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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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30 SAR MAGAZINE MICHIGAN SOCIETY The MISSAR recently donated $200 to the Oscar Johnson VA Hospital. Michigan Society First Vice President Paul Callanan presented the checks to Oscar Johnson, chief of volunteer services for the hospital. MISSOURI SOCIETY Allen Laws Oliver Chapter The Allen Laws Oliver Chapter met at Delmonico's Steak House on June 15 for a program about Allen Laws Oliver, presented by Dr. Frank Nickell, assistant director of the State Historical Society of Missouri and retired history professor at Southeast Missouri State University. President General (1946-47) Allen Laws Oliver is the chapter's namesake. Oliver's papers were recently donated to State Historical Society of Missouri and Nickell brought to life Oliver's qualities of patriotism, integrity and dedication to service organizations. NEBRASKA SOCIETY Two State Society members attended the National Congress. They were State Trustee Fred Walden, who represented the Nebraska Society, and North Central Vice President General John Parsons, who represented the North Central Region (North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska). Both compatriots are former Omaha Chapter and NESSAR presidents. They will give a full report on Congress at the Fall NESSAR Meeting at Mahoney State Park in Nebraska. NEVADA SOCIETY Northern Nevada Chapter The Northern Nevada Chapter held its annual ceremony, "Ringing The Liberty Bell" at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, on July 4. Attendees listened to music from the Fifes & Drums of Nevada, whose members then recited the Declaration of Independence. Just before the bell ringing, spectators and museum visitors were given a list of the original 13 Colonies and asked to join the ceremonial ringing of the replica Liberty Bell. From the list, in unison, the spectators called out each Colony's name, and for each Colony, Chapter President David Hess tolled the bell. Following the ceremony, participants were invited to ring the bell. Following the bell ringing, the Northern Nevada Chapter traveled 14 miles to Virginia City, arriving in time to lead Virginia City's 4th of July Parade. The chapter's sponsored Fifes & Drums of Nevada was preceded in the parade by its newly formed color guard, directed by Commander Paul Hicks. The colors were borne by Hicks, Chapter Registrar John Ryland, and Lt. Col. Niklas Putnam, USA (ret.). The Fifes & Drums of Nevada, founded by Northern Nevada Chapter President David Hess in 2013, played several patriotic tunes during the parade. Current members include Compatriots Hess, Brian Worcester, Col. Edward Carson, USA (Ret.), Roger Linscott, and Marcia Baldwin of the Washoe Zephyr Chapter, Nevada Society, NSDAR. For the occasion, children along the parade route received handheld U.S. flags labeled "Sons of the American Revolution." NEW JERSEY SOCIETY Compatriot Robert C. Meyer represented the NJSSAR during the annual Independence Day ceremony on the Litchfield Green in Litchfield, Connecticut. The event was both loud and colorful. Beginning at 1:45 p.m., the cannons of the First Litchfield Artillery Regiment fired 13 times in a salute to the original 13 states that, as Colonies, united for the cause of independence in 1776. On display were the flags of the 13 original Colonies. First Selectman Leo Paul Jr. read the names of each Colony before each cannon blast. Once the firing was completed, the town's church bells rang in unison as part of a national observance of Independence Day. The Independence Day ceremony on the Green has been held since 1963, when Congress adopted the "Let Freedom Ring" resolution. Col. John Rosenkrans Chapter The Colonel John Rosenkrans Chapter participated along with the Chinkchewunska Chapter, DAR, in a grave dedication for Lt. Benjamin Ennis on Sept. 13. Ennis was killed in the April 20, 1780 Battle of Coneshaugh, at Raymondskill, Pennsylvania. At the battle, the Patriot militia faced a combined force of Tories and Chief Joseph Brant's Mohawks. The Westbrook/Minisink Burial Ground, where the dedication took place, is near the opposite bank of the Delaware River from the battlefield off of the Old Mine Road in Sandyston Township, Sussex County, New From left, prospective member Benjamin Harvey, and Compatriots David Kentsmith, Ron Stites and Tom Upton at the July meeting of the Omaha Nebraska Chapter #19 of the National Sojourners. The Sojourners members are Masons who are current or former U.S. military officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs. Kentsmith, state secretary and first state vice president, was the invited speaker from the NESSAR at the Sojourner's meeting. He spoke on "Finding Your Roots."

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