The General Francis Nash Chapter held its spring Chapter Meeting and Rumbaugh Oratory Contest at Governors Club in Chapel Hill on March 14. Four outstanding Student-Orators competed in what were the closest results in the Chapter’s history. The Judges then retired and the contestants introduced themselves, and there was a general discussion of the value […]
Hotel reservations for the 2026 SAR Annual Congress are now available via the link on the Congress Hotel & Reservations page of the 2026 Congress website.
Call for Volunteers: 2026 SAR Annual Congress Showcase the Old North State and Support a Successful Event! We are just a few short months from the 250th Birthday of these United States and the 2026 Sons of the American Revolution Annual Congress in Greensboro, North Carolina! As we prepare to welcome our fellow Compatriots and […]
The first episode of the much-anticipated Ken Burns (and others) series The American Revolution was broadcast Sunday, November 16 at 8 PM on PBS. It is available to stream on PBS.org and on the PBS app on many streaming platforms. DVD or Blu-Ray versions are available from, e.g., Amazon.com. https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution/
The Le Marquis de Lafayette, Lumber River, and General Francis Nash Chapters conducted a Grave Marking for Private William McConkey Townsend in Lumberton on October 11. He served as a private in Captain John Willis’ Company, Wilmington District, North Carolina Militia. His descendant, John Sims Townsend, Jr., and wife, Barbi, flew in from California for […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter met at the University Club in Durham on September 27. Past State President Steve Van Pelt presented details from the July Connecticut SAR Annual Congress, and the many requirements for volunteers for the 2026 SAR Annual Congress to be held in Greensboro, July 10-16. Appropriate recognition was proposed and approved […]
The Orange County Historical Museum sponsored a spirited and well-attended (despite the heat) celebration of the Sestercentennial of the North Carolina Third Provincial Congress in Hillsborough on September 6. This Congress began self-government in North Carolina, after Royal Governor Josiah Martin was effectively deposed and exiled to a British warship off the coast. The General […]
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Jonathan Paul, winner of the North Carolina SAR Rumbaugh Oratory competition in April, was First Place in the National Competition, held July 14 at the 135th SAR National Congress in Connecticut, winning $8,000 in cash or scholarship. Congratulations, Jonathan!
Word of Lexington and Concord reaches North Carolina and unrest increases… Letter from Governor Josiah Martin to the Earl of Dartmouth From Fort Johnston, having abandoned the Governor’s Palace in New Bern June 30, 1775 My Lord, Since I had the honor of representing to your Lordship the State of this Country in my Dispatch […]
(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 […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter held its annual Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Contest and celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, on March 22 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill. Seven young Orators impressed an appreciative audience of their families, SAR and DAR members, and local residents, with their perspectives […]
A comment from General Francis Nash Compatriot Ralph Nelson, that was published in the New England Historical Genealogical Society E-newsletter a year ago, was requested by an editor of American Ancestors magazine (a publication of that same Society) to be used in a future article on patriot lineage societies. When the article was published in […]
On a gorgeous October 26 Autumn morning, Descendants of Patriot Matthew McCauley, from New York, Florida, and the Triangle Area, members of the North Carolina Brigade, Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge, and members of North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution, celebrated his service in an America 250 Grave Marking […]
2026 National Congress NC Company of Minutemen Expanded
The General Francis Nash Chapter is excited to be participating in the first SAR Youth Video Contest, Videos to be submitted by January 15, 2025 The SAR Youth Video Contest is an exciting new format where you can share what you know about the American Revolution. Tell us about a person, battle, document, or event […]
Twenty General Francis Nash Chapter members and guests visited the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro on Saturday, September 14. All gathered at the Visitors Center for conversation and to tour the exhibits, then viewed the 30 minute film, “Another Such Victory.” Lunch followed in a Conference Room, with a short Chapter Meeting and […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter met Thursday, June 27, in conjuction with an America 250 presentation by Nathanael Greene Chapter Compatriot John Braswell at Governers Club in Chapel Hill. The event began with a “meet and greet,” giving members more time than usually available before meetings to socialize and welcome new and prospective members. […]
General Francis Nash Chapter Compatriot Lowell Hoffman was presented the NC SAR Patriot Medal at the State Annual Meeting Banquet on April 6. The Patriot Medal is the highest award presented to a Compatriot by a SAR State Organization and recognizes long, faithful, outstanding, and distinguished service at the state and/or chapter level. Congratulations, Lowell!