Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On September 10, 2026, at the Dry Ridge Museum in Weaverville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter President, Garry Linton, (dressed in colonial period civilian attire) provided a program on The Liberty […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On July 4, 2026, in the Beech Community 4th of July parade in Weaverville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guardsmen Mark Canter and Bob Wood served as Color Guard. […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On June 26, 2026, in Weaverville, North Carolina, NCSSAR Chapter President Garry Linton (dressed in colonial period civilian attire) provided a program on “George Washington, his Compatriots, and the Nascent […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On Saturday, April 18, 2026, the Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard presented colors in the welcome home event for the veteran’s honor flight arriving at the airport in Asheville, North Carolina. […]
The 2026 Congress page now has a link to Congress Registration. You need to login to SAR.org to register. Please register by June 18 to avoid late registration charges.
General Francis Nash Chapter Rumbaugh Oration Winner Giuliana Greto, a Sophomore at Seaforth High School, delivered her oration at the Fearrington Village America 250 Celebration on April 25. Pictured behind her in Continental Uniform is Compatriot Chris Palmer.
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On April 13, 2026, at the Fletcher North Carolina Town Council Meeting, Mayor Preston Blakely, for the proper presentation of the American Flag, […]
This past Sunday, April 12, 2026 was the 250th Anniversary of the adoption of the Halifax Resolves, wherein North Carolina became the first colony to direct its representatives in the Continental Congress to vote for Independency. Combined with the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence from 11 months before (May 20, 1775), North Carolina was First in […]
A 30×48″ Oil Painting of the Signing of the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776, by renowned artist Dan Nance, was commissioned by NC SAR as a lasting gift to the American People, as part of the state’s hosting of the 2026 SAR Annual Congress. The painting will reside in the Halifax Visitors Center for […]
The latest edition of NC SAR’s outstanding quarterly publication is now available here. All the issues are on the Old North State News Quarterly page.
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On March 12, 2026, in at Abraham Kuykendall DAR meeting in Flat Rock, North Carolina, the NCSSAR Blue Ridge Chapter was presented with an America 250! Certificate of Commendation for […]
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 […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On February 5, 2026, Blue Ridge Chapter Flag Certificate Chairman Mike Mills and Chapter President Garry Linton presented a SAR Flag Certificate, for the proper presentation of the American Flag, […]
You can now register for the March 27-28 NC SAR Annual Meeting, online, at https://ncssar.org/2026-nc-sar-annual-meeting-registration/. You can also pay, as before, by mailing a check to State Treasurer Sam Powell, or online. Select a payment method (Mail check to Sam Powell or Pay Online) at the bottom of the page, and appropriate instructions will appear. Payment […]
Save the date! On March 26th at 10:00am our Color Guard will support the DAR at this event.
The latest edition of NC SAR’s outstanding quarterly publication is now available here. All the issues are on the Old North State News Quarterly page.
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On December 13, 2025, at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Chapter, NCSSAR, served as the official Color Guard and presented colors for the Wreaths […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On November 8, 2025, at the Williamson-Patton Cemetery in Naples, North Carolina, The Blue Ridge Color Guard presented colors for Patriot Williamson. The Blue Ridge Chapter also provided the order of service […]
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.