(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 […]
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 […]
2026 National Congress NC Company of Minutemen Expanded
The October 2023 issue of the NCSSAR’s newsletter, The Old North State, is available at the link below. Enjoy 25 pages of chapter news, feature articles, and events about how compatriots are advancing the SAR mission in North Carolina. October 2023 “The Old North State”
Aliza Jankowsky, the winner of the NC SAR Rumbaugh Oration Competition, has placed third in the National Competition. Ms. Jankowsky won the Raleigh Chapter and NC Rumbaugh Competitions on March 11 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, with her oration, “Esther Reed: The Enduring Innovator.” She, and all the other competing SAR State Society winners […]
During our Grave Marking yesterday, May 21 2022 at Old St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newton NC, our State Society President, Jay Deloach presented Compatriots Jack Bowman and Frank Merrell with the highest honor and medal that the State Society can present, The Patriot Medal for long and continued service to the State Society and […]
Our second day of Honoring the 12 Patriots buried at Old St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newton NC on Saturday, May 21, 2022. It was very hot, many people from SAR and DAR, family menbers of the Patriots and church members turned out for the celebration. It was a fabulous day for everyone.
Catawba Valley Chapter began it’s three day grave marking service on Friday afternoon, May 20th 2022.
All SAR members are invited to attend the North Carolina SAR 2020 Winter BOM immediately following the Cowan’s Ford Celebration. A catered lunch and meeting book costs $25 per person. Please RSVP today!
Seven members of the NC Society were present for the 2019 Annual Congress in Costa Mesa, California: Jim Becker, John Thornhill, Sam Powell, Gary Green, George Strunk, Jay DeLoach, and Michael Aycock. Events started with the Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade (with a 6.4 Earthquake), and a Let Freedom Ring Ceremony in Cerritos, CA […]
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 […]
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. […]
John Martin and wife Joanna gave students at Northeast Guilford High School in Greensboro a presentation on the American flag.
Sam Powell gave a presentation on George Washington and the American flag to a AP history (11th grade) class at Williams High School in Burlington.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robert Sigmon Phone: (919) 349-8245 Email: NC Governor Roy Cooper Inducted into the SAR (Raleigh, NC, April 16, 2018) On Wednesday, March 28, the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NCSSAR) had the distinct privilege to induct North Carolina Governor Roy Asberry Cooper, III and […]
The Crossing of the Dan ceremony in South Boston, Virginia was attended by NC SAR President George K. Strunk accompanied by seven compatriots from the Alamance Battleground, General George Washington, Halifax Resolves and le Marquis de Lafayette chapters. Members participated in the color guard and presented the state and chapter wreaths. Due to the rainy weather, the […]
The 21st Annual Patriots’ Day ceremony was held May 20th at Alamance Battleground. This ceremony commemorates the 1781 battles of Clapp’s Mill, Pyle’s Defeat and Lindley’s Mill and the pre-Revolutionary War May 16, 1771 Battle of Alamance. Compatriot Christopher Powell of the Alamance Battleground Chapter was the Master of Ceremonies. The colors were posted by […]
The Alamance Battleground and Halifax Resolves Chapters NC SAR conducted a joint flag retirement prior to the Patriot’s Day at the battleground. Alamance Battleground Compatriots Dr. Samuel C. Powell and Norman Whitney were joined by Halifax Resolves Compatriot Ken Wilson in the ceremonial retirement of 86 flags. The ashes were later buried by Compatriot Wilson […]
My last month as President of the North Carolina SAR started off well when Julie and I travelled back to our USAF stomping grounds in Yorktown, VA on April 3 to participate in the Grand Opening of the Jamestown and American Revolution Settlement Museum at Yorktown. With the help of Compatriots Dan Hopping and Jeff […]
March roared in like the proverbial Lion as Julie and I headed to Louisville for the semi-annual Leadership meeting. As is our practice, we decided to make a two-day event of our arrival and stopped in Beckley, WV en route to the meeting. As we travelled up the leeward side of the mountains, we ran […]