5 Greenville, S.C. to Host
124th Annual Congress
9 Tomb of the Unknowns/
Naval Academy Awards
10 Honoring Mary Ramage
Dillard
12 Status Report on the
President General Initiatives
14 George Washington's Ring?
16 Battle Days at Point Pleasant
18 Knight Essay Contest Winner:
Naval Contributions to
American Independence
21 Understanding Thomas
Jefferson Through His Letters
22 Let's Get the Music Right
25 The de Fleury Medal
26 State Society & Chapter News
41 In Our Memory/
New Members
47 When You Are Traveling
Vol. 108, No. 3
2 SAR MAGAZINE
THE SAR MAGAZINE (ISSN 0161-0511) is published quarterly (February, May, August, November) and copyrighted by the National Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution, 1000 S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40203. Periodicals postage paid at Louisville, KY and additional mailing offices. Membership dues
(including The SAR Magazine) $30 per year. Subscription rate $10 for four consecutive issues. Single copies $3 with checks payable to "Treasurer General,
NSSAR" mailed to the HQ in Louisville. Products and services advertised do not carry NSSAR endorsement. The National Society reserves the right to reject
content of any copy. Send all news matter to Editor; send the following to NSSAR Headquarters: address changes, election of officers, new members, member
deaths. Postmaster: Send address changes to The SAR Magazine, 1000 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203.
Publisher
President General Joseph W. Dooley,
3105 Faber Drive
Falls Church, VA 22044-1712
Ph: (703) 534-3053
Email: joexyz@verizon.net
editor: Stephen M. Vest
AssociAte editor: Patricia Ranft
P.O. Box 559
Frankfort, KY 40602
Ph: (502) 227-0053
Fax: (502) 227-5009
Email: sarmag@sar.org
heAdquArters stAff Address:
National Society Sons
of the American Revolution
1000 South 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40203-3292
Ph: (502) 589-1776
Fax: (502) 589-1671
Email: nssar@sar.org;
Website: www.sar.org
stAff directory
As indicated below, staff members have an email address and an extension number of the
automated telephone system to simplify reaching them.
Executive Director: Don Shaw,
ext. 6128, dshaw@sar.org
Administrative Assistant to President
(SAR Foundation): Linda Dunn,
(502) 315-1777, ext. 1777, ldunn@sar.org
Director of Finance: Mary Butts, ext. 6120,
mbutts@sar.org
Director of Operations: Michael Scroggins,
ext. 6125, mscroggi@sar.org
Special Events Coordinator: Debbie Smalley,
ext. 6123, dsmalley@sar.org
Acting Director of The Center/Director
of Education: Colleen Wilson, ext. 6129,
cwilson@sar.org
Librarian: Michael Christian,
ext. 6131, library@sar.org
Assistant Librarian/Archivist:
Rae Ann Sauer, ext. 6132, rsauer@sar.org
Librarian Assistant/Receptionist:
Robin Christian, ext. 6138, library@sar.org
Director of Genealogy: Susan Acree,
ext. 6136, sacree@sar.org
Registrar: Aaron Adams,
ext. 6142, aadams@sar.org
Merchandise Manager: Susan Griffin,
ext. 6141, sgriffin@sar.org
Merchandise Assistant: Jonathan Toon,
ext. 6139, jtoon@sar.org
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