Word of Lexington and Concord reaches North Carolina and unrest increases… Letter from Governor Josiah Martin to the Earl of Dartmouth From Fort Johnston, having abandoned the Governor’s Palace in New Bern June 30, 1775 My Lord, Since I had the honor of representing to your Lordship the State of this Country in my Dispatch […]
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. It is with deep sadness that the Blue Ridge Chapter is announcing the passing of Steve Greene, 77, of Marshall, North Carolina, who passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025. […]
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 May 9, 2025, at the Polk County Senior Center in Columbus, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter President Garry Linton provided an educational program on “George Washington, His Compatriots, and […]
Chartered 21 April in Asheville, North Carolina, it later became the Blue Ridge Chapter and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On April 3, 2025, at the Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina, the NCSSAR Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard provided a display about the SAR and the daily […]
Photos from the April 4-5 NC SAR Annual Meeting (Click any picture to enlarge, click again for high resolution) Registration Reception Breakfast Youth Awards Photos from the Rumbaugh Oratory Competition and the Youth Awards Luncheon are posted in the 2025 Annual Meeting Youth Awards Gallery Business Meeting Photos […]
(Click any picture to enlarge, click again for high resolution) Rumbaugh Oratory Competition For the first time, the State Rumbaugh Oratory Contest was conducted at the Annual Meeting. Alamance Battleground/Nathanael Green, General Francis Nash, and Raleigh Chapters held competitions and sent Orators to the State Competition. Youth Awards Luncheon […]
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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 22, 2025, at the Historic Hendersonville Courthhouse in Hendersonville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard members Craig Issacson, Garry Linton, and Ken Weglarz provided speaking parts in […]
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 22, 2025, at the Mills River Presbyterian Church in Mills River, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Color Guard presented colors during a grave marking ceremony for Patriot James Brittain. The […]
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 18, 2025, at the Brevard Academy in Brevard, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard gave the 4th-grade class an educational program on the flags of the […]
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 […]
The General Francis Nash Chapter held its annual Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Contest and celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, on March 22 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill. Seven young Orators impressed an appreciative audience of their families, SAR and DAR members, and local residents, with their perspectives […]
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, 2025, the Blue Ridge Chapter President Garry Linton provided an educational program on “George Washington, His Compatriots, and the Nascent American Revolution” to the Griffith Rutherford DAR […]
We’re excited and honored to partner with America250 in celebrating this monumental milestone! As members of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, we are proud to honor our nation’s rich history and inspire future generations to reflect on the journey that has shaped the United States!
Winter 2025 Board of Managers Meeting The North Carolina SAR Winter 2025 Board of Managers meeting was held on January 25 (fortunately, the snow had melted) at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Huntersville, North Carolina. The meeting began with the usual protocol, and was honored to have NSSAR President […]
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 27, 2024, at the Brevard Davidson River Presbyterian Church in Brevard, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Chapter Compatriot Larry Chapman presented Eagle Scout Awards to six deserving Scouts. All […]
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 14, 2024, at the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard presented colors for the annual Wreaths Across America on the second Saturday […]
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 December 7, 2024, at the Elks Lodge in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Chapter held its Chapter Meeting and Annual Awards Luncheon. The Chapter Color Guard presented the colors […]
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 7, 2024, Vice President Garry Linton presented to Chapter M, PEO in Fletcher, North Carolina, an educational program on “George Washington, His Compatriots, and the Nascent American Revolution.” Garry, dressed in […]
Chartered 21 April 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, and is the oldest active Chapter in Western North Carolina. On November 2, 2024, at the King Family Cemetery in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Color Guard presented colors in a grave marking ceremony for Patriot Samuel King, Sr. The Blue Ridge Chapter also provided the order of […]