The GFN and Raleigh Chapters’ Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Competitions will be jointly held at Governors Club in Chapel Hill on Saturday, March 11. The timetable for the day is:
9:00 am Continental Breakfast (Juice, Coffee, Tea, Scones, and Pastries)
Five competitors from GFN and four from Raleigh will compete to be the Chapters’ competitors in the State competition. The audience will be witnessing gifted and courageous young men and women and their focus on a person or event of the American Revolution.
Mention SAR Rumbaugh to the Governors Club Gate Attendant for entry and driving directions to the Club House.
The next General Francis Nash Chapter meeting and luncheon will follow the morning Rumbaugh Orations Competition, and will start at noon on Saturday, March 11, at Governors Club in Chapel Hill. The meeting will feature Orations from the GFN and Raleigh Chapter winners, and awards presentations.
This will be a well-attended event with Orators, Parents, Rumbaugh supporting teachers, SAR Members of other Chapters, NC SAR officers, DAR guests and a handful of others. GFN members will be invited to serve as Table Hosts to both welcome and share the story of SAR and America 250. We will welcome back our 2019 NC and National 2nd Place Winner Ms. Riley Shaner, now an English and Speech teacher at Seaforth HS who has motivated 2 of her students to enter this Rumbaugh competition. How is that for confirmation and inspiration?
Cost for the buffet lunch is $25 per person.
Please RSVP to with names of those attending (for name tags)
Mention SAR Rumbaugh to Gate Attendant for entry and driving directions to the Club House.
11:00 AM, Wednesday March 15, 2023 Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 2332 New Garden Road Greensboro, NC 27410
Our most sincere greetings to all SAR, DAR, CAR & other Patriotic and Historic Societies.
The Nathanael Greene Chapter of the North Carolina Society, Sons of the American Revolution (NCSSAR), cordially invites you to attend the 241 st Anniversary Observance of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
Wreaths will be transported by the National Park Staff and volunteers to the Nathanael Greene Monument and positioned in the front of the monument. The annual parade led by the National Color Guard Commander and the Combined SAR Color Guard will commence at 11:00 am. Please be punctual, in line, and ready to begin the march by 10:45 am. We would ask that the Presenters advance to the front and center of the Nathanael Greene Monument and facing it, render their respects.
Those desiring to present a wreath or participate in the volunteer jobs for the program should meet at the Visitors Center at 10:00 am for their assignments. Advanced registration is requested. For a schedule of other events occurring, please consult the 2023 Anniversary Schedule on the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park website: www.nps.gov/guco
For out of town guests, there is a block of 10 rooms at the Wyndham Garden Hotel at 415 S. Swing Road, Greensboro (336.299.7650). Ask for the SAR rate of $119 + tax. There will also be a fellowship luncheon after the Commemoration at Kickback Jack’s just up the road on New Garden Road.
Please register your wreath by Friday March 10th 2023. Please mail or email the following information to Danny Murray 23 Fountain Manor Drive, Unit E, Greensboro, NC 27405 or by email to: or by phone: 336-215-5341. _________________________________________________________________________________
2023 Annual Observance of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse RSVP Name: Chapter/State: Please Circle: SAR / DAR / CAR Other Society Contact Email/Phone: Wreath ___ YES ___ NO
