Perry County America 250th Celebration

• 2026-04-23

Celebration of America’s 250th birthday was kicked off in Howe Township, Perry County, on April 19, 2026. Community organizations and schools, including the Washingtonburg Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, were in attendance. Compatriot Dale Beaver served as the event director and noted the importance of the event to “demonstrate and foster Americanism

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HTVRC America 250th Celebration

• 2026-04-22

The Hampden Township Veterans Recognition Committee (HTVRC) hosted The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) at the Hampden Township Veterans Park on Saturday, April 11th, 2026. This ceremony welcomed community members to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. Harris Ferry and Washingtonburg chapters provided a

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Children of the American Revolution State Conference 2026

• 2026-03-27

The Pennsylvania Children of the American Revolution State Conference was held in Hershey, PA between March 20-21, 2026. In attendance were Dr. Ernest Sutton (left, past PASSAR President and past Vice President General), Peter Reinhart (center, current PASSAR President), and Dale Leppard (right, current PASSAR First Vice President). Also attending the conference activities was Jacob

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Washingtonburg Compatriots attend 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Loudoun

• 2025-06-22

Compatriots Steve Burd, Todd Hockensmith, Ray Mowery, Dale Leppard, Brian Engle, and Doug Cubbison all attended the 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Loudoun 20-22 April 2025. Doug Cubbison was a featured presenter at the speakers’ tent. Brian Engle was encamped at the event portraying his Revolutionary War ancestor, Christian Shively, a Northumberland County Ranger

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Patriot Cause Evoked

• 2025-05-29

The following article was provided in Representative Perry Stambaugh’s Capitol Report issued on May 28, 2025. Rep. Stambaugh can be contact through his website at https://www.repperrystambaugh.com/ During the May 23 ceremony honoring the service of Revolutionary War patriot Jacob Stambaugh, I learned about Jacob’s Continental Army uniform from Dale Leppard, genealogist and registrar and past

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Marker Dedication at Stroh’s Cemetery with Harrisburg, NSDAR

• 2025-04-13

The Harrisburg Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a marker dedication ceremony for two Pennsylvania Revolutionary War Patriots at Stroh’s Cemetery in Lower Paxton on April 12th, 2025. Stroh’s Cemetery is located on the Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area, 401 Fishing Creek Valley Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112. Members of the Washingtonburg Chapter SAR,

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First Annual Washingtonburg Wreaths Across America Ceremony

• 2024-12-20

Saturday, December 14th, 2024 Marked the Inaugural Washingtonburg Wreaths Across America Ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church in Shippensburg, PA. In attendance were several local veterans, PA District 193 Representative Torren Ecker, Colonel Park Bierbower, Girl Scout Troop 80063, Washingtonburg compatriots Raymond Mowery, Captain Dennis Dyckman, Steven Messner, Douglas Cubbison,

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Washingtonburg Chapter Displays at the Army Expo ‘24

• 2024-09-14

Stop by our booth! The Washingtonburg Chapter, SAR is present this weekend at this year’s Army Expo ‘24 at the United States Army Heritage and Education Center. Come visit us today or tomorrow (September 14th and 15th) between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. each day. Past President Dale Leppard and President Jeff La Marca are

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