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, […]
Boy scout Gael Hiromoto conducted his Eagle Scout service project as a video tour of historic sites in and near Lorton, Virginia. This video highlights several locations of significance and interest. One of the sites identified in his video (see https://youtu.be/kNKRcqcdreI?si=tMyRUiSQ0HkLuPu5 ) is Laurel Hill, the house of Major William Lindsay, a Revolutionary War patriot […]
On 24 January 2024, the George Mason chapter held a dinner meeting at the Arlington-Fairfax Elk’s Lodge in Fairfax, Virginia, to hear from speaker Marc Robinson about General Daniel Morgan’s role at the Battle of Cowpens in January 1781. On 9–10 February 2024, our George Mason chapter’s Joseph S. Rumbaugh historical oration contest winner presented […]
On June 10, 2023, our George Mason Chapter of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR) conducted this 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 document contains 16 articles […]
In February 2023, the chapter was pleased to enter its high school student winner of the SAR’s Joseph S. Rumbaugh historical oration contest in the state-wide Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR) competition, along with winners from other SAR chapters in Virginia. This state-wide contest was an in-person event on Feb. 11, 2023, […]
In October 2022, Chapter representatives were active at these events: A 15 October grave marking ceremony honoring John Chapman Hunter, American Revolution Patriot and Defender in the War of 1812, and William Whitaker, Defender in the War of 1812, at the Flint Hill Cemetery in Oakton, VA (sponsored by the George Washington Chapter, Virginia Society […]