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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Washingtonburg Chapter Earns Gold Level America 250th Anniversary Streamer for 2023

• 2024-08-15

Washingtonburg Chapter earned the prestigious Gold Level Chapter Streamer for the America 250th Anniversary Program. As originally presented, the program provided for Chapters to receive Bronze, Silver, or Gold Level Streamers for each year of the America 250th Anniversary Cycle. The original criteria were based on the average percentage of the membership who attended America

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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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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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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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Sword from the 134th Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution

• 2024-08-11

One of the display vendors at the 134th Sons of the American Revolution Congress in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a company owned by Compatriots from the New Jersey Society (NJSSAR), who specialize in reproductions of historical swords, particularly from the period of the American Revolution. The sword and baldric above were purchased from this vendor by

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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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The Revolutionary War in Beaufort, South Carolina

• 2024-08-11

Sources:Sea Islander, “A View of Thomas Heyward, Jr.”, by Robert E. H. Peeples, August 1975, pp. 9-11.The Revolutionary Soldier 1775-1783, by C. Keith Wilbur, Rowman & Littlefield, Guilford, pp. 10-12, 14, 19, 40-42.https://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_beaufort.htmlhttps://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_fort_lyttleton_1.htmlhttps://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_fort_lyttleton_2.htmlhttps://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_port_royal_island_1.htmlhttps://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_port_royal_island_2.htmlhttps://www.hussarsaddlery.com/rev-war-american-copyhttps://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/declaration/bio19.htmhttps://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/declaration/bio43.htm

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India and the American Revolution

• 2024-08-03

Washingtonburg Chapter 1st Vice President, Dr. Jeffry Peter La Marca, at Fort Ligonier in Pennsylvania, wearing 18th century style chain mail from India, courtesy of the museum staff, who were explaining that chain mail was still worn in India during the 18th century to protect the wearer from the swords and bladed weapons which were

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