On a special day in history, Saturday July 4th, 2026, which marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This special day marked the beginning of the country which would soon and forever identified as the United States of America.
On Thursday morning June 25th, the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution served coffee and donuts at the VA Medical Center in downtown Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Chapter members met inside the main entrance at about 7:30 am to set up.
This is a great event and demonstrates the CCSAR’s commitment to support our nations Veterans.
What better a way to say good morning than by serving hot coffee and donuts to our nations heroes.
Thanking all Veterans!
On the evening of July 3rd, 2026, in Montgomery Park in Montgomery, OH, the Cincinnati Chapter SAR accompanied the Blue Ash and Montgomery Symphony Orchestra (BAMSO) on the epic finale of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture to the delight of a crowd of hundreds.
The 1812 Overture has 16 cannon shots written into the piece, impossible to do with single real cannon. Furthermore, the arrangement performed was abbreviated somewhat.
So, we condensed it down to three shots, one at the beginning of the “Bells” section of the finale, one before the famous final segment, and one at the end.
See the cannon firing below:
On July 6th, Stephen McClanahan and Scott Freeman spoke to the Warren County Historical Society (WCHS) History Camp.
There were 18 camp participants (Grades 4-8) and 2 adults present.
Sharing a post by the National SAR – published as “Revolutionary War Rarities”
These are great articles and very informational.
Sharing with our membership in case you missed the National SAR distribution.
The link below:
Enjoy!!
Compatriots: This is a reminder for the event at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead, 7567 Glendale Milford Rd, Camp Dennison, OH 45111, on July 18th.
This is an Ohio America 250 event and should be one of our largest public events over the summer. A tentative schedule of events is attached.
Stumbled across a great article published in http://www.americanthinker.com.
Discusses in abbreviated fashion the crafting of the Declaration of Independence, the Gang of Five, timing, discussions and compromises reached during the creation of the document. The issue of abolition of slavery was proposed by Thomas Jefferson however to obtain full support for the document, this was removed.
For those not familiar with American Thinker, it is fairly conservative and very highly regarded source of current commentary about current and historical events. I encourage you to take a look through this publication for a unique and fair view of what is going on in our country.
The link to the article is below:
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/07/crafting-america-s-birth-certificate-250/
Attention SAR members, Color Guardsman, friends, families and those interested in Revolutionary War history and how it has impacted the Cincinnati area.
We invite you to participate in the Independence Day Patriot Grave Marking event, on Sat. July 4 at 10 am at Washington Park.
This is a national CG event, a 250th event, and a SAR President General event where we will mark the graves of the remaining 12 patriots buried there.
Congratulations and thanks to Mike Gunn, CCSAR Grave Marking Committee Chairman for his tireless and persistent effort to recognize the Revolutionary War heroes buried in the Cincinnati area, especially those originally buried in Washington Park and subsequently interred in Spring Grove Cemetery and surrounding area cemeteries.
This day will celebrate one of the most significant national anniversaries of our lifetimes.
Please let me know if you plan to participate, and if you will bring a musket.
Let Scott Freeman or Jason Bourgeois (Color Guard) know if you plan on participating.
Thanks to George Stewart for sharing this great article about John Adams, one of the foundations for America’s quest for independence.
Note that in the day, our founding fathers essentially signed a death wish by creating and sponsoring the declaration of independence from Britain, the most powerful country in the world at the time.
Enjoy the article to learn more about John Adams, his life and his contributions to our great country.
https://www.coolidgereview.com/articles/john-adams-declaration-independence
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