tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87829638598149332882024-02-19T08:40:46.141-08:00Oregon SARThe Sons of the American Revolution is the leading male lineage society that perpetuates the ideals of the War for Independence. As a historical, educational, and patriotic, non-profit corporation, we seek to maintain and expand the meaning of patriotism, respect for our national symbols, the value of American citizenship, and the unifying force of e pluribus unum that was created from the people of many nations — one nation and one people.
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Republic Chapter<br />Sept. 11, 2021</b></span><br />
</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: gold; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> "History,
Trivia & Patriots of the Oregon Society S.A.R."</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Republic
Chapter presents historical tidbits about the Oregon Society of the Sons of the
America Revolution. Along the way we talk about some trivia, when chapters were
formed, and the patriot ancestors of the members of the Oregon Society. We all
know our personal Patriot Ancestors, so we show what the Oregon Society members
represent as a group.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: gold; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b></span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: gold; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Future Monthly Chapter Presentations:<br />
October 9 - High Desert Chapter<br />
November 13 - Lewis & Clark Chapter<br />
December 11 - Southern Oregon Chapter</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-21817668416229522092021-05-12T12:20:00.003-07:002021-05-12T12:23:42.077-07:00Join Us For a Special Zoom Presentation on June 12 at 10am. Everyone is Welcome.<p></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> <img align="left" data-file-id="2360620" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/ba0f7408-4e82-41e5-9b83-1e884e1501a0.jpg" style="border: 0px none; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration: none; width: 222px;" width="222" /><img align="left" data-file-id="2360616" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/99550bb4-f390-4f60-ac32-197d22cd6086.jpg" style="border: 0px none; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration: none; width: 220px;" width="220" /> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> <br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>June 12, 2021</b> - We are honored to have a zoom presentation from the Oneida Indian Nation in New York.<br />
<br />
<i>"Ron Patterson is a Member of the Oneida Indian Nation and is the
manager of the Oneida Heritage Center and Shako:wi Cultural Center here
on Oneida homelands in Central New York. Ron is pretty much an expert on
Oneida history, especially as it relates to the Nation’s role in the
Revolutionary War. He has given many presentations over the years on the
subject to a variety of organizations. He has expressed great interest
in presenting to your group and thanks you for the invitation."</i></div>
<hr /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4PvaUk0k53qkbAhDCKB4w" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img align="left" data-file-id="2357660" height="50" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/aa9b81a2-37e1-4a9b-8f18-295234a3bc47.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0px none; height: 50px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration: none; width: 89px;" width="89" /></a> Links. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Just a reminder that the ORSSAR has a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4PvaUk0k53qkbAhDCKB4w" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">YouTube page</span></a>, our <a href="http://www.saroregon.org/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">ORSSAR website</span></a> and a <a href="https://orssar.blogspot.com/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">blog</span></a>. Click on the links to keep in touch with what is happening at our Oregon Society SAR.</span><br />
<hr /><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/files/8ccb3193-7213-4fdd-8ad4-d2983f6c9eeb/ORSSARHandbook_April2021.pdf" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>ORSSAR 2021 Members New Handbook</b></span><br />
<br />
Download the new Handbook. Check the link in the latest E-newsletter.<br />
Contents include: History of ORSSAR, Web site, Blog, Social Media Connections, Constitution, By Laws and Members Contact Info.
