The Cumberland Association, later known as the Liberty Point Resolves,  was a resolution signed by fifty residents of Cumberland County, North Carolina, early in the American Revolution. On June 20, 1775, these Patriots, who had formed themselves into a group known simply as “The Association”, met at Lewis Barge’s tavern in Cross Creek (now part […]

The New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will host a 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on the back lawn of the VFW Post 2514 (3850 Butler Rd, New Bern) on April 19th starting at 3pm.  See attached Flier for details! 

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft […]

Please join the Massachusetts Society and New England District for the Commemoration of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, NSSAR’s 2025 250th signature event. This four-day celebration marks the 250th Anniversary of the pivotal events that set our nation on the path to independence — a path the led from Boston through Lexington and Concord. […]

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 […]