Imagine, if you will, back to 1892 – Grover Cleveland was elected U.S. President, Ellis Island first opened as an immigration station, the Sierra Club was founded by John Muir, and our fledgling Society, just a few years old, placed one of our very first historic monuments to forever recognize and memorialize the Continental … Read more
Events, Public, Uncategorized |
Journalist, historian, and award-winning author Sheilah Vance, who grew up on Rebel Hill in Gulph Mills, delivered a well-received lecture to the Society on Nov. 3 about her book “Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment.” The Philadelphia area is rife with sites that mark where Revolutionary War events … Read more
The Society pulled out all the stops again for our annual Saratoga & Yorktown Anniversaries Celebration Dinner on October 16th, held at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, PA. We had over 80 members and their male guests (and several prospective members also) for this ceremonial evening featuring a superb menu and spirits provided … Read more
News, Public, Uncategorized |
Historian, producer and journalist Bruce E. Mowday, who has spent almost a generation researching and writing about the life of the Marquis de Lafayette, spoke to the Society on September 23 about the French nobleman he considers one of the most important figures in America’s independence. “We would not have beaten the British in … Read more
Artifact Collections, News, Public |
September 15th marked an important day for the Pennsylvania Society as our collection of 18th Century and Revolutionary War artifacts, that has been a large part of the Valley Forge National Historical Park’s featured collection at Varnum’s Headquarters for at least the last 50 years, has finally found a new home. The Society has … Read more
Color Guard, Events, News, Public |
The Lancaster County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society sponsored the Lancaster County leg of “Lafayette 200”, a reenactment of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 farewell tour of the nation. Like the original visit, this 13-month celebration aimed to remind Americans of the role that the Marquis and France played in the American Revolutionary … Read more
In July 1775, the Second Continental Congress continued to grapple with the escalating conflict with Great Britain, taking key actions like creating the Continental Army and adopting the Olive Branch Petition. George Washington officially took command of the Continental Army on July 3rd. The Congress also approved a Declaration of Causes outlining the reasons for taking … Read more
Color Guard, Events, Public |
On Independence Day, every year, as mandated by Congress, Philadelphia is the epicenter and heartbeat of our national celebration. This year, the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of The Revolution welcomed the privilege of leading our national observance of Let Freedom Ring®, the national ceremony established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1963 that … Read more
Sometimes it takes more than just our enthusiastic PSSR Younger Members to put together a great social event, and this spring we saw just that. A cooperative group of younger members from a variety of organizations, including The Jeptha Abbott Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames – Chapter II, … Read more
Joining The Sons: The Admissions Process At our recent Annual Meeting in April, several long-standing members asked about our admissions process, unsure about how to get someone started in the process and what is required. This summary will give an overview of the Sons’ admissions process. Our admissions process has two distinct stages, … Read more