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-68709482603989566642021-04-14T14:30:00.000-07:002021-04-14T14:30:21.365-07:00Oregon SAR Annual Meeting of April 10, 2021<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The Oregon SAR Annual Membership met
electronically by Zoom video conferencing at 10:30. Next week the
minutes of the meeting will be here to download, but the highlights of
the meeting were the following two items:<br />
<br />
<strong>Election of officers</strong> took place at the membership
meeting. A ballot was mailed to all members and returned by April 9,
2021. There were 41 ballots returned and the slate of nominees were
approved. There were no additional nominations from the floor.<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The 2021/2022 Oregon Society Sons of the American Revolution officers are:</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">President- Michael Tieman<br />
Secretary/Treasurer - John Berg<br />
Registrar - Rob Greene<br />
Chaplain - Eugene Foley<br />
National Trustee - Rob Greene and Alternate Trustee - Ken Roberts<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Oregon Society awarded three medals:</strong><br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><img align="left" data-file-id="2359696" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/77b0d8c5-6686-4f53-a6c3-7272fda5bb46.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 150px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /> <strong><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">State Medal of Distinguished Service </span></strong><br />
<strong>Compatriot Jim Martin </strong><br />
<br />
The State President may present one medal during his term at the
Society’s Annual Meeting to a Compatriot in recognition for that
Compatriot's conspicuous service to the State Society President during
his administration. <br />
<br />
Several years ago, the President of the Southern Oregon Chapter resigned
due to health and Compatriot Martin took his place. The chapter was
having a problem with membership and participation. For several years
now, Jim was all of the officers of the chapter. Last year the chapter
was down to 6 members, less than the 8 required by National, but instead
of closing the chapter, Jim worked tirelessly to rebuild it. This year
the Southern Oregon chapter by his efforts alone, has grown to 10
members and there are four membership applications being worked on.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2359692" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/f7a629c1-2091-490e-8936-f0fbc22b1e6c.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 150px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /> <strong><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">State Meritorious Service Medal </span></strong><br />
<strong>Compatriot Robie Greene</strong><br />
<br />
The State Meritorious Service Medal may be awarded to SAR members who
have rendered faithful and meritorious service to their state society. <br />
<br />
Compatriot Greene's first experience at the State Society was as a
chapter trustee several years ago. As the Oregon SAR needed volunteers
for the Auditing Committee, Bylaws Committee, America 250<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary National Committee, Social Media Committee and the State
Registrar officer, Rob was there. Again this year he has stepped up and
taken on all of those duties again. <br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2359688" height="149" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/b73a16c2-117b-45e9-9843-b6ef8eb63bb0.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 149px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /> <strong><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Patriot Medal </span></strong><br />
<strong>Compatriot Dave Witter Jr.</strong><br />
<br />
The Patriot Medal is the highest award presented to a Compatriot by a
State Society that recognizes outstanding, and distinguished service at
the chapter level. The Patriot Medal is awarded only by a State Society.<br />
<br />
Compatriot Witter stepped into the position of Chapter Registrar when it
became vacant midterm. With his tenacity and enthusiasm Dave not only
added 19 new members to the Lewis & Clark Chapter last year and
worked on over forty, but he also reworked how the chapter registrar
makes contact and works with new prospects. He then has shared this
procedure and has worked with and trained other chapter registrars as
well. Since he had nothing else to do with his spare time, he took on
the position of Treasurer for the Oregon Revolutionary War Memorial and
is a member of their steering committee.</div>
</div>
