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                    Virginia Society

                                                 Sons of the American Revolution

 

Virginia Society is a Statewide Partner with Jamestown 2007 to celebrate America's 400th Anniversary

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VASSAR COLOR GUARD

Jamestown Medals

2008 Semi-annual meeting - sept 19-20

(Registration Information & Agenda Not Complete)

Proposed Revisions to the Constitution & ByLaws

 

Cornwallis Surrenders to George Washington at Yorktown.

Welcome to the web site of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution!  The Compatriots of the VASSAR invite you to join our ranks as we strive to keep patriotism and the memory of our Revolutionary War heritage burning in the hearts and minds of every American, young and old.

Virginia is sewn into the very fabric of American history.  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick Henry, and countless other patriots first drew breath on Virginia soil.  In many respects, American Independence began with Virginia.  It was Richard Henry Lee, delegate from Virginia, who first proposed on June 7, 1776, that the Continental Congress declare independence from Great Britain.

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The U.S. Senate authorized the erection of a monument recognizing Point Pleasant as the site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

Twenty months earlier, on October 10, 1774, patriots from Virginia under the command of Col. Andrew Lewis met a Shawnee and Mingo Indian force led by Chief Cornstalk at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, a place called Point Pleasant, then Virginia, now West Virginia.  In 1908, the United States Senate declared that the Battle at Point Pleasant was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.  And, of course, the war to throw off the cloak of British colonialism ended with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.  Today, the spirit of those brave individuals lives on in the hearts of the more than 1,600 members of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

HOW TO JOIN
Qualifications for NSSAR Membership

VASSAR OFFICERS
Contact the Officers of the Virginia Society

LOCAL CHAPTERS
Find Your Local Virginia Society Chapter

PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Upcoming Events & Programs Sponsored by the VASSAR and the NSSAR

VASSAR SPONSORED ACTIVITIES
Oration, Essay and Other Activities of the VASSAR

VASSAR PHOTO GALLERY
Pictorial Record of Various Society Events

VASSAR ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
VASSAR Handbook, Committee Assignments, etc.

LINKS
Historical, Patriotic & Genealogical Links

CONTACT WEBMASTER

NSSAR HOME PAGE

MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT

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"...to perpetuate the memory..."

Descendants of Michael Widener and the VASSAR Color Guard pose behind Widener's newly placed grave marker.

The purposes of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution are patriotic, historical and educational.  Its object is to perpetuate the memory of individuals who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people.

The VASSAR sponsors events throughout the year, including: oratory and essay contests for young people: awards programs honoring educators, and law enforcement and fire safety personnel; and ceremonies honoring the patriots of the Revolution and the battles in which they fought.

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