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 and Raleigh Chapters jointly held their Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Competitions on March 16 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill. State Judges then announced the NC SAR Oratory Winner, who will participate in the National SAR Oratory Contest. Nearly half of the GFN membership participates in hosting this event, and […]
Mark Pace in the guise of Granville County (NC) native John Penn, was the keynote speaker for the Sons of the Revolution in the State of Georgia for their banquet in honor of George Washington’s birthday on February 16, 2024. Held at the Savannah Yacht Club, an enthusiastic and attentive crowd of some 100 attended. […]
Chapter Vice President Mark Pace presented the Halifax Resolves Chapter Wreath at the 243rd Commemoration of the Crossing of the Dan in Constitution Square, South Boston, Virginia on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The Crossing of the Dan River was the culmination of the race to the Dan River between the American southern army under the command of […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, later became the Blue Ridge Chapter, and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On January 17, 2024, Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard members Craig Isaacson and Ken Welgarz presented colors at the 243rd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens in Cowpens, South Carolina. […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. After the presentation of colors, the Invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the SAR Pledge, the Chapter observed a Moment of Silence in remembrance of Compatriot and former Chapter President Jim Brush. The Executive […]
On Saturday, December 2nd, the New Bern Chapter of the NC Sons of the American Revolution, the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter of the NC Daughter of the American Revolution, and the Tryon Palace, Fife and Drum Corp, joined 116 other participating groups/organization/businesses, in the 2023 New Bern City Christmas Parade. It was a fantastic event, […]
Members of Catawba Valley Chapter visited businesses in down town Lincolnton on Monday, 27 November to promote and advertise our Boston Tea Party event happening at the Betty G Ross Park, 800 Madison St., Lincolnton, NC 28092, on 9 December 2023, from 10am until 2pm.
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On November 9, 2023, at the Madison Grade School in Marshall, North Carolina, started with breakfast at 7:30 in the morning to honor 25 veterans and their families. In addition to […]
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 […]
At the NCSSAR Annual Meeting Youth Awards Luncheon on April 1, State Winner Aliza Jankowsky repeated her Oration, and was presented the State Rumbaugh Medal. She will now compete for the National Award. Details of the competition: https://ncssar.org/2023/03/12/general-francis-nash-and-raleigh-chapters-hold-rumbaugh-oratory-competitions/ Photos courtesy of Sam Powell
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 […]
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.
NC SAR is pleased to announce that the winner of its 2022 Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest is Aliza Jankowsky, a Junior at Green Valley High School in Cary. To qualify for the state competition, her oration titled, “The Poet of the Past, The Voice of the Future” had previously won the Raleigh Chapter […]
The General Francis Nash and Raleigh Chapters jointly held their 2022 Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Contest on Saturday, March 19, at the Governors Club in Chapel Hill. Competitors from each chapter were judged by separate three-person panels. Winners for General Francis Nash are, First Place, Lily Kate Witcher, and Second Place, Giovanni Cacciato, both […]
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 […]