<hr /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4PvaUk0k53qkbAhDCKB4w" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img align="left" data-file-id="2357660" height="50" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/aa9b81a2-37e1-4a9b-8f18-295234a3bc47.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 50px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 89px;" width="89" /></a> Links. </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Just a reminder that the ORSSAR has a YouTube page. </span>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-85660183728923059402020-11-25T12:16:00.001-08:002020-12-02T12:18:30.785-08:00NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS<p> <strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9F-FtWYfb0gTkZGlNQ4A16MhiZm6nE5L9bp18AJLHK_kU_7fq6nXRaSMJndbODTmGLhUmHqM2NcW6QkIQnLLF89abm_4PbPYbqBYABZNQO168VGJTgjCFWXx2xNOzrMCNtKGtngjM2yR/s497/1803a54c-727d-4284-9413-c6e6ec530669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9F-FtWYfb0gTkZGlNQ4A16MhiZm6nE5L9bp18AJLHK_kU_7fq6nXRaSMJndbODTmGLhUmHqM2NcW6QkIQnLLF89abm_4PbPYbqBYABZNQO168VGJTgjCFWXx2xNOzrMCNtKGtngjM2yR/s320/1803a54c-727d-4284-9413-c6e6ec530669.jpg" width="320" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Oregon State Society will host a monthly Zoom meeting</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"> <strong>on the second Saturday of each month. All members of all of our chapters are invited to attend. </strong></span><br />
<br />
The meeting will be a 30 minute presentation from one of the chapters,
followed by a 5 min. recap from each Chapter President on what is
happening at their chapter, followed by a 5 min. recap from the State
President. That's it.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">The first Zoom meeting will be held at 10:00am on December 12. The Republic Chapter will make the presentation.</span></span><br />
<br />
The following is a synopsis for their presentation on Dec 12th by Compatriot David Devin.</strong>
A Bible Bought at Valley Forge. Family stories for my Devin lines talk
of a Bible that was purchased at Valley Forge by my Patriot Ancestor,
Sergeant William Devin of the 14th Virginia Regiment of Foot. This
presentation covers the history of the Bible, my search to find it, and
what it contained.<br />
<br />
<strong>The dates of the other Zoom meetings</strong> hosted by the
Oregon SAR are: Jan 9, 2021 (followed by the quarterly State BOM
meeting), Feb 13, 2021 and March 13, 2021. The April meeting is the
Annual Meeting for all members where we vote for our new State SAR
officers.<br />
<br />
When it is closer to the meeting time we will email all members the Zoom meeting information, ID and password.<p></p>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-67282937414303311412020-11-04T12:13:00.001-08:002020-12-02T12:15:42.100-08:00Membership Renewal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyX85b7jEB18n0TBgpouw7gRnyS-j_XcL73NWWF9-w9UQNttKcEjsBbE_cdmyie9TUyYJhyB4N7hh68muVytc81xDlEkaspwjijISArA5HqC4quDOqxghUCFrrzZ54MekRqn6JCLW_8ii/s328/d93c6c37-5164-414c-956e-418a035111eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyX85b7jEB18n0TBgpouw7gRnyS-j_XcL73NWWF9-w9UQNttKcEjsBbE_cdmyie9TUyYJhyB4N7hh68muVytc81xDlEkaspwjijISArA5HqC4quDOqxghUCFrrzZ54MekRqn6JCLW_8ii/s320/d93c6c37-5164-414c-956e-418a035111eb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong>Don't Forget To Renew Your SAR<br />
Membership For 2021</strong></span></span></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong>If you have not received your membership renewal form in the mail, contact your Chapter.</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><br /></strong></span></span>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-48753727984374423152020-10-21T12:09:00.001-07:002020-12-02T12:12:15.295-08:00 All six small sculptures of Continental Soldier, The Militia Soldier, the Minuteman, the Woman Patriot, the Black Soldier and the Oneida Warrior are ready to order. <p><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: gold;"></span></span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: gold;"><img align="right" data-file-id="2145384" height="266" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/8b54aabd-75e2-4751-bb3b-e5d8d1c73867.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 266px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></span></span></div></div><p>
</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Download the <u><strong>"Six Patriot Sculptures"</strong></u> Brochure<a href="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/files/1a64d6b0-76b5-466d-ad56-939940c36e22/sculpturesflyer_finalweb.pdf" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/files/1a64d6b0-76b5-466d-ad56-939940c36e22/sculpturesflyer_finalweb.pdf" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/files/1a64d6b0-76b5-466d-ad56-939940c36e22/sculpturesflyer_finalweb.pdf" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;">.</a>
It tells about each of the six sculptures and has a handy order form
that you can print and send in with a check. Soon you will be able to
order on our website with a credit card.<br />
<br />
To see them all, go to our <a href="http://orevwarmem.blogspot.com/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: gold;">BLOG</span></a> which is the journal of the sculptor Michael Tieman.</div>
<br />
<u><strong>DONATIONS</strong></u><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to make a contribution to
the Memorial, you can write a check for cash, to purchase bricks or
sculptures. Make the check out to ORWM and mail it to: <span style="color: gold;">Dave Witter 4840 SW Fairhaven Dr. Portland, OR 97221</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
If you want to use your credit card, go to our web site <a href="http://www.ORWM.org" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: gold;">www.ORWM.org</span></a> and click on the <span style="color: gold;">DONATE</span> button. Here you can order bricks, coins, Patriot sculpture, Wreaths across America and also make a cash donation.
