New Citizens’ Receptions
The Pennsylvania Society sponsors a reception two times annually which is usually held at the Federal Court House in Philadelphia. Watch for dates on New Events page.
Fellowships & Scholarships
Please contact the Sons of the Revolution office for available Fellowships and Scholarships.
Let Freedom Ring – Bell Ringing Ceremony
Let Freedom Ring Bell Ringing will start from Independence Hall Philadelphia on July 4th. Call the Sons of Revolution office for more information. 215-545-1888
Past Ceremonies
Let Freedom Ring (funds matched by the Color Guard)
2000
Independence National Historical Park
National Bell Ringing Ceremony to celebrate the Fourth of July
Let Freedom Ring (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1999
Independence National Historical Park
National Bell Ringing Ceremony to celebrate the Fourth of July
Let Freedom Ring (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1998
Independence National Historical Park
National Bell Ringing Ceremony to celebrate the Fourth of July
Let Freedom Ring (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1997
Independence National Historical Park
National Bell Ringing Ceremony to celebrate the Fourth of July
Exhibition
1996
Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia
Introductory exhibit of this Revolutionary War battle site
Let Freedom Ring
1996
National Bell Ringing
To celebrate the 4th of July
Preservation
1996
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Preservation of Genealogical Data
Restoration
1996
Valley Forge Historical Society
Preservation and restoration of historical maps
Support for publication of the second volume of the City Archives project (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1996
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
James M. Duffin, Guide to Records of the Sale of Commonwealth Property in the County of Philadelphia, 1780-98
Support for the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment
1996
Various libraries and historical repositories
Battle of Germantown depicted in The Surprise of Germantown, or, The Battle of Cliveden by Thomas J. McGuire
Restoration
1995
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Preservation of Genealogical Data
Scholarship
1995
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the study of 18th century American history
Restoration
1994
Washington Square, Philadelphia
Unknown Soldiers of the Revolution
Sash
1994
Waynesborough Historic House, Wayne, Pennsylvania
General Anthony Wayne
Video entitled “Valley Forge Today”
1994
Valley Forge Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Encampment
Casemate Repairs
1993
Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia
Battle of the Delaware
City Archives
1993
Philadelphia
Preservation of 18th Century Records
Exhibit
1993
New York Society in Fraunces Tavern, New York City
George Washington
Flag Replacements
1993
Washington Square, Philadelphia
Unknown Soldiers of the Revolution
Freedom’s Foundation
1993
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Youth Program
Monument Conservation
1993
Valley Forge National Historical Park
African-American Soldiers
Scholarship
1993
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia
Aid for student at Valley Forge Military Academy
Scholarship
1993
Washington Crossing Foundation Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
Youth Program
Flag Preservation
1992
First Troop Museum, Philadelphia
First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry
Gravestone Repairs
1992
St. Peter’s Church, Philadelphia
Revolutionary War Soldiers Graves
Military Panoply
1992
Waynesborough Historic House, Paoli, Pa.
General Anthony Wayne
Repairs
1992
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge
Carillon Repairs
Restoration
1992
Presbyterian Cemetery, Charleston, Pa.
Graves of Revolutionary War Soldiers
Restoration
1992
Valley Forge Historical
Valley Forge Encampment
Restoration
1992
Washington Square, Philadelphia
Unknown Soldiers of the Revolution
Tomb Repairs
1992
Harriton House, Bryn Mawr
Charles Thomson, Secretary, Continental Congress
Video Cassettes
1992
Schools (Karol Media)
Valley Forge Encampment
Computer
1991
Cliveden, Philadelphia
Battle of Germantown
Furnishings
1991
General Varnum’s Quarters Valley Forge Encampment Valley Forge National Historical Park
Furnishings
1991
Waynesborough Historic House, Wayne, Pa. (Loan)
General Anthony Wayne
Grave Stone Repair
1991
Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
Alexander Wilson Russell, Jr. (Captain, Color Guard, 1897-1915)
Portrait
1991
Valley Forge National Historical Park (Loan)
George Washington Portrait by R. Peale
U.S. Flag
1991
The Tatnall School, Wilmington, Del.
