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10	11	12	13	14	15	16 238th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Dan 10:00 AM-12:00 PM February 16, 2019 The Prizery 700 Bruce St, South Boston, VA 24592, USA 700 Bruce St, South Boston, VA 24592, USA https://www.ncssar.org/event/238th-anniversary-of-the-crossing-of-the-dan/ The Dan River Chapter Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution Invites you to the 238th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Dan Saturday, February 16, 2019 10:00 A.M. The Prizery, 700 Bruce Street, South Boston, Virginia 24592 RSVP for Wreath Presentation Here Download the full RSVP Form with All Event Details Here! NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Lunch Meeting – February 2019 12:00 PM-1:30 PM February 16, 2019 Robert Sigmon NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Lunch Meeting 6647 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615, USA 6647 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615, USA https://www.ncssar.org/event/ncssar-raleigh-chapter-lunch-meeting-february-2019/ Dear Compatriots, Please join us at Red Hot and Blue on Saturday, 16th for the NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Lunch Meeting. Guest Speaker: Jay DeLoach, President of the SAR New Bern Chapter and Rear Admiral, USN (retired), will speak on “The American Revolution – A Maritime Conflict.” ___________________________________ Robert Sigmon, President of Raleigh Chapter North Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution Ph. (919) 349-8245 ________________________________________________________________________ Red Hot and Blue 6615 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615 Saturday, February 16th between 12:00 noon until 1:30. Please try to arrive by 11:45 Lunch Menu to Pre-Order
17	18	19	20	21 President’s Day Community Dinner with Mark Twain 6:00 PM-9:05 PM February 21, 2019 Mecklenburg Chapter SAR Hilton Charlotte Executive Park Hotel 5624 Westpark Dr, Charlotte, NC 28217, USA 5624 Westpark Dr, Charlotte, NC 28217, USA https://www.ncssar.org/event/presidents-day-community-dinner-with-mark-twain/ SOLD OUT! NO TICKETS REMAIN! The Mecklenburg chapter will welcome American writer and humorist Mark Twain as our special 7th Annual President’s Day Community Dinner guest on February 21, 2019 in Charlotte, NC at the Hilton Charlotte Executive Park Hotel. Doors open at 6:00pm and the event begins at 6:30pm. Bring your cameras! Beloved American writer and humorist Mark Twain will host our community dinner on February 21, 2019, as part of the annual Mecklenburg Chapter Sons of the American Revolution annual President’s Day Community Dinner and educational outreach series. Professional historical actor and portrayer Curtis O’Dell from Kentucky will bring Mark Twain to life. “I bring a family-oriented performance for all ages that does not include profanity or vulgarity and my portrayal always makes the audience feel like they are back in time with Mark Twain himself,” says O’Dell. “I began Mark Twain impersonations after being told for 25 years that I should perform as him based on my appearance. I have always had the same hairstyle, color and mustache as Mr. Twain and my love for his history and writing makes my portrayal really come to life.” Mark Twain is best known for his American novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County(1865). Twain was born on November 30, 1835, shortly after the appearance of Halley’s Comet and he predicted that he would “go out with it” as well; he died the day after the comet returned on April 21, 1910. This special President’s Day event in Charlotte is perfect for all ages, groups, families and anybody who loves American history! February 21, 2019 at 6:00pm. SOLD OUT! NO TICKETS REMAIN!	22	23 Battle of Moores Creek 10:00 AM-4:00 PM February 23, 2019 Moore’s Creek Battlefield 200 Moores Creek Dr, Currie, NC 28435, USA 200 Moores Creek Dr, Currie, NC 28435, USA https://www.ncssar.org/event/battle-moores-creek/ Please join us as we celebrate the Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, the 1st Patriot victory during the war for Independence. Activities will include musket and cannon demonstrations throughout both days, as well as demonstrations of colonial trades such as blacksmithing, candle dipping, spinning, cooking, gardening, powder horn making, colonial toys and games, live music, and much more. For up to date information, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/moorescreeknps. The event is FREE and activities