Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, later became the Blue Ridge Chapter, and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. Registrar Mike Burkhart stated our chapter now has 90 members with more membership applications pending. President Steve Greene challenged the chapter to grow to 100 members by the end of this […]

The Halifax Resolves Chapter NCSSAR recently recognized three deputies from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Department with Law Enforcement Commendation Medals.  These medals recognize those who have served with distinction and devotion in the field of law enforcement. The medal is intended to recognize exceptional service or accomplishment in the field of law enforcement.  This medal […]

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First North Carolina Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, and later became the Blue Ridge Chapter. The Regional JROTC Competition was held at Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, North Carolina on March 22, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. SAR Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard was […]

First North Carolina Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, and later became the Blue Ridge Chapter.   A grave marking ceremony was held at the Moore Family Cemetery on March 25, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. for Revolution and Continental Army Captain William H. Moore who […]

On 16 March, the New Bern Chapter of the NCSAR, honored a New Bern City Police Officer.  During a ceremony held at the New Bern City Hall, Jay DeLoach, President of the NCSAR, presented Officer Christopher D. Philyaw with the SAR Law Enforcement Commendation and Medal.  The Law Enforcement Commendation and Medal is presented to […]

The General Francis Nash and Raleigh Chapters jointly held their Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Competitions on March 11 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill. Over a quarter of the GFN membership participates in hosting this event, and with the addition of Raleigh Chapter members and NC SAR officers, a memorable experience is presented for […]

  First North Carolina Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Chartered 21 April 1928, in Asheville, North Carolina, and later became the Blue Ridge Chapter.   On March 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. the Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Court House was held at the Guilford Court House National Military Park in […]

At the General Francis Nash Chapter Meeting on March 11 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, Chapter President Albert Segars presented the Chapter Medal of Distiguished Service to Chapter Treasurer Alan Butler. The CMDS is the highest medal that can be awarded by a Chapter President.

On Friday, 10 March 2023, the New Bern Chapter inducted (from l to r) Jim Hill, Dobert Owsley and Ron Fry into the Sons of the American Revolution at the NC History Center, New Bern, NC.  Chapter Color Guard members in attendance were Bruce Martin, Jay DeLoach, Scott Brick, Rob Webster, Rolf Maris, Bob Ainsley […]

First North Carolina Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, and later became the Blue Ridge Chapter. A  commemoration was held at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge National Battlefield in Currie, North Carolina at 11:00 a.m. on February 25, 2023. This ceremony was hosted by […]

First North Carolina Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, and later became the Blue Ridge Chapter.   Back on November 19, 2022, Compatriots Paul Grass and Tom Higdon represented the NCSSAR Blue Ridge Chapter at the Blackstock Plantation Battlefield Ceremony in Enoree, South Carolina. There […]

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of America and what it took for us to gain our liberty, Catawba Valley Chapter remembered the 253th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, on the steps of the historical Lincoln County Courthouse, on Saturday, 4 March 2023. There was a small crowd of about 30 people in attendance. Chapter […]

Patriot Sons and Daughters is a Sons of the American Revolution America 250 Program for marking the graves of Patriot Sons, Daughters, Grandsons, and Granddaughters, while recognizing the service of their Patriot Ancestors. These generations were the Americans who fueled the expansion of the United States across the continent. My own Patriot Ancestor’s surviving children […]

In its first meeting of 2023, on February 4 at the Colonial Inn in Hillsborough, the General Francis Nash Chapter heard, “Everything You Should Have Learned in High School About The Declaration of Independence” from Courtney Smith, Exhibits and Programs Coordinator for the Orange County Historical Museum in Hillsborough. Ms. Smith presented an animated, informative, and enjoyable […]