Patriotism
Book
1990
PSSR Members
Pennsylvania Society’s Centennial Register, 1888-1988
Preservation
1990
Fraunces Tavern, New York, NY
Capital Campaign Fund
Flag Copy
1989
2nd Pennsylvania (Reenactment Group)
Men of that unit
Flags Conservation
1989
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Two Hessian Flags captured at Trenton, N.J.
Silver Service
1989
USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Copies of map
1988
Valley Forge Historical Society Valley Forge, Pa.
Duportail map of Valley Forge Encampment
Flagpole
1988
Brandywine Battlefield State Park
Battle of Brandywine (Color Guard Sponsored)
Original Flags
1988
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Webb’s 3rd Conn. Continental Regiment
Display Cases
1987
Brandywine Battlefield Park
Battle of Germantown
Silver Service
1987
USS Thomas S. Gates (CG51)
Secretary of Navy Thomas S. Gates, Jr. (1906-1983)
Antique Furnishings
1986
Waynesborough Historic House, Paoli, Pa. (Loan)
General Anthony Wayne’s Home Furnishings
Buildings Preservation
1986
36 Craven St., London, England
Franklin’s Residence, 1757-1762, 1764-1775
Artifacts Preservation
1985
Valley Forge Historical Society
Valley Forge Encampment
Statue Preservation
1984-1985
Statue of Liberty
Spirit of Liberty
Fort Preservation
1984
Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia
Battle of the Delaware, October-November 1777
Antique Furnishings
1983
General Varnum’s Quarters, Valley Forge Park, (Loan)
Valley Forge Encampment (Formerly at Bake House)
Antique Furnishings
1983
Waynesborough Historic House, Paoli, Pa.
General Anthony Wayne
Flag Book
1982
Publication and Distribution
Standards and Colors of the American Revolution –E.W. Richardson
Motion Picture “Valley Forge”
1982
Valley Forge Park (New edition of 1975 Film)
Valley Forge Encampment
Building Preservation
1980
Waynesborough Historic House, Paoli, Pa.
General Anthony Wayne’s Home
Log from Original Hut
1980
Valley Forge Park (Loan)
Valley Forge Encampment
Gold Medal
1979
U.S. Mint, Philadelphia (Loan)
General Wayne’s Medal, Swords, Sash and Telescope
Flag Fragment
1978
Bennington Historical Society, Vermont
General John Stark’s New Hampshire Brigade Standard
Flag Pole
1978
Valley Forge Park
Sponsored by the General Society of the S.R.
Antique Furnishings
1977
Harriton House, Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Loan)
Charles Thomson, Secretary of Continental Congress
Books
1977
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Men in the Revolution
Antique Furnishings
1972-1976
Court Martial Room, Bake House Valley Forge (Loan)
Valley Forge Encampment (Transferred 1983)
Motion Picture
1975
Valley Forge Park
“Valley Forge: A Winter Encampment”
Stone Marker
1975
Stirling’s Headquarters, Valley Forge
Valley Forge Encampment
Building Preservation
1971
New Hope Historical Society (Parry Home)
New Hope in the Revolution
Military Artifacts
1970
First Troop Museum, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Light Horse Troop
Building Preservation
1969-1970
Jefferson House, Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson’s Lodgings
Portrait of
1965
Valley Forge Military Academy
Commemorate General Eisenhower’s patriotism and service
Military Artifacts
1960
Valley Forge Historical Society
Valley Forge Encampment
Hat and Sword
1947
Ft. Washington Historical Society (Loan)
Colonel Jacob Reed, Whitemarsh Militia
Equestrian Statue
1937
Philadelphia Museum of Art
General Anthony Wayne
Log Hut and Tablet
1935
Valley Forge Park
Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line
Bronze Tablet
1928
Mistfield Farms, Oreland, Pa.
Washington’s Headquarters at Whitemarsh. Nov. 2 – Dec. 11, 1777
Bronze Tablet
1923
(Old) St. David’s Church, Radnor, Pa.
General Anthony Wayne
Bronze Tablet
1922
Birmingham Meeting House, Chester County, Pa.
