th grade student at Chaloner Middle School, recently won the Sgt. Moses Adams Middle School Brochure contest sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution.  Participating students selected one of our nation’s Founding Documents and created a tri-fold brochure explaining the document.  Mills was presented with a certificate and a check for […]

The Lower Cape Fear Chapter, SAR, recognized c/Capt Samantha Jones, a junior at E. A. Laney High School, as the chapter’s Enhanced JROTC cadet during a luncheon meeting at Elizabeth’s Restaurant on 19 March 2016.  During the presentation, Cadet Jones read her essay, “How JROTC had made me a better citizen.”  Cadet Jones will compete […]

At the end-of-year awards ceremony for the Cherokee High School AJROTC, Compatriots Bill McEntire, Col David McCracken and Chapter President the Honorable Joe Sam Queen presented the SAR JROTC medal to cadet Sergeant Chance Bryant.  Col McCracken also presented a Flag Certificate to the AJROTC Department for properly displaying the American Flag at Cherokee High […]

General George Washington chapter member Ed Carter, along with SAR member Guy Higgins, is in the process of forming the first African American-majority SAR chapter in the nation! Watch the video news story here. The new chapter, to be chartered hopefully in September 2016, will consist of 10 men who have proven their ancestry to black […]

Madelyn Wommack, a 5th grade student at Halifax Academy, was the winner of the Halifax Resolves SAR chapter’s annual Americanism Poster contest.  The topic this year was the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge.  For her efforts, Madelyn received a chapter level winners certificate and a check for $100.00.  Her poster will now advance to the […]

Kapstone Kraft Paper Corp. of Roanoke Rapids was recently awarded the Sons of the American Revolution Flag Certificate for correctly flying the U. S. flag for patriotic purposes. Mill Manager Mr. Bill Kessinger accepted the award on behalf of the company.  Halifax Resolves VP Mr. R. J. Myrick made the presentation.

The North Carolina SAR and the Nathanael Greene chapter sponsored the 235th Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 12, 2016 at the Guilford Courthouse National Battlefield Park. Societies from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Ohio and Florida participated in one of the largest events to date.

Students of the Roanoke Rapids High School History classes wrote and conducted two flag retirement ceremonies for the school body demonstrating one method of retiring our national colors. Mr. Seth Warren, RRHS Honors History teacher, along with Halifax Resolves Chapter President Ken Wilson and Chaplain Rev. Duncan Jones provided guidance to the students.  The RRHS […]

The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail presents a free 40-minute video on YouTube on the “North Carolina Patriots at the Battle of Kings Mountain.” The free 40-minute video tells the story with music, maps, artwork and images of reenactors portraying 18th century backcountry militia and soldiers. Watch the free video on YouTube here! Follow in […]

Rural Health Group in Roanoke Rapids was recently awarded the Sons of the American Revolution Flag Certificate. This certificate is presented to individuals, groups, companies and associations who correctly fly the United States flag for patriotic reasons.  Ms. Nancy M. Rodgers, PNR accept the certificate from Halifax Resolves Chapter VP R. J. Myrick.

Sunny Acres Property Owners Association on Lake Gaston was recently awarded an SAR Flag Certificate by the Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR. The certificate is awarded to individuals, groups, companies or associations, who correctly fly and maintain the flag of the United States of America.  The award was presented by Halifax Resolves Chapter VP R. […]

Victory Baptist Church in Roanoke Rapids was recently awarded the Sons of the American Revolution Flag Certificate for properly flying the United States flag. Halifax Resolves Chapter VP R. J. Myrick presented the certificate to Church Secretary Odell Holliday.

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.