Revolutionary War Patriot Honored In Conway, MA Edward Thayer (1764-1827) Received New Gravestone On a very warm Saturday, August 20, 2011, the descendants of Edward Thayer (1764-1827), civic leaders, and local residents gathered at North Shirkshire Cemetery in Conway, Massachusetts,…
JMC Constitution Day Initiative Proposal Guidelines The Jack Miller Center (JMC) in partnership with leading universities and colleges across the United States has launched a new Constitution Day Initiative to heighten awareness of the need for education in the American…
Originally Published on June 28, 2007 by Matthew Spalding, Ph.D First Principles Series Report The Fourth of July is a great opportunity to renew our dedication to the principles of liberty and equality enshrined in what Thomas Jefferson called "the…
By Timothy Read Bennett, Past ChairmanNSSAR Congressional and Governmental Relations Committee This interview, with Compatriot U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-Mo.), is the 10th in a series of interviews with Congressional SAR members. It occurred with Past Chairman of the NSSAR…
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution May 30,2011 Today marks the forty-fifth anniversary of the official birthday of Memorial Day, as signed into law in May 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson at Waterloo, New York. This…
by Scott Heald The Dedham Times [Editor’s Note: Even though Massachusetts has long been known as the Cradle of Liberty due to its central role in the Revolutionary War, it is all too easy to forget the events of that…
A region steeped in American Revolution’s history keeps patriotism alive with observances old and new. April 14, 2011 - By Jose Martinez, Globe Correspondent Danyeun Kim-Weaver can't wait to vote. "I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, but…
The 121st Congress will be held in the "Twin City" of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, July 8-13. Come join us as we celebrate the Centennial Celebration of the North Carolina Society which was established on 22 February 1911. The North Carolina…
Number sworn in a record for Mass. The Boston Globe As he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, the 36-year-old recent immigrant from Ghana stood ramrod, unblinking as he gazed at the American flag, his hand firmly over his heart. It…
Compatriot Frank Buckles, the last living American World War I veteran and the subject of the cover story of the current SAR Magazine, died peacefully at his Charleston, West Virginia, home on Sunday, February 27, Frank Buckles was a SAR…