</div>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-82292504853681376352020-10-07T12:07:00.001-07:002020-12-02T12:08:43.869-08:00Genealogy - Pay Attention to the Detail<p> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugene Foley</span></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Pay Attention to the Detail</strong></span><br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">When we qualify our ancestors as
patriots with proof of birth, death, and marriage, we often don’t bother
with other information that might lead to a better understanding of who
they are. Census records, city directories and obituaries also provide
information, such as occupation or employers, that can help us
understand more about who our ancestors are and how they lived.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2140600" height="271" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/d17d2ba3-0396-45fe-9629-922b37cbf317.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 271px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 250px;" width="250" />In
my research, I very much enjoy finding interesting facts and digging
deeper into them. As I was looking at my Jamestown families, I found a
ship’s captain by the name of James Davis or Davies from whom I am
descended. In the notes about his life, it mentioned that he had also
delivered colonists to the Popham Plantation, and that he had captained a
pinnace that had been built there (the first English ship built in
North America). Pretty cool, I thought.<br />
<br />
Of course, there are many ancestry-based societies other than SAR/DAR,
Mayflower, and Jamestown. One of them is dedicated to the descendants
of what is often called the Popham Plantation, located in the area near
Kennebunk, Maine. The colonists arrived there in mid-1607. Yep, 1607.
About the same time as Jamestown was first settled. The Popham
settlement was apparently pretty well managed, as it only lost one of
its colonists in the first year…unlike Jamestown and Plymouth.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2140596" height="172" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/d9b1feaa-122e-4087-8911-05b9182fe491.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 172px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 293px;" width="293" />Interestingly,
the colony, which was principally a commercial enterprise, was
abandoned a year later. Such presence of Europeans in North America was
enough that by the time the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, the indigenous
people had some knowledge of the English. This helps to explain the
comfort with which Squanto and Massasoit could communicate with the
colonists.</div>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-32467750923718767152020-09-30T13:42:00.002-07:002020-09-30T13:42:42.254-07:00 We Need You ...<p><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 36px;"></span>
<span style="font-size: 16px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuTa4sZiusXO2MrxruLXKMvglCF3VRC7Yk6VcVAT1TTtIELMKBodVomxZbQ87CpgfOX63JwkNP54hnWjd63YCjWyrh6ThfiU1urayvpNBFiNdi-l-P7p1xtG201qJdXAeFdaG8b82rp8l/s497/1803a54c-727d-4284-9413-c6e6ec530669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuTa4sZiusXO2MrxruLXKMvglCF3VRC7Yk6VcVAT1TTtIELMKBodVomxZbQ87CpgfOX63JwkNP54hnWjd63YCjWyrh6ThfiU1urayvpNBFiNdi-l-P7p1xtG201qJdXAeFdaG8b82rp8l/s320/1803a54c-727d-4284-9413-c6e6ec530669.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Want to get more involved in your Oregon
Society and National SAR but don't know how?<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are three great
opportunities below that we need help with. We are just forming these
new committees this year and need your help in making them happen. If
you are interested in joining one of these committees please contact <a href="mailto:mlt@artistsgallerie.com?subject=SAR%20Volunteer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: mediumblue;">President Michael Tieman.</span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
<br />
<strong>ORSSAR Recognition Committee</strong><br />
This committee shall coordinate ORSSAR activities for tracking
eligibility, encouraging activities, reporting achievements and
recognizing individuals and organizations for noteworthy
accomplishments. This committee combines the Eagle Scout, the Flag, the
Medals and Awards and the Society and Chapter Competition Award
Committee.<br />
<br />
<strong>ORSSAR Outreach Committee </strong><br />
This committee will develop relationships with the Oregon community, the
