Sponsor/Contact:   Maryland Society, SAR

Overview:  This is a program whereby students are invited to participate in learning about various important historical documents and facts about our country.  The students in order to qualify for a defender or patriot award, memorize various quotations and portions of our important documents in U.S. history.

Target Audience:  Students in fourth and fifth grades

Cost:  Award certificates denoting the student's successful completion have been designed and are available at cost.  Recognition certificates for teachers are also part of the program.

Tips:  This is a voluntary program that is meant to be an extracurricular activity.  It should be discussed in advance with teaching staff and worked into the normal curriculum of the history program.

For further information please contact:

Brigadier General, John F. Burke Jr. (Ret.)
Chairman MDSSAR Americanism Committee
204 Pearlington Road
Timonium MD 21093
Telephone: (301) 252-1514

Any of the information provided can be used by SAR Members, Chapters and State Societies for the betterment of the NSSAR and it's programs.