Battle of Brandywine
Pew and Choir Stall
1918
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pa.
Soldiers of the Revolution
Bronze Tablet
1916
Zion Reformed Church, Allentown, Pa.
Continental Army Hospital
Books
1907
Free Library of Philadelphia
Regimental Colors in the War of the Revolution – G. D. Davis
Bronze Tablet
1907
Entrance to Forbidden Drive (off Lincoln Drive)
Action during Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777
Portrait
1907
Independence National Park (in storage)
Michael Hillegas, Treasurer of U.S. 1776-1789 (Copy?)
Bronze Tablet
1906
Center Square, York, Pa. (with D.A.R.)
Continental Congress met here. Sept. 1777-June 1778
Bronze Tablet
1905
Independence Hall
Prison during British occupation of Philadelphia. 1777-1778
Bronze Tablet
1905
3rd & Green Sts., Philadelphia
Barracks. (Now stored H.C. Wood, Inc.) 1756-1783
Tomb Repair
1903
St. Peter’s Church, 3rd and Pine
Continental Navy Captain Gustavus Conyngham
Bronze Tablet
1897
528 Market Street (Now stored H.C. Wood, Inc.)
Presidential Mansion, 1790-1797
Tablet
1897
Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pa. (Now stored?)
Continental Army Hospital
Tablet
1896
St. Peter’s Church, 3rd and Pine
Captain Shippen, killed at Princeton, January 3, 1777
Stone Marker
1895
Queen Lane and Fox Street, East Falls
Continental Army encamped, Aug. 1-9, and Sept. 12-14, 1777
Stone Marker
1893
Gulph Mills Township Park (relocated in 1986)
Continental Army encamped, December 12-19, 1777
Stone Marker
1891
Bethlehem Pike, below Fort Washington
Start of March to Valley Forge – December 11, 1777
Marker
1890
Germantown (exact location undetermined)
North Carolina General Nash mortally wounded
Stone Marker
1890
Valley Forge and Walker Roads, New Centreville (Glenhardie)
General Wayne’s Headquarters during Valley Forge
General Dwight David Eisenhower
Bronze Tablet
Unknown
St. Mary’s Church, 252 S. 4th, Philadelphia
Commodore John Barry
Publication of a chronological narrative and “virtual” walking tour of historic sites at the Society’s web site
1999
International
Public education on the Revolutionary War in the Mid Atlantic states
Publication of an online 2nd Edition of the Society’s Centennial Register
1999
International
Update of member and ancestor rolls for the period 1989-99 and to make available to the general public the identity and service records of ancestors conferring eligibility
Publication of an online catalog of the flag collection of the Color Guard
1999
International
Public education on the military history of the American Revolution
Distribution of a scholarly history, Fort Mifflin of Philadelphia: An Illustrated History, by Jeffrey M. Dorwart
1998
150 libraries and historical repositories in Philadelphia
Make broadly available for reading and study an important publication on Philadelphia in the Revolutionary War
Publication of an online catalog of historical collections at the Society’s web site
1998
International
Public education on fine and decorative arts in the period of the American Revolution
Distribution of second volume of the City Archives project
1996
200 libraries and historical repositories in Philadelphia
Preserve and make available for study records of the War of the Revolution
Support for dissertation fellowship (funds matched by the Society of the Cincinnati)
1996
Council of American Revolutionary Sites (CARS)
Publish and make available for national distribution
Prints
1994
Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Adj. Gen. Edward Hand
Book
1992
Pennsylvania History (Dr. C. Horle).
The Biographical Dictionary of Early Pennsylvania Legislators, Vol. II
Book
1988
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
The Biographical Dictionary of Early Pennsylvania Legislators, Vol. I
History Book
1976
Publication and Distribution
The American Revolution in the Delaware Valley -Dr. E. S. Gifford, Jr.