will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 23-24, 2019 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The Moores Creek Battleground Association will host the combined North Carolina SAR Color Guard and North Carolina DAR chapters which will commence a memorial walk on Saturday February 23 starting at the visitor’s center at 10:00 AM. There will be wreaths presented by representatives of the Moores Creek Battleground Association at the Women’s Momunment, at the Moore Monument, at the Loyalist Monument and finally at the Patriot John Grady Monument. Other participating organizations are invited to present wreaths in honor of the patriots of the American Revolution at the John Grady monument. RSVP to get your wreath properly recognized or download a hard copy of the RSVP. Suggested accommodations in Wilmington Hampton Inn Wilmington-University Area/Smith Creek Station 124 Old Eastwood Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-1861 +1 855-605-0317 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Wilmington – University Center 160 Van Campen Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403-1621 +1 877-859-5095 Wingate by Wyndham Wilmington 5126 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28405-3445 +1 800-337-0070 March to the Mounuments NC SAR Color Guard Firing Mother Vendors will be available for lunch at the Battleground. In addition, around 11:30 AM following the event a fund-raising lunch will be served at the Currie Community Baptist Church. The cost will be $10 per person; reservations for the meal must be made with John Thornhill by 7 Feb 2019. Cell phone contact: (910) 284-0232. Seating is limited; reservations for the meal are required. 28396 Nc Highway 210 Currie, NC 28435 Moore’s Creek Battleground Map The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge- February 27, 1776 The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, fought between North Carolina Patriot and Loyalist militia forces, demonstrates the bitter internal divisions that marked the American Revolution. The Loyalist, mostly Scottish Highlanders wielding broadswords, charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge, nearly a thousand North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. Expecting to find only a small Patriot force, the Loyalist advanced across the bridge. Shots rang out and 30 to 70 Loyalist lay wounded or dead, including Lt. Col. Donald McLeod, who led the charge. Stunned, outgunned, and leaderless, some of the Loyalist surrendered, while others retreated in confusion. Moores Creek is the site of the first Patriot victory in the American Revolution and the site of the last Scottish Highland broadsword charge. The victory ended British authority in the colony and stalled a full-scale British invasion of the South for nearly four years. The resulting Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776, instructed North Carolina’s delegates the Continental Congress to vote for independence; it was the first American colony to take such action.
24	25	26	27	28 George Washington Birthday Dinner 6:30 PM-8:00 PM February 28, 2019 17236 Frog Pond Rd, Oakboro, NC 28129, USA 17236 Frog Pond Rd, Oakboro, NC 28129, USA 17236 Frog Pond Rd, Oakboro, NC 28129, USA https://www.ncssar.org/event/george-washington-birthday-dinner/ The Colson’s Mill Chapter invites you and your guests to our annual George Washington Birthday Dinner. Thursday, February 28 at 6:30pm Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall) 17236 Frog Pond Road, Oakboro, NC 28129 Guest Speaker Nora Brooks Educator, Historian Portraying Abigail Adams A supper buffet of various Southern dishes will be prepared by Dwight S. Eudy with the Colson’s Mill Chapter. Donations for the meal and the SAR’s ongoing efforts will be graciously accepted. Please RSVP with Daniel Burleson dbnut8@yahoo.com or call 704-438-1531 P.S. Please reserve the date Saturday, July 20, 2019 for our annual anniversary event for the Battle of Colson’s Mill to be held in Norwood Download the Event Flyer & Directions

237th Anniversary of the Battle of the House in the Horseshoe

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The Marquis de Lafayette chapter invites you to the 237th Anniversary of Battle of the House in the Horseshoe ceremony on Saturday, August 4, 2018, in Sanford, NC. Event details as the date gets closer. In spring and summer, bright flowers surround this plantation house named for its location on a horseshoe bend in the […]

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