Ancestors & Genealogy, Artifact Collections, News, Public |
Bright and early on the morning of 10 June, members of the Pennsylvania Society joined a production team from network affiliate 6abc/Philadelphia to participate in a production of a local interest segment about keeping history interesting and alive in 2026. President C. Michael Whelan, Peter F. Stokes and Executive Director Schuyler C. Wickes joined … Read more
As many of you have read over the last year or so, we have recently completed the relocation of the Gulph Mills Encampment Monument back to its historically accurate location at the actual site of General George Washington’s December 1777 Encampment on his way to winter quarters at Valley Forge. This has been an enormous … Read more
We continue our feature articles in which we recognize the Revolutionary War ancestors whose service to our country we honor with our participation in the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution. PSSR member: Andrew R. Sullivan Andy graduated from Westminster College (PA) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, and earned … Read more
Events, News, Society Private |
On 29 July, the Younger Members of The Pennsylvania Society held a convivial gathering at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia as part of the Summer Happy Hour program of events that the Racquet Club hosts every summer. About 15 Younger Members (and a few not-so-younger members) gathered for hors d’oeuvres and cocktails in the … Read more
On July 29th, The Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution, represented by Troy Keener, participated in the New Citizens Naturalization Ceremony held in Reading, Pennsylvania at the Berks County Courthouse. This was the first time the Society has taken part in a Berks County ceremony. During the event, 38 new citizens from 10 … Read more
Active Revolutionary Flags, Color Guard, Events, News, Public |
A Semiquincentennial Celebration of our Declaration of Independence July 4th, 2026, marked a generational celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary of the 1776 Declaration of Independence. In anticipation of the massive crowds and heightened security, and the limitations on event and parade permits in Center City Philadelphia, the decision was made early and definitively … Read more
Active Revolutionary Flags, Color Guard, Monuments, News, Public |
On June 26th, the Society was honored to serve as the Presenting Sponsor of Chester County’s New Citizens Naturalization Ceremony, hosted by Founding Forward and The Union League, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Founding Forward, formerly the Freedoms Foundation, informs and engages citizens through transformational experiences grounded in American history. These experiences enable students, teachers, … Read more
Ancestors & Genealogy, News, Public, Sons Speaker Series |
Dr. Emily Sneff is an early American historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She earned her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary. She was a consulting curator for exhibitions marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration at the Museum of the American Revolution and Historic Trappe. She is the author … Read more
Events, News, Society Private |
The Lancaster County Chapter celebrated Washington’s Birthday on February 21st with more than 50 members and guests in attendance. Guests included speaker Craig Coleman who is a descendant of the family that developed the Elizabeth Iron Furnace in northern Lancaster County. The furnace supplied the Continental Army with munitions and later became the engine … Read more
Scholarship & Articles, Sons Speaker Series |
Dr. Joseph Foster is assistant professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. He has been a speaker in the Society’s Sons Speaker Series, talking to us about “The Changing Face of Philadelphia, 1775-1780. Here, in an original article for the PSSR website and newsletter, Dr. Foster discusses Shays Rebellion, a … Read more