Last weekend (10/3) our Chapter along with 2 others, honored 2 local Patriots for their service. We were proud to have the family there and to hear their stories. Thanks to all those who presented honors @georgiasocsar@gastatedar@VisitDville https://t.co/lepfuXE50B
A grand reopening of our Patriotic duties. A flag retirement of over 2000 flags this year. Thanks to @VFWHQ Post 9143, @TodaysDAR@NSCAR1895@GeorgiaSocSAR plus our honored hosts @IngramFuneral for their years of support. Credit-Comp Rick Reese https://t.co/UylfBYcnCV
A successful 2nd ever virtual meeting with a talk from @stoddardmedia on Lewis Grizzard and discussion of upcoming @NSSAR1889 Congresses and a pre-meeting virtual happy hour.
Join us one week from today at 6:30pm EST for a virtual Happy Hour before our 2nd ever virtual meeting. Our speaker will be Compatriot Peter @stoddardmedia discussing Lewis Grizzard. Contact for details if you need them #revolutionarywar#Patriots
Tonight the chapter will have its first-ever #virtual meeting. If you are a member or interested in attending, feel free to message this account and we will get you the link. Official start: 7pm EDT, early fellowship 6:30. See you there #patriotism
Come join us at our first official Patriot Grave Marking. Along with the Blue Ridge chapter we’ll be honoring Patriots Edmund Singleton and Solomon Palmer #Patriots#revolutionarywar#history@VisitDville https://t.co/Cr08jSqRpi
It was our honor to present the SAR Law Enforcement Medal to DSI Jeff Folk of the @ForsythCountySO for his work at the Detention Center, as part of the Honor Guard & the Strategic Response Unit. Thank you Deputy Folk @forsythsheriff@ForsythCoGov and Chapter Pres @chipvanalstyne
An excellent Revolutionary Day in Washington, GA to honor patriots of the Battle of Kettle Creek. @georgiasocsar@NSSAR1889@TodaysDAR We had a parade, lots of musket salutes and I was among those who presented a wreath on behalf of @Forsyth_SAR
Congratulations to our own Ed Rigel Jr for being awarded the Patriots Medal for exemplary service to the Georgia State Society at last nights @georgiasocsar Awards banquet. Well deserved!
Congratulations to our 2020 officers including President @chipvanalstyne, Genealogist @noalpha (who also received his 5 year pin), and Historian @ScouterJJ sworn in last night by @georgiasocsar President Scott Collins @NSSAR1889 @tamsbackstage
Congratulations to Compatriot Bill Fuqua for winning our 2019 Musket Raffle drawn at our December meeting. Here we see Beth Wassel, wife of speaker, Compatriot Wassel drawing the winning ticket.
A big thank you to
@AuthorLeeCDunn
who came out and spoke to us tonight about the life and times of the father of
@GeorgiaTech
John Fletcher Hanson. Her energy for her subject and the effort in researching this important, but little-known, man was inspiring. #Genealogy
Be sure to join us tomorrow to hear @AuthorLeeCDunn talk about her book on the father of @GeorgiaTech John Fletcher Hanson. Dinner 6pm @goldencorral Marketplace Blvd. Meeting 7pm.