President’s Day Event – North Carolina SAR

President’s Day Community Dinner

With Theodore Roosevelt Jr.!

250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Sestercentennial Commemoration

The Dan River Chapter Virginia SocietySons of the American RevolutionInvites you to the 239th Anniversaryof the Crossing of the Dan

The Lower Cape Fear Chapter

& The NC SAR

Invite You to Attend

The 244th Commemoration of the

Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge

The Colson’s Mill Chapter invites you and your guests to our annual George Washington Birthday Dinner.

News and Events

The Dan River Chapter Virginia Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Invites you to the 239th Anniversary
of the Crossing of the Dan

NCSSAR Calendar

*SAR National Color Guard Event*

**Wreath Drop-Off Instructions**

2020 North Carolina SAR

Winter BOM

Immediately Following the Cowan’s Ford Commemoration

Saturday, February 1, 2020

11:30am to 2:30pm

Hopewell Presbyterian Church10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC 28078

$25 per person (includes Lunch and printed meeting book)

Saturday, February 15, 2020

10:00 A.M.

22 February 2020

10:00 am in Currie, NC

SAR National Color Guard Event

Wreath Drop-Off Instructions

Hopewell Presbyterian Church
10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC 28078

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President’s Day Community Dinner with Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

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President’s Day Community Dinner With Theodore Roosevelt Jr.! The Mecklenburg chapter will welcome our 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., as our special 8th Annual President’s Day Community Dinner guest on February 20, 2020 in Charlotte, NC at the Hilton Charlotte Executive Park Hotel. Doors open at 6:00pm and the event begins […]

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President’s Day Community Dinner with Mark Twain

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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 […]

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President Abraham Lincoln in Charlotte for President’s Day

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SOLD OUT! President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President of the United States, joins the Mecklenburg chapter for our President’s Day Community Dinner in Charlotte beginning at 6:00pm at the Charlotte Executive Park Hilton! Make your plans to attend now! Historical actor Dennis Boggs presents an enlightening, informative, and educational look at the life of the 16th […]

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239th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowan’s Ford
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
February 01, 2020
Mecklenburg Chapter SAR
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC, United States
10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC, United States
https://www.ncssar.org/event/239th-battle-cowans-ford/
*SAR National Color Guard Event*
You’re invited to the 239th 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 special speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Franklin!
**Wreath Drop-Off Instructions**
You will drop off your wreaths outside with the Boy Scouts at the cemetery. Then you will park and walk inside the Church (look for signs) to register your wreath, drink hot coffee and eat biscuits.
To present a wreath and participate in the Color Guard, please contact Cowan’s Ford Chairman Stephen McKee at stephen.p.mckee@gmail.com.

NCSSAR 2020 Winter BOM
11:30 AM-2:30 PM
February 01, 2020
North Carolina SAR
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC, United States
10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC, United States
https://www.ncssar.org/event/ncssar-2019-winter-bom-3/
2020 North Carolina SAR
Winter BOM
Immediately Following the Cowan’s Ford Commemoration
Saturday, February 1, 2020
11:30am to 2:30pm
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
$25 per person (includes Lunch and printed meeting book)
All State and Chapter Officers please send your reports to Jay DeLoach at ncssarsecretary@gmail.com not later than 9 January 2020.
Color Guard indicate if you will dress uniform or colonial attire.
Ladies Auxiliary will join SAR Members for lunch and then meet in the usual classroom for their business meeting.
Lunch is $25 per person.
Please make checks payable to NC SAR.
Mail checks to: Sam Powell, 1635 Nova Ln., Burlington, NC 27216 336-227-3557 sam@powellent.com
Download Your RSVP Form

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239th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Dan
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
February 15, 2020
North Carolina SAR
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-2/
The Dan River Chapter Virginia Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Invites you to the 239th Anniversary
of the Crossing of the Dan
Saturday, February 15, 2020
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 2020
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
February 15, 2020
Stephen A. Morris
NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Lunch Meeting – Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
3424 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
3424 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
https://www.ncssar.org/event/ncssar-raleigh-chapter-lunch-meeting-february-2019-2-2-5/

Dear Compatriots,
Please join us at Golden Corral Buffet & Grill on Saturday, 15th for the NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Lunch Meeting.

___________________________________
Stephen A. Morris, President of Raleigh Chapter
North Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution
Ph. (919) 210-9005
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NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Agenda:
Call to Order – Steve Morris, President
Invocation – Van Jones, Chaplain
Pledge of Allegiance – Van Jones, Chaplain
National Anthem – Van Jones, Chaplain
Pledge of the SAR
Welcome Compatriots – Steve Morris, President
Reports
Unfinished Business
New Business
Announcements
Guest Speaker – TBD
SAR Recessional
Adjourn
________________________________________________________________________
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
3424 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604
Saturday, February 15th between 12:00 noon until 1:30.
Please try to arrive by 11:45
Lunch Menu to Pre-Order

