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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Washingtonburg Chapter Holiday Dinner at Two Mile House in Carlisle

• 2024-12-23

Despite a few last-minute cancellations due to inclement weather and illness, approximately 50 members and guests of Washingtonburg Chapter gathered at historic Two Mile House in Carlisle on the 15th of December 2024 for the annual Holiday Dinner. The annual event encourages 18th century attire, which was worn by nearly half of those attending. The

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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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Volunteer For Wreaths Across America Event

• 2024-10-25

Dear Washingtonburg Chapter, As the cool, fall air and colorful leaves arrive, we must prepare for our inaugural Wreaths Across America event. The goal of Wreaths Across America is to place holiday wreaths on all veterans’ graves across the country. We will do our part to honor America’s veterans by hosting a ceremony on Saturday

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Lafayette Fairwell Tour Cruise

• 2024-08-14

1st Vice President of Washingtonburg Chapter, Dr. Jeffry Peter La Marca, represented the Chapter at the opening segment of the Lafayette Farewell Tour at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, which reenacted the view that the Marquis had of America as he landed upon his return. The view was afforded through a dinner cruise attended by Dr.

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Carlisle Declaration of Independence

• 2024-08-11

The First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle and Historic Carlisle, Incorporated, kindly invited Washingtonburg Chapter to join with them on July 1st, 2024, to recreate the historic Carlisle Declaration of Independence. Under the leadership of luminaries such as James Wilson (signer of the Declaration of Independence) and Ephraim Blaine (later Commissary General of the Continental Army),

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Washingtonburg Chapter Joins Wreaths Across America

• 2024-08-11

WASHINGTONBURG’SWREATHS ACROSS AMERICA CEREMONYSATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 2024 — 10:00 amMiddle Spring Presbyterian Church & Cemetery(135 Middle Spring Rd – Shippensburg, PA) To sponsor a wreath: * Your sponsorship is tax deductible, so print your receipt. Our goal is to sponsor 100 wreaths to cover all veterans’ graves in the Lower, the Upper, and the Modern

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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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