Maps of Valley Forge
1976
Publication of copies of two maps
Valley Forge Encampment
Flag Book
1948
Publication and Distribution
American and French flags of the Revolution -F.E. Schermerhorn
Restoration and exhibition of an 18th century sash owned and worn by General Anthony Wayne
1998
Historic house museum in Paoli, known as “Waynesborough”
Historic preservation and public education
Historical markers
1996
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Markers on graves of Com. John Hazelwood and Capt. John Nixon
Marker
1987
de Benneville Family Cemetery – Philadelphia
British General Agnew, killed at Germantown
Marker
1987
Gloria Dei Plaza, Philadelphia
Site of Associators Battery
Annual award
1997
U.S. Air Force Academy
To be presented to an outstanding cadet in honor of Edward West Richardson
Scholarship
1996
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Scholarship
1995
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Preservation of Genealogical Data
Scholarship
1994
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the study of 18th century American history
Scholarship
1993
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the study of 18th century American history
Support for dissertation fellowship (funds matched by the Society of the Cincinnati)
2000
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the training of graduate students in late 18th century American history
Support for an exhibition entitled “Becoming George: The Life and Letters George Washington” (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1999
Rosenbach Museum & Library
Public education on the 200th anniversary of the death of George Washington
Public education on the 200th anniversary of the death of George Washington
1999
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the training of graduate students in late 18th century American history
Support for ongoing restoration and museum education programs
1999
Historic house museum and public grounds, “Bartram’s Gardens”
Historic preservation and public education
Support for ongoing restoration and museum education programs (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1999
Historic house museum in Richboro, “Moland House”
Historic preservation and public education
Support for the publication of a centennial history of the General Society of Sons of the Revolution
1999
General Society of Sons of the Revolution
Public education
Support for the publication of the Battle of Paoli, by Thomas J. McGuire (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1999
Paoli Battlefield Memorial Trust
Public education on a “prominent event connected with the War of the Revolution”
Support for dissertation fellowship (funds matched by the Society of the Cincinnati)
1998
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the training of graduate students in late 18th century American history
Support for ongoing restoration and museum education programs (funding provided by President’s Discretionary)
1998
Historic house museum in London, England “Benjamin Franklin House”
Historic preservation and public education
Support for ongoing restoration and museum education programs (funds matched by the Board’s Discretionary)
1998
Historic house museum and public grounds, “Bartram’s Gardens”
Historic preservation and public education
Support for publication of booklet containing the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution (funded entirely by the Color Guard)
1998
National Constitution Center (NCC)
Local, state, and national distribution of booklet during “Constitution Week” and available throughout the year
Support for reenactment of the Battle of Germantown (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1998
Cliveden of the National Trust, Inc.
Public education on a “prominent event connected with the War of the Revolution”
Support of the publication of Volume Three of Lawmaking and Legislators, a Biographical Dictionary (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1998
Biographical Dictionary of Early Pennsylvania Legislators
Public and scholarly education on the lives and public service of “the men who achieved the Independence of the country”
Support for an exhibition entitled “War Comes to Chester County, 1777-78” (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1997
Chester County Historical Society
Public education on the Revolutionary War in the Delaware Valley
Support for dissertation fellowship (funds matched by the Society of the Cincinnati)
1997
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
To advance the training of graduate students in late 18th century American history
Support for ongoing restoration and museum education programs (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1997
“Fort Mifflin on the Delaware,” site of a great Revolutionary War land naval siege
Historic preservation and public education
Support for ongoing restoration and museum education programs (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1997
Historic house museum in Richboro, “Moland House”
Historic preservation and public education
Donation
1996
Mikveh Israel Cemetery, Philadelphia
Provide guided tours of Revolutionary burial sites
Let Freedom Ring (funds matched by the Color Guard)
1996
Independence National Historical Park
National Bell Ringing Ceremony to celebrate the Fourth of July
Support for purchase of new uniforms (funded entirely by the Color Guard)
1996
University of Pennsylvania Naval ROTC
Strengthen education of cadets
Establishment of www.amrev.org, a communications and publications site on the world wide web
1997
International
Information, reference and research services on the Revolutionary War and the Sons of the Revolution, for members and the general public.
Map repairs
19955
Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Encampment
Map repairs
1995
Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Encampment
Motion Picture “Valley Forge”
1994
Valley Forge Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (new edition of 1982 revision)
Valley Forge Encampment
Genealogy
1993
The Historical Society of Philadelphia
Preservation of brittle books