On 13 June 2026, several heritage societies joined the George Mason chapter of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution, in a ceremony to commemorate the Virginia Declaration of Rights that were adopted by the Fifth Virginia Convention on 12 June 1776. These 16 articles authored mainly by George Mason influenced other American Revolutionary […]
Please save the date of Sat. 13 June 2026 and come to our 10:15am event that day! Our George Mason Chapter of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR), along with other organizations, plans to conduct an event at Gunston Hall (10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, VA 22079), at the gravesite of patriot George […]
Jul-Dec 2025 Newsletter with Activity Highlights in the Second Half of 2025 On 4 July 2025, George Mason chapter representatives participated in the 64th March to the Tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia. During 12-18 July 2025, George Mason chapter representatives attended the NSSAR Congress in Uncasville, CT. On 2 […]
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all high school students (grades 9-12) interested in the American Revolution to participate in either the George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest or the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest. These contests are open to all students attending home schools, public, […]
On 2 August 2025, our George Mason Chapter of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR), along with other organizations, conducted an event at Gunston Hall in Lorton, Virginia, at the gravesite of patriot George Mason, in order to commemorate his main authorship of the Virginia Declaration of Rights in May 1776. This […]