The WVSSAR will have a display table number 34 at the West Virginia History Day at the Legislature on January 29, 2016 from 9:00 am to2:00 pm, located in the Display Hall on the first floor of the State Capitol Bldg 1, 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston WV 25305.
Fort Henry Chapter Meeting
Fort Henry Chapter meeting
Saturday, February 20, 2016, 10:00 a.m.
Federal Courtroom, third floor
West Virginia Independence Hall
1528 Market Street, Wheeling Continue reading “Fort Henry Chapter Meeting”
WVSSAR Newsletter Fall 2015
The WVSSAR Newsletter Fall 2015 edition is now available.
Our most sincere thanks and appreciation to Tom Galloway, the WVSSAR Newsletter Editor, for his dedication and excellent work that he always performs with the publishing of our West Virginia Society SAR Newsletter. Tom is also the President of the General Andrew Lewis Chapter WVSSAR.
You can view and download the WVSSAR Newsletter Fall 2015 edition HERE
Merry Christmas 2015 from the WVSSAR
On behalf of the Officers and Compatriots of the West Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, we wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
NSSAR Bronze Statue Unveiling Ceremony Video
On Friday, November 20, 2015 a grand unveiling ceremony was held in front of the NSSAR Headquarters in Louisville, KY to celebrate the placement of the “Sons of Liberty – 1775” bronze statue.
The statue was created by renowned artist, Compatriot James N Muir, and was commissioned and paid for by the contributions of individual Compatriots of the Philadelphia Continental Chapter, who donated it to the NSSAR Headquarters in 2009. The statue stands almost 8 foot tall and weighs about 800 pounds and rests upon a quarried Kentucky limestone base which weighs about 19,000 pounds. Continue reading “NSSAR Bronze Statue Unveiling Ceremony Video”
Fort Henry Holiday Luncheon
The Fort Henry Chapter, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution and the Wheeling Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, will host a joint holiday luncheon on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, beginning at 11:30, at the Stifel Fine Arts Center, 1330 National Road, Wheeling. Continue reading “Fort Henry Holiday Luncheon”
Regional Holiday Lucheon
The Regional Holiday Luncheon, sponsored by the Capt. James Neal and Marietta SAR Chapters, will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 1:00pm at the Parkersburg Country Club located at 4910 1st Avenue, Vienna WV 26105. Continue reading “Regional Holiday Lucheon”
WVSSAR President Steve Hart Presents Awards to DAR Chapter Regent
On Saturday, November 14, 2015, WVSSAR President Steve Hart presented two SAR awards to Kanawha Valley DAR Chapter Regent April Williams Gardner at the Kanawha Valley Chapter DAR meeting held at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club located in Hurricane WV. Continue reading “WVSSAR President Steve Hart Presents Awards to DAR Chapter Regent”
NSSAR Applications and Genealogy Documents – How-Tos
Compatriot Ray Kane, President of the Tygart Valley Chapter SAR, has posted six NSSAR how-to documents about SAR Applications and Genealogy which he obtained from NSSAR Staff Genealogist Denise Hall while he was at NSSAR headquarters on a recent visit.
Continue reading “NSSAR Applications and Genealogy Documents – How-Tos”
The SAR Veterans Bugle Newsletter – 11 Nov 2015
The November 11, 2015 issue of The SAR Veterans Bugle Newsletter is now available. The SAR Veterans Bugle is a NSSAR Veterans Recognition Committee Newsletter. This issue has a list of the known NSSAR Compatriots who are veterans of the various wars – I.E. World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, SW Asia War. Continue reading “The SAR Veterans Bugle Newsletter – 11 Nov 2015”