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On Sept. 6, 1774, more than 4,600 militia from Worcester and three dozen surrounding towns descended on the county courthouse, forcing the magistrates appointed by the British administration to resign, and effectively declaring Worcester County to be beyond the reach of Parliament in London.

Worcester Revolution of 1774 invites you to a free day-long festival of activities celebrating Worcester County's role in starting the American Revolution. The event will take place on September 7, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations in and around Institute Park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The event is free, family oriented, and open to the public with activities for all ages. The full schedule is below. Nearly eight months before the American War of Independence began with the battles of Lexington and Concord, 4,622 militiamen from 37 towns of

PG Dooley Visits the Irish Embassy Staff Writer SAR Magazine Spring 2014, Vol. 108, No. 4, pp. 16-17 Above, President General Joseph W. Dooley meets with Anne Anderson, Ireland's ambassador to the United States, at the Irish Embassy. In preparation…

A Dedham man who marched against the Redcoats during the battles of Lexington and Concord will be honored this Saturday in a hometown ceremony initiated by a descendant from across the country.

George Lipphardt, a genealogy buff from Tucson, Ariz., will travel to Dedham to see the Sons of the American Revolution place a marker at the grave of Captain Joseph Lewis, Lipphardt's fifth-great grandfather.

"In order to join the organization, you have to be able to prove you had an ancestor that participated in the revolution against England," Lipphardt said of the Sons of the American Revolution, counterpart to the more

Compatriots - On behalf of the National Society, I have written letters of support to U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) for bills each is sponsoring in the U.S. House (H.R. 1209) and U.S. Senate (S. 381), respectively. The bills would provide for awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the “Doolittle Raiders” for

The Shot Heard Round the World: April 19, 1775 Exhibit Open to the public: Friday, April 18 through Sunday, September 21, 2014 (Concord, MA; January 23, 2014) On April 30, 1775, Concord’s minister William Emerson wrote in his diary: “This…

Operation Ancestry Search Seeks State, Local Committee Members By Rick Kincaid, Program Director NSSAR Operation Ancestor Search Operation Ancestor Search (OAS) is a free, NSSAR genealogy training program for wounded warriors and their families. It provides participants with the knowledge…

The SAR Reaches The Summit By Daniel J. Haas Ohio Society On July 15, buses arrived at the Bechtel Summit Reserve delivering the nearly 35,000 Boy Scouts who participated in the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. They were arriving for the…

Move over, Lexington and Concord: Worcester took first stand in Revolution By Bronislaus B. Kush Telegram & Gazette 12 December 2013 Members of the Sons of the American Revolution march in the opening procession during a rededication of the Col.…

An Interview with Representative Michael N. Castle of the Delaware Society By Timothy R Bennett, Chairman Congressional and Governmental Relations Committee Sons of the American Revolution The fifth in a series of interviews with Congressional SAR members was completed on…