The SAR Magazine

NOV 2015

The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.

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FALL 2015 13 B������� R������� Anne Deland Donahue- Lampman James E. Hess William C. Drinkard Jr. Charitable Foundation Fred Dumont Huyler Tucker Frazer and Nancy Morian Estate of Elizabeth Holiday Ramsey and Capt. Joseph Ramsey The SAR Founders Circle honors those who, through generous arrangements that name the SAR a bene�iciary of an estate plan, achieve their own �inancial goals while providing SAR with needed support for new and continuing programs. To add your name to this distinguished list, please contact Linda Dunn at The SAR Foundation, Inc. of�ice for information at her direct number 502-315-1777 or by email at ldunn@sar.org. If your name does not appear on this list and you have remembered The SAR Foundation, Inc. in your bequest, please contact Linda Dunn at her direct line or by her email address, both listed in the body of this paragraph. The SAR expresses deep gratitude to the members of the Founders Circle The SAR Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) non-profi t organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. T�� SAR F������� C����� M������ David Appleby Roger D. and Martha Barnhart Alvin Young Bethard Michael J. Elston John R. Ferris Robert F. Galer Larry T. Guzy Wayne H. Mallar Lee W. Matson Henry and Mary Rhinelander McCarl Peter K. Moller Randy Dwight Moody Lanny R. Patten John Jay Robinson Davis Lee Wright, Esq. The SAR Founders Circle honors those who, through generous arrangements that name the SAR a bene�iciary of an estate plan with a $10,000 minimum bequest, achieve their own �inancial goals while providing SAR with needed support for new and continuing programs. ships waiting off shore. Approximately 300 people were at the beach, enjoying a Gunpowder Plot party sponsored by Gosling Brothers Ltd. Bermudians and tourists alike enjoyed the re-enactment of the theft of the gunpowder, including Governor Bruere's doomed efforts to recover the gunpowder for the crown. Current Gov. Fergusson, seemed to take it in stride. Following the re-enactment, Elston, Gov. Fergusson, and Cheryl Packwood, Bermuda's overseas representative, spoke about the importance of the Gunpowder Plot and the continuing friendship between Bermuda and the United States. Following the speeches, Secretary General Tomme, VASSAR First Vice President Ed Truslow, Virginia C.A.R. Second Vice President Emily Elston and Virginia C.A.R. Senior State President Holly Lynne McKinley Schmidt dedicated a new SAR-C.A.R. interpretive sign that will tell the story of the Gunpowder Plot to the thousands of tourists who visit Tobacco Bay Beach every year. During the trip, the SAR International Medal was also presented to Kenneth Bascome, a member of the Bermuda Parliament and former mayor of St. George's; Garth Rothwell, former mayor of St. George's; Cheryl Packwood; Peter Frith of the Bermuda National Trust; and Richard Spurling, chairman of the St. George's Foundation. Funding for the historical markers and interpretive sign was provided by the SAR George Washington Endowment Fund and the VASSAR's George S. Knight and Kenneth C. Patty Memorial Trust Fund. These events were the culmination of a three-year program designed to bring attention to Bermuda's role in the American Revolution and deepen the long-standing friendship between Bermuda and the United States. The series began in March 2013 with a ceremony honoring St. George Tucker and Thomas Tudor Tucker at the Tucker House Museum in St. George's, Bermuda. The groups held ceremonies marking the graves of the two brothers in Nelson County, Virginia (November 2013), and Washington, D.C. (May 2014). In October 2014, the national presidents of all three organizations participated in a ceremony at the home of St. George Tucker in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The three patriotic organizations also conducted a ceremony at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in April 2015 to commemorate the victory won in part with Bermuda's gunpowder. All of the events have been co-sponsored by the Somers Isles Chapter, DAR, in Bermuda.

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