About Our Chapter
The Mecklenburg Chapter was chartered on April 27, 1928 as a chapter of the State of North Carolina Society of the sons of the American Revolution. Our Mecklenburg Chapter Annual Dues are $20. NC State Annual Dues are $15 and National Annual Dues are $30.
We meet four (4) times each year at the Hilton Executive Park on Tyvola Road off I-77 in Charlotte. We always welcome men who are interested in joining the SAR for dinner and socializing beginning at 6:00pm each meeting time.
(Below, members of the Mecklenburg SAR Color Guard participate in the 2009 Charlotte Veteran's Day Parade, November 7, 2009.)
2012 Chapter Meeting Dates
(All meetings held at the Hilton Executive Park Hotel, 5624 Westpark Drive in Charlotte, NC 704-529-5963. Click here for directions to the hotel.)
16 FEBRUARY, 6:00pm - Mecklenburg Chapter winter membership dinner and meeting! Our own Tony Zeiss will be appearing as "Captain Jack" and deliver his humorous and anecdotal presentation on the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and the famous ride of Captain Jack! Also, the installation of our new Chapter officers.
10 MAY, 6:00PM - Join special guest actress Patty Proctor as she portrays a "Daughter of the Regiment," a woman who dressed in a man's Revolutionary War and Civil War uniform to fight alongside the men! RSVP available soon.
20 SEPTEMBER, 6:00PM - Mecklenburg Chapter membership dinner and meeting.
15 NOVEMBER, 6:00PM - Mecklenburg Chapter membership dinner and meeting.
2012 Event Calendar
11 February The Raleigh Chapter, NCSSAR, invites you to attend the Washington Dinner beginning at 6:00pm at the North Raleigh Hilton. Enjoy a sumptuous Carolina dinner. The evening's guest speaker is Scott Miskimon, an author, historian and photojournalist, with his presentation, "Truly Savage: The Revolution without Washington." Cost is $45 per attendee. Black tie preferred, suit and tie or uniform with decorations. Download the RSVP form here. Please make your reservation prior to February 5, 2012. For more information, please call Scott Kennedy at 919-789-4080 or email swkennedy@wcpss.net.
11-12 February Anniversary of the Battle of Kettle Creek, Washington, GA.
18 February Anniversary of The Crossing of the Dan, South Boston, VA.
25 February Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, Currie, NC.
2-3 March NSSAR Leadership/Trustees Meeting, Louisville, KY.
17 March Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford's Courthouse, Greensboro, NC.
24 March The Col. William Bratton Chapter, SCSAR, along with SAR, DAR, CAR, SR and other historical organizations, invite you to attend the grave markings of Col. William and Mrs. Martha Bratton beginning at 2:00pm at the historic Bethesda Presbyterian Church in York, SC. Download the Event Flyer here. For more information, please contact Greg Greenawalt at 484-919-2780 or email hotels4u@msn.com.
30-31 March NCSSAR Annual State Convention, Courtyard by Marriott, beachside in Carolina Beach, NC. The room rate is $119 per night. To reserve your hotel room, please call the hotel at 910-458-2617 and be sure to tell them you are a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Activities kick off Friday night with a 2-hour Cape Fear River Cruise for the President's Reception, complete with hors d'oeuvres! Download the RSVP Form here. Directions to the Hotel are here. For questions, please call John Thornhill at 910-284-0232 thornhill@embarqmail.com or William Holt at costlbks@coastalnet.com.
23 June The Catawba Valley Chapter invites you to participate in the 232nd Anniversary of the Battle of Ramsour's Mill in Lincolnton, NC. Wreath Laying Ceremony begins at 10:00am. Download the full Event Flyer & Wreath Laying RSVP here. Please contact David Kilby for more information at 828-459-2314 or email docnj@charter.net.
18 August The General James Williams Chapter, SCSSAR, will hold the annual Musgrove Mill Battle Commemorative on Saturday, August 18th at 10:30am. Contact Norm Pigeon at nbpigeon@yahoo.com.
(New Mecklenburg Chapter member Travis Bowman (above, left in white shirt) and Chapter Treasurer Tom Phlegar (above right in tan coat) listen intently to an entertaining guest speaker, Dr. Tony Zeiss, President of Piedmont Community College and a new member of the Mecklenburg Chapter, discuss his new book on the history of Mecklenburg County pertaining to the Revolutionary War! In the photo below, Mecklenburg Chapter members Tim Berly (left), Paul Callanan (center) and Jim Wood (right) attend a ceremony.)