CAR, the DAR and the NSSAR committees. This committee combines the
Center for Advancing American Heritage, the Color Guard, the CAR, the
DAR and the Veterans and Patriotic Outreach Committees.<br />
<br />
<strong>National SAR "America 250" Committee</strong><br />
In the tradition of Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren, we are calling on
each State Society to form a state America 250 SAR Planning Committee to
plan and organize State Society activities. <u>So we can help each other</u> be
informed, each State Society will have a CoC Secretary as the point of
contact to the National Society America 250 SAR Committee. Shortly, we
will be launching an online area to report progress and develop
interactive tools to help each other. For now, <u>I ask that you have your State Society’s Committee of Correspondence Secretary</u> send an email to the America 250 SAR Committee at <a href="mailto:America250SAR@sar.org" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: mediumblue;">America250SAR@sar.org </span></a><span style="color: mediumblue;"> </span><br />
<br />
As you know, the 250<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the American Revolution
is not only fast approaching, it is already here! While we are five
years away from the 250<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, March 6 of this year was the 250<sup>th</sup> anniversary
of the Boston Massacre. Leading up to July 4, 2026 we will have many
unique opportunities promote patriotism, our objectives of education,
and the honor our ancestors. No doubt you will agree, our nation needs
to focus on our founding principles of liberty and freedom.<br />
<br />
America 250 SAR is the anniversary coordinating committee of the
National Society. Our charge is to work with the U.S. Semiquincentennial
Commission, the America 250 staff of the American Battlefield Trust,
America 250 DAR, CAR, and other heritage partners to plan the national
celebrations throughout the country. State Societies and Chapters will
be awarded streamers for activity related to the 250<sup>th</sup> and
medals can be earned based on activities. America 250 SAR flags will
soon be available through merchandising in the Flags section in the
“Members Only” section of the SAR Store. <br />
<br />
<strong>We look forward to hearing from your state’s Committee of Correspondence Secretary</strong>.<br />
<a name="m_-3173927793702399498_m_222097921259106" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;"></a>Your most honorable servant,<br />
Clifford Olsen,<br />
NSSAR Chair<br />
<em>America </em>25<em>0 SAR</em><br />
573-634-8200</span></p>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-76395004551643981972020-09-23T13:37:00.001-07:002020-09-30T13:39:24.323-07:00Genealogy <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugene Foley</span></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Fraternal Connections</strong></span><br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><img align="left" data-file-id="2135848" height="201" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/ee6472a0-4adf-4c71-b835-b1796f25b38a.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 201px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have heard, over the years, that the “Indians” responsible for the
Boston Tea Party were Freemasons. While I’ve not yet been convinced
that there is evidence of clandestine meetings of the lodge to execute
such a plan, it is true that many of the Founding Fathers were active
Freemasons. Franklin, Washington, Otis, Wooster, Marshall, Lafayette,
Montgomery, Putnam and Hancock were all active Masons.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2135852" height="322" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/517ad3b6-b731-4aa1-acae-edeeb26ee075.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 322px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
Masonry is often characterized as a “secret” society...it really
isn’t. In fact, one might compare it with many other fraternal
organizations, like the Grange, Pythians, Odd Fellows, and many others
that use ritual and symbolism in their lessons teaching commonly held
virtues of the communities they serve. Such would certainly be
consistent with the actions evident among those who would actively seek
the abolition of tyranny and despotism.<br />
<br />
As genealogical researchers, the lack of secrecy is a treasure trove of
information. Members wanted to be known as such, and even paraded
(literally) to make their presence known. The famous painting of the
