Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution

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Today, the Virginia SAR chartered its newest chapter—Abraham Brown Chapter SAR—named for a Patriot and free man of color, serving New Kent and Charles City counties, held at @jyfmuseums #VA250 #SAR250

Congrats to @GWSAR_org George Washington Chapter awarded the Grand Prize 🏆 at George Washington Birthday Parade. @washingtonbirth youtube.com/shorts/gpcoTvr… via @YouTube

📜 #OTD Dec 19, 1777 Washington’s army marched into Valley Forge, beginning a winter that would forge the Continental Army into a disciplined fighting force. Explore the Valley Forge Muster Roll. #ValleyForge #America250 #FindYourPatriot

🇺🇸 Today on Wreaths Across America Day, our chapter joined in honoring the fallen at Alexandria National Cemetery. Compatriots placed wreaths in remembrance, ensuring their sacrifice is never forgotten. 🌿🎖️ #WreathsAcrossAmerica #HonorRememberTeach #SAR @WreathsAcross

Darrin Schmidt, 1st Vice President, followed David Peters who discussed the “moral imperative” and “sacred obligation” to honor our Patriot ancestors in grave markings | 5 Patriots at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church in #LovettsvilleVA

🎃 Colonial lanterns lit the night. 🕯️ Patriots gathered, apples bobbed, liberty burned bright. Happy All-Hallows Eve from Virginia SAR—where history haunts with purpose. 🇺🇸 #HalloweenHistory #VirginiaSAR #AllHallowsEve #LibertyNeverDies

@DJWFoundation Resident Prankster-in-Chief

Joseph Warren attended Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1755-1759. The plight of entering freshman was little different than those who enter universities today. They had to listen to their older fellows dictate the College Customs, a list of expected submissive behaviors—and were threatened with harsh punishments if they failed to obey. In this “system of freshman servitude,” every senior scholar subjected the new students to a variety of mistreatments and chores. A typical freshman would attach himself to a senior student and serve him exclusively. But that didn’t stop students from playing pranks on one another. All the shaving cups, and other pieces of crockery ware adorned by handles were frequently gathered to gather by Joseph Warren, tied in a bunch, and hanged over the door of the principal professor’s room in such a manner that when that personage sought egress the suspended articles would come clattering to the ground, disturbing and alarming, with horrid din, the whole college population. Supposedly when Warren was not nailing his roommates’ shoes to the floorboards, he was placing frogs in his friends’ pockets. And on more than one occasion, he would get out of the building at forbidden hours, by tying the sheets, in the dormitories together, and thus making a rope by which he could get through a window and reach the ground unharmed.

🦅 The Sons of the American Revolution: serious about history… mostly. We’ve marched near food trucks, and worn tricorns with pride (and confusion). What’s your most fun, unexpected, or reverently ridiculous SAR moment? 📸 Share your story! #TricornFails #HistoryWithHeart

Confidence builds nations. On #NationalYouthConfidenceDay, we salute the students 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓 who bring history to life through 📝essays, 🎤orations, videos 🎥 and service. Your voice matters—and your story inspires. 📚🎤 #VirginiaSAR #YouthInHistory #YouthScholarships Apply now! 💰💸

🇺🇸 Renew your SAR membership for 2026 and help us celebrate 250 years of American independence! Log in to VirginiaSAR.org to pay your invoice today. Thank you for keeping history alive. #SAR250 #VirginiaSAR #American250 #RenewAndRemember

⚓️250 years ago, Congress gave liberty a fleet. From the Virginia Capes to global seas, the tide turned. Today we salute the sailors, the ships, and the spirit that never yields. ⚓ #Navy250 #VirginiaSAR #RevolutionaryRoots #RevolutionaryValor #America250 #VA250

💡Need a youth video contest idea? The Voice, Pen, & Sword of the Revolution • Patrick Henry (Voice), Thomas Jefferson (Pen), George Washington (Sword). • Creative angle: A youth contest prompt: Which would you be — the voice, the pen, or the sword of liberty? #youthcontest

@MissouriSAR I had the pleasure of meeting author ✍️ and SAR member Dayne Rugh and I finished reading his book, 📕 John Durkee: The Forgotten Story of Connecticut’s Bold Man from Bean Hill. Excellent read about a true Patriot of the Revolution. ~~ David Harrity

UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - Fourth Connecticut Regiment of Infantry Continental Line. This regiment, under Colonel John Durkee, was one of those present at Valley Forge. #RevWar #AmRev

What she said … Battle of Kings Mountain is an important battle to the history of Overmountain Men of Virginia and beyond. #battleofkingsmoumtain.

📚 Education — Inform the public about America’s founding history.

⭐ Leadership — Inspire others to achieve our mission.

🇺🇸 What drives the Sons of the American Revolution? Our four core values. A thread 🧵👇 #SAR #CoreValues