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President’s Day Community Dinner with Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
6:00 PM-9:05 PM
February 20, 2020
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-theodore-roosevelt/
President’s Day Community Dinner
With Theodore Roosevelt Jr.!
The Mecklenburg chapter will welcome our 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., as our special 8th Annual President’s Day Community Dinner guest on February 20, 2020 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!
Mr. Roosevelt was the driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century. His accomplishments in public life were many, including making conservation a top priority and establishing many new national parks, forests and monuments.
In his foreign policy, he focused on Central America where he began the construction of the Panama Canal and he sent the US Navy on a world tour, called the Great White Fleet, to project the US naval power around the globe.
His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, all presidents we have had as guest speakers at previous President’s Day Events! Historical actor Bill Rose portrays Mr. Roosevelt with much acclaim from his performances from across the country.
Tickets are $37.25 for adults and $19 for children and are on sale via PayPal on our chapter website.
You can also download the RSVP to mail in your checks.
For more information, please contact Tom Phlegar at btphlegar@aol.com.
This special President’s Day event in Charlotte is perfect for all ages, groups, families and anybody who loves American history!
February 20, 2020 at 6:00pm.

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Commemoration of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
February 22, 2020
North Carolina SAR
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-2/
The Lower Cape Fear Chapter
& The NC SAR
Invite You to Attend
The 244th Commemoration of the
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
22 February 2020
10:00 am in Currie, NC
The ceremony will be held beginning at 10:00 am at the Moore’s Creek Battleground, 40 Patriots Hall Drive, Currie, NC 28435.
*RSVP FOR LUNCH!* Again this year, the ladies will be serving lunch for $10 at the Currie Community Baptist Church. Please RSVP by 15 February 2020 to attend the lunch at Thornhill@embarqmail.com.
Please and Register for wreath presentations and Color Guard participation before 8 February 2020.
If you would prefer to mail a registration,
Download the Color Guard & Wreath Presentation RSVP

March to the Monuments
NCSSAR Color Guard
Firing Mother
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.

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NSSAR Spring Leadership
10:05 AM
February 27, 2020-February 29, 2020
North Carolina SAR
Brown Hotel
335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
https://www.ncssar.org/event/nssar-spring-leadership/
No additional detail for this event.

George Washington Birthday Dinner
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
February 27, 2020
North Carolina SAR
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-2/
The Colson’s Mill Chapter invites you and your guests to our annual George Washington Birthday Dinner.
Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 6:30pm
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall)
17236 Frog Pond Road, Oakboro, NC 28129
Guest Speaker
Franklin Merrell,
President, Salisbury Chapter, North Carolina SAR
“Washington’s Spies”
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 18, 2020, for our annual anniversary event for the 240th Anniversary of the Battle of Colson’s Mill to be held in Norwood.
Download the 2020 Event Flyer & Directions

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NSSAR Spring Leadership
10:05 AM
February 28, 2020-February 29, 2020
North Carolina SAR
Brown Hotel
335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
https://www.ncssar.org/event/nssar-spring-leadership/
No additional detail for this event.

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NSSAR Spring Leadership
10:05 AM
February 29, 2020-February 29, 2020
North Carolina SAR
Brown Hotel
335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
https://www.ncssar.org/event/nssar-spring-leadership/
No additional detail for this event.

Commemorative Event Toward the 250th Anniversary
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
February 29, 2020
North Carolina SAR
Frank and Sue Jones Amphitheatre
21 E 1st St, Newton, NC 28658, USA
21 E 1st St, Newton, NC 28658, USA
https://www.ncssar.org/event/commemorative-event-toward-the-250th-anniversary/
250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Sestercentennial Commemoration
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has challenged every SAR Chapter to recognize those events that led to the American Revolution, as well as those events which occurred during the Revolution. Each SAR Chapter will hold public venues to educate, recognize, honor, and celebrate the events and heroes of the period surrounding the American Revolution. These events will be significant events related directly to acts of resistance to British attempts to coerce the residents in America from the first Parliamentary Acts, through the armed struggle, until the Treaty of Paris.
In accordance with this directive, the Catawba Valley Chapter will commemorate the January 19, 1770, Golden Hill Riot in New York. Most would not be familiar with what happened here just over 250 years ago. But it is one of the first significant acts of the Patriots against the British.
Soon we will be commemorating the Boston Massacre.
Please join us at the Frank and Sue Jones Amphitheatre off the Historic Courthouse Square in Newton, NC, at 12 noon, Saturday, February 29.
Chapter President Ben Setser will enlighten us as to what happened in Yonkers, NY, on this day. We will invite every attending Chapter of the SAR and DAR to add what they know of this small battle or riot. The Frank and Sue Jones Amphitheater is located on the west side of the 1924 Courthouse Square on Main Avenue in downtown Newton, NC.
SAR and Partners in Patriotism will be eligible for award points for attending or wearing Period Clothing or Uniforms. Award points lead to Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals.
We will need a full Color Guard with no Wreath Laying Ceremony.
RSVP Online to Attend!
Please contact Ben Setser at lennon_0102@yahoo.com or Jack Bowman at jack9431@yahoo.com.