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The evening before the Victoy Celebration some of us gathered around the tables of our favorite dinning room in Williamsburg, Virginia. We met at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern to be with friends and experience the pleasure of fellowship with our compatriots, … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, 15 October 2019 Gregg Ballman, Dan Schmitz, and Mark Holland made 3 half-hour presentations each to students at the Royalmont Academy in Kings Mills.  Gregg made a detailed presentation on the Declaration of Independence.  Dan talked about the … Continue reading →

On October 5th at the Public Library in Downtown Cincinnati, Registrar Franz Ott and Community Outreach Committee Chairman Jerry Knight, reached across the table and introduced many local attendees to the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. … Continue reading →

On this day in history, October 9, 1781, the bombardment of Yorktown begins, when American and French forces begin raining bombs down on the army of British General Charles Cornwallis in this small town on the Virginia coast. The bombardment … Continue reading →

The Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (CCSAR) Presented a Day About the Revolutionary War to Shilling School for Gifted Children on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 8100 Cornell Road, Cincinnati. The program began with an assembly … Continue reading →

As of this date, October 3rd, 2019, we have been in 5 schools.  And together, over the last 27 months, have spoken to over 3400 students.  This fall we presented at Turpin High School, and the School for the Performing … Continue reading →

On this day in history, September 28, 1781, the Siege of Yorktown begins when George Washington leads the American and French armies out of Williamsburg to attack British General, Lord Charles Cornwallis. In the summer of 1781, George Washington and … Continue reading →

The Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (CCSAR) attended the first Honor Flight of the fall on September 24, 2019 at the CVG airport in Greater Cincinnati. After an hour flight delay the plane landed just before … Continue reading →

Throughout the day of 23 September the Cincinnati Chapter SAR sponsored the display and presentation of the Captain Howard Miller Flag Collection at the Covington Hotel in downtown Covington for the edification and enjoyment of all.  Many in the public … Continue reading →

Cincinnati SAR Past President Jack Bredenfoerder was a guest member of the Saratoga Battlefield SAR Color Guard for a memorial service at the Saratoga Battlefield in Saratoga, New York. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 15th and was sponsored … Continue reading →