Category Archives: Chapter History

History from 1897 – Two Revolutionary War Chapters merge to become one

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Tim Madden

Cincinnati newspaper article from 1897 announces the unification of two Revolutionary War societies. Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Chapter SAR Remember’s Veteran’s Day Service at the Mohawk Honor Roll Memorial on November 11, 2020

Posted on November 16, 2020 by lee503

The 75th Anniversary of the Honor Roll Memorial located in the Mohawk Community of the City of Cincinnati was celebrated with social distancing and by wearing protective masks by attendees and presenters alike. The memorial was originally Dedicated on November … Continue reading →

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General Dwight Eisenhower’s Address to the Troops on June 6, 1944, D-Day. Eisenhower was a SAR member

Posted on June 30, 2019 by dlblake32

Compatriot George Stewart Chapter Historian Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The … Continue reading →

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Governor Joseph Benson Foraker Instrumental in the founding of the Cincinnati Chapter SAR

Posted on May 29, 2019 by dlblake32

Compatriot George Stewart Chapter Historian The Governor was a very colorful man. He was very opinionated yet very well respected. I came across the story of him in “Howe’s Historical Collections of Ohio,” dated 1898. This book has been donated … Continue reading →

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Doolittle’s Raider speaks to the Cincinnati Chapter Sons of the American Revolution

Posted on April 24, 2019 by dlblake32

Compatriot George Stewart Chapter Historian The Cincinnati Chapter has been very fortunate over the years to have many entertaining and informative speakers. The process of finding a speaker to attend luncheons can be a challenge. At a chapter luncheon in … Continue reading →

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THE SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD” PATRIOTS’ DAY APRIL 19, 1775-APRIL 19, 2005

Posted on March 24, 2019 by dlblake32

Local descendents of those who served in the Revolutionary War marked the 230th anniversary of the start of the war at noon Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at the World Peace Bell in Newport, Kentucky. Members of the Greater Cincinnati chapters … Continue reading →

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The Cincinnati Chapter SAR takes a stand on racial and religious tolerance in 1900

Posted on February 24, 2019 by dlblake32

By Compatriot George Stewart, Chapter Historian With the increased efforts toward racial and religious tolerance today, it makes interesting the fact that at the Chapter’s Annual Banquet on March 10, 1900 the two speakers were Rabbi Louis Grossman and Rabbi … Continue reading →

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The Cincinnati Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard

Posted on February 2, 2019 by dlblake32

Cincinnati Observatory Dedication The Cincinnati Chapter’s Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard on July 11, 2007 participated in a ceremony dedicating a bronze plaque at the Cincinnati Observatory Center. The plaque was presented for its landmark role in American science. The … Continue reading →

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The Fort Washington Monument

Posted on December 11, 2018 by dlblake32

Since 1901 the Cincinnati Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution has been marking historical spots in Hamilton County, Ohio. From time to time I will point out some these points of interest. … Continue reading →

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1876 Heroes Grove, Marshall Hill, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Posted on November 30, 2018 by dlblake32

By Compatriot George Stewart, Chapter Historian Revolutionary War Monument 1876 Heroes Grove, Marshall Hill Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio On one weekend in April 2000, a number of compatriots met to visit the Revolutionary War Monument in Heroes Grove on Marshall … Continue reading →

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