laying of the corner stone of the first national capital building shows
Washington in Masonic adornment. But, perhaps, most useful is the
availability of historic membership information. Many grand lodges have
allowed the transcription of membership files which provide useful
dates, occupations, and locations. And now...you can search them on the
internet.</span></div>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-37306245006280938112020-09-09T13:31:00.001-07:002020-09-30T13:36:29.679-07:00Wreaths across America<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUSQq3FDhqaTyodlyCGfU-L2b6PNwsLLdqkLjFUoIFPRRGRXWo_knLjvP1RBZi96HzKW4HCD0OqNSKMtcS112XcPlMcny1gfY34aYMAfVSj1748rw8dpwwLrdjb2h9PjVOUMhPIS95Gqm/s2048/f668f28b-bf8e-4709-8a28-e3e0ff972808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUSQq3FDhqaTyodlyCGfU-L2b6PNwsLLdqkLjFUoIFPRRGRXWo_knLjvP1RBZi96HzKW4HCD0OqNSKMtcS112XcPlMcny1gfY34aYMAfVSj1748rw8dpwwLrdjb2h9PjVOUMhPIS95Gqm/s320/f668f28b-bf8e-4709-8a28-e3e0ff972808.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The Lewis & Clark Chapter was asked to submit a 2-3 minute video to
the National Wreaths across America to be used in their advertising,
radio, social media and other promotions between Sep. 12 and Dec. 19. It is to tell about us and our partnership with them.<br />
<br />
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQMXVt5XBQ" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: yellow;">We have made it into a YouTube video. Check it out.<br />
Here is the link.</span></a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 24px;">
<br />
<span style="color: lavenderblush;">And Please, Sponsor a Wreath to be placed on a Veteran's grave at Willamette National Cemetery</span></span>
</p><hr />Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-84850290886838692662020-09-02T11:48:00.001-07:002020-09-02T11:48:19.800-07:00Honoring A Patriot<h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="color: #202020; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 125%; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;">Francis Lewis Ditto, Pvt PA<br />
Declaration for Revolutionary War Soldier Benefits</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;"> Compatriot Arlen B. Clark</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"> <br />
<br />
The State of Ohio} Seneca County ss} On this 3 day of October, 1833
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas
(being a Court of Record) now sitting, “Frandz Dido” a resident of the
township of Clinton said county aged more than seventy five years as he
thinks, and he believes he is nearer eighty than seventy five years old,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath aforesaid
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the
act of congress passed June 7, 1832<br />
That he entered the sirvice [sic] of the United States under
the following named officers and served as herein stated - - - - - - - -
- - - -<br />
In the winter of 1777-8, I think about the middle of January
at McCollister Town York County Pa. I enlisted into the 2<sup>d </sup>Regiment
of Pa. troops commanded by Col. Stewart Lieut. Col. or Major _______
Murray My company commanded by Capt Rob afterward by Capt. Koby – then
Capt. Jacob Stoy ----- the name of the recruiting officer was was [sic]
Robert Peeling I believe<br />
When I enlisted I was told by the recruiter that I should be
a sergeant of Horse but I was soon undeceived for I served on foot, and
as a private My twin brother of the name Jacob, with several others,
enlisted at the same time and and [sic] under similar representations,
from the recruiting sergeant, but when they found out that they had been
gulled they deserted, and earnestly requested me to do the same but I
concluded that my services were so much needed at the time that I would
serve my time which was three years—Gen. Wayne was our principal officer
under Washington and La Faytte [sic] was with us some times.<br />
Soon after my enlistment I joined the army at Valley Forge, where we remained during the winter ---<br />
I was in the Battle of Monmouth and the next day helped to
bury the dead, heat killed more that day than sword pistol or musket<br />
I was with about 30 others taken prisoner at Newark, ( and I
think it was the second winter of my service) we were taken to New York
on the ice where we were put into the sugar house—Nights we were
generally locked up in a Church, I think a Quaker church—We were
prisoners about three months, while in the church we undertook to make
our escape—We dug a hole under the wall of the church and under the
