Highlights from Washingtonburg Chapter Meeting on 8/17/24

• 2024-08-25

As previously reported, the Washingtonburg Chapter held elections at our recent meeting; our new board consists of: President Jeffry Peter La Marca, Ph.D. 1st Vice President Most Rev. William Martin Sloane, Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D. 2nd Vice President TSgt. Eric Nolan “Dutch” DeVries, USAF (Ret.) 3rd Vice President Steven Pearson Messner, Ed.D. Secretary/Treasurer Steven Scott Burd

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Washingtonburg Chapter Meeting and Elections

• 2024-08-18

Washingtonburg Chapter conducted its Quarterly Meeting and Annual Elections August 17th, 2024 at the USAHEC in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Officers elected were President Dr. Jeffry Peter La Marca, 1st Vice President and Chaplain The Most Rev. William Martin Sloane, 2nd Vice President TSgt Eric Nolan “Dutch” DeVries, USAF (Ret.), 3rd Vice President Dr. Steven Pearson Messner,

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H.M. Queen Maria I of Portugal, Patriot Ancestor

• 2024-08-12

H.S.H. Dom Filipe Alberto Folque de Mendoca, Count of Rio Grande, a member of the Constitutionalist branch of the Royal House of Portugal, Compatriot of Washingtonburg Chapter, was approved for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution in 2019 by virtue of his descent from HM King Carlos III of Spain and the Indies.

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Washingtonburg Chapter Honors Revolutionary War Patriots

• 2024-06-16

The Washingtonburg Chapter, PASSAR sponsored a grave marking ceremony, which recognized the contributions of five Revolutionary War Patriots buried in the Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newville, Pennsylvania. The Patriots who received the SAR Grave Markers are: Capt. Thomas Buchanan, Major William McFarlane, Sgt. William Denning, Artificer William Ferguson, and Pvt. Peter Tritt.

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Washingtonburg Chapter Joins With Cumberland County Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution to Celebrate Washington’s Birthday

• 2024-03-16

Reestablishing an old tradition dating from the foundation of Washingtonburg Chapter in 1992, the Compatriots joined together with the Ladies of the Cumberland County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to celebrate Washington’s Birthday. The original meeting was postponed due to a severe storm. The rescheduled meeting was held in March 2024 at

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