The Clements Library: SAR collaborates with the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library "A Temple of American History" – A title given to the Clements by author and librarian William Warner Bishop By Mickey McGuire Project Manager, SAR/Clements…
Matty Sargent cleaning a gravestone. By Cindy Zomar Contributing Writer Main Street Journal Marlborough, Massachusetts July 15, 2019 Matthew Sargent, a life-long Marlborough resident — and member of the Massachusetts Society SAR —, wears many hats. He is a marine…
An excerpt from the manuscript of American Revolutionary War soldier James Melvin. (THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INSTITUTE OF THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI) By Steve Annear Globe Staff Boston Globe June 18, 2019, 9:17 a.m. Revolutionary War soldier James Melvin feasted…
Patriot Research System Working Well James H. Wood, Chairman Patriot Records Committee SAR Magazine Vol. 113, No. 4 Spring 2019 The Patriot Research System (PRS) had its first birthday on January 15 and the application has been stable. The system…
A Genealogical History: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman and Donald N. Yates McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London 2012 Preface For most Americans, the story of their nation's origins seems safe,…
Baylor University Research Finds Eagle Scouts Have Positive, Lasting Influence on American Society Lori Fogleman, Media Contact Merit Beyond the Badge - ISR Study April 10, 2012 "Merit Beyond the Badge" study by the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion…
Ceremony, and new headstone, to honor Revolutionary War militiaman
A List of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors whose Graves have been designated by the Marker of the Massachusetts Society As published by the Society in Boston in 1901 Prepared by Henry A. May Soldier and Sailor Grave Markings The marker…
William Samuel Johnson Becomes Senator of Connecticut, April 2, 1791 By Bill Potter Landmark Events History Highlights 1 April 2019 William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819) William "Sammy" Samuel Johnson’s father held that most prestigious position of a New England intellectual —…
Who's Buried in Dawes' Tomb? William Dawes, Paul Revere's (mostly forgotten) fellow rider, is said to lie at King's Chapel Burying Ground. But an amateur historian says he's actually on the other side of town. Ron Fletcher Boston Globe February…