pavement, (I remember I worked with a hog’s jaw bone) when we had all
things ready waiting for a dark night a hessian boy who had deserted
from the British and joined the Americans, and had been taken prisoner
by the British (I suppose to make his peace) discovered to the British
our wood chuck’s hole-------Soon after we were exchanged, when we
rejoined the Army I think at Fredericksburgh.------<br />
At the time Gen. Wayne took Stony Point I was working at West Point at the large fort on the hill -----<br />
Some of the cannon which Wayne took at Stony Point, we
mounted at West Point --- The largest I think was drawn up the hill by
26 yoke of oxen and about 60 men with drag ropes -----<br />
I wintered at White Plains one winter, and at Fredericksburgh the remainder I believe -------<br />
While in the service and near the close a baggage wagon
upset which I at the lower side was endeavoring to hold up. I slipped
and my hip was severely injured, however I was verry [sic] soon on duty
again. ----- But the consequence to me has been verry [sic] serious, It
was always lame, and more than thirty years ago I became and have ever
since remained a cripple, the joint being completely destroyed, all
which my physician told me was caused by the original injury<br />
A short time before my term expired there was a violent
tumult among the soldiers, because they could not get discharged when
their terms expired, Col. Stewart was driven out of camp at the point of
the bayonet ---- The soldiers marched towards Philladilphia [sic] to
address their grievances, ----Gen. Wayne was with us – I saw him
repeatedly in much apparent danger, the soldiers pointing and crying
shoot the Dan-d [sic] raskol[sic] &c.– I took no part in the revolt.
– My time had not yet quite expired, - However when we got to Princeton
(as I believe) and the difficulty was settled by common sense, it was
found of the men whose terms had expired were getting their discharges,
that I myself had but about two weeks more to serve, and thinking at
that point the two weeks would be of little service.<br />
Capt. Whitemon and an other officer gave me a certifficate
[sic] with the rest and we went to the Printing Office and got
discharges – I think my own was signed by Gen. Wayne but as I hardly
remember of seeing it since, it having been a long time lost, that I
cannot tell for certainty who signed it – I believe it was a printed
discharge – I remember the hanging of the spies who had been sent to us
by the British-<br />
<br />
I know of no person whose evidence I can procure that can testify to me services<br />
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an
annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any State/s Frandz Dido <br />
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written in open court Oct 3 1833/s <br />
Jas. Hamond Clerk<br />
<br />
Mr. Andrew Maine and Allen Campbell residing in the neighborhood of said
Frandz Dido hereby declare that there is no clergyman residing in the
neighborhood of said applicant, that we are well acquainted with the
said Francis Ditto or in German “Frandz Dido” who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be of the age
which he has above sworn that he is, that he is reputed and believed in
the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.<br />
<br />
Allen Campbell <br />
His Mark Andrew X Maine <br />
<br />
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first Above written in open court<br />
Joseph Howard, Clerk<br />
<br />
Here follows the questions put by the court as directed by the War
Department with the several answers of the said Francis Ditto or “Frandz
Dido” on his oath<br />
<br />
Q1: Where and in what year were you born? A: I was born near Harrisburgh
Pa. in the county of York, I cannot tell in what year but not far aside
of 1758 as I believe I am now believe I am about 75 or 80 years old.<br />
Q2: Have you any record of your age and if so what is it? A: My parents
died when I was a small boy and I never saw any record of my age. I
never kept any myself---<br />
Q3: Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived
after the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? A: When called
into service I lived at McCollister Town, York County, Pa. When I left
the service as above I went to Northumberton, Pickaway County, Ohio
where I lived about 30 years – thence to Washington Township. Pickaway
County, Ohio where I lived about 15 – 16 or 17 years thence to Clinton
Township, Seneca County, Ohio where I now live.<br />
Q4: How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you
