• Mecklenburg Chapter Social Lunch

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    Chapter Social Lunch at Old Mecklenburg Brewery Inside the Famous Brauhaus All chapter members & guests invited! Everyone is welcome…spouses, too! If you’re a new member, come make some friends and meet other members! Order from the menu…food and beer. We’ll all be sitting together in one area in comfortable chairs with seat backs. RSVP […]

  • Mecklenburg Chapter Lunch

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    CHAPTER SOCIAL LUNCHES ARE BACK! All vaccinated chapter members and spouses are invited to our first in-person Chapter Social Lunch. Order from the lunch menu and pay your own tab. Break out of your home and come be social…laugh, share stories about your ancestor, meet new friends and enjoy face-to-face again! Date: Thursday, May 27, […]

  • Mecklenburg Hosts White House Historian

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    The Mecklenburg Chapter Launches Zoom Digital Meeting Series April 30, 2020 Beginning at 5:30pm EST This program will be an online Zoom video call with Dr. Matthew Costello, author and vice president of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historian. Dr. Costello has graciously agreed to join us from […]

  • Charlotte Wreaths Across America

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    Join the Mecklenburg chapter for the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony and Veterans wreath laying ceremony at Forest Lawn East Cemetery in Matthews, NC beginning at 12 noon. Follow the signs and traffic around to where you see everybody gathering. Park on the side of little road like everybody else. All members of the chapter […]

  • Mecklenburg Chapter Dinner Event

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    May Chapter Dinner Meeting! North Carolina State Representative Craig Horn, District 68, will join us for an exciting evening and presentation on how the character and foresight of three Great Leaders in 3 different centuries are tied together. Our founding documents are not only the foundation of this Great Nation but are also the guideposts that […]

  • 238th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowan’s Ford

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    *SAR National Color Guard Event* You’re invited to the 238th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowan’s Ford beginning at 10:00am at Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC 28078. Our annual biscuit and coffee breakfast begins at 9:00am. This year’s speaker is Jeremiah DeGennaro, the site manager of the Alamance Battleground Historic Site. His […]

  • Mecklenburg Chapter Welcomes Little Big String Band

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    Make way for the Little Big String Band! The Little Big String Band is a vintage swing quartet with Violin, Flute, Guitar and Bass. The Mecklenburg chapter welcomes these dynamic musicians to give us all a great night of entertainment and music that we all will enjoy! These four amazing musicians will have your hands […]

  • Meeting Cancelled Because of Storms!

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    THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE STORMS IMPACTING THE REGION. WE HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW INQUIRIES ABOUT TRAVEL COMPLICATIONS SO WE ARE CANCELLING THIS MEETING. WE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU ABOUT TICKET REFUNDS. (POSTED 9:30AM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 2018.)

  • Mecklenburg Chapter & DAR Joint Grave Marking

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    The Mecklenburg chapter is joining the Eleanor Wilson Chapter DAR (from Washington, DC) to co-host a grave marking ceremony to rededicate the graves of Revolutionary War Patriots Eleanor Wilson and Robert Wilson at the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 7407 Steele Creek Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217. The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter DAR has been […]

  • Revolutionary War Artist Dan Nance Visits Charlotte

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    The Mecklenburg Chapter welcomes historical artist Dan Nance as our special guest for the May meeting! During his twenty year career, Nance has released over two dozen prints and graced numerous book and magazine covers, growing a wide audience of authoritative scholars and historical interpreters who respect his integrity, as well as faithful patrons and […]

  • Slave Cemetery Marking

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    The Mecklenburg chapter is joining chapter member and Eagle Scout David Miller (Troop 327, Lakeland District, Piedmont Council) to honor and mark the site of an original slave cemetery at Rehobeth United Methodist Church. David’s Eagle Scout project was to clean the cemetery and identify where the people were buried. We are now honoring those […]

  • “Saving Col. Williams” in Charlotte

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    The Mecklenburg chapter in Charlotte welcomes back for the 4th year in a row, historical author and storyteller Randell Jones! You’ll delight in hearing Randell’s new story of “Saving Col. Williams,” which revolves around the SC Militia and the Lincoln County Militia at the Battle of Kings Mountain. Randell’s telling of the story attempts to rectify […]

  • Mecklenburg Social Lunch

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    Get ready to be social! Everybody, spouses, guests, friends…you’re all invited to the monthly Summer Social Lunches beginning at 11:30am at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 E Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28204. RSVP to Jay Joyce at . Come have fun. Come be social. Come meet new people. Eat food! We look forward to seeing you […]

  • Patriot Gen. Robert Irwin Grave Marking in Charlotte

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    The Mecklenburg chapter and the Gen. William Lee Davidson Chapter, Sons of the Revolution in NC, are co-sponsoring a joint grave marking ceremony for Patriot General Robert Irwin, signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The ceremony begins at 10:30am at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, 7407 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28217. Color Guard members are […]

  • Mecklenburg Social Lunch

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    Get ready to be social! Everybody, spouses, guests, friends…you’re all invited to the monthly Summer Social Lunches beginning at 11:30am at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 E Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28204. RSVP to Jay Joyce at . Come have fun. Come be social. Come meet new people. Eat food! We look forward to seeing you […]

  • Revolutionary War Cherokee Chief Attakullakulla in Charlotte

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    The Mecklenburg chapter will welcome special guest Revolutionary War Cherokee Chief Attakullakulla on September 14, 2017 in Charlotte, NC at the Hilton Charlotte Executive Park Hotel. Attakullakulla was the Peace Chief of the Cherokee Nation from about 1754 until his death (ca.1780-1783). He was called the “most important Indian of his day.” He was trained […]

  • Mecklenburg Chapter BOM

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    Mecklenburg Chapter Board of Managers Meeting! BOM will begin at 11:00am at Carolina Prime Steakhouse, 225 E Woodlawn Rd., Charlotte, NC 28217. Chapter board members are expected to attend to discuss chapter business! We will eat lunch, too. Bring your brains and your wallets!

  • Mecklenburg Social Lunch

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    Get ready to be social! Everybody, spouses, guests, friends…you’re all invited to the monthly Summer Social Lunches beginning at 11:30am at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 E Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28204. RSVP to Jay Joyce at . Come have fun. Come be social. Come meet new people. Eat food! We look forward to seeing you […]

  • Color Guard at DAR District II Meeting

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    The Mecklenburg chapter Color Guard will present the Colors at the annual DAR District II meeting. Color Guard please meet at 9:30am at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 258 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052. Please contact Dave Alls at . We will present the Colors then leave.

  • Mecklenburg Chapter Social Lunch

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    Get ready to be social! Everybody, spouses, guests, friends…you’re all invited to the monthly Summer Social Lunches beginning at 11:30am at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 E Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28204. RSVP to Jay Joyce at . Come have fun. Come be social. Come meet new people. Eat food! We look forward to seeing you […]