The July newsletter is now available for download and online viewing. Additionally, information and the registration form for the 2013 Semi-Annual Meeting of VASSAR, to be held in Alexandria, is available for download. Mouse over “Members,” then click “Documents and Forms.”
The next George Mason chapter meeting is scheduled for May 15, social time starting at 6:30 PM, and the meeting at 7:00 PM. The scheduled guest speaker is Bob Rice who will speak on intelligence and counter-intelligence during the Revolutionary War. Please send RSVPs to [email protected], or call 703-385-1728. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Arlington-Fairfax Elk’s Lodge #2188 […]
The Martin’s Station and Overmountain Men Chapters of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution (from Ewing and Gate City, Virginia) invite you to participate in the 13th anniversary celebration of The Raid on Martin’s Station. SAR, DAR, CAR, Colonial Dames, and SR Societies and Chapters are invited to participate in a formal wreath […]
The latest edition of the Virginia Society Color Guard calendar has been added to our Google Calendar. You can add the “SAR George Mason” calendar to your Android (click here from your device) or Apple (click here from your device) mobile device, such as your Droid or iPhone. You can find a downloadable and/or printable […]
The March 2013 newsletter has been uploaded. In addition to clicking the link in the previous sentence, you can access this issue and past issues by clicking “Newsletters” in the menu above.
Onesimus Whitehead, the patriot ancestor of Rear Admiral Joel Whitehead, was a member of a family with a strong military tradition since well before the Revolution. The immigrant ancestor of this branch of the Whitehead Family, Isaac Whitehead I, served in the New Haven Colony Militia in Connecticut as early as 1643. The Whitehead family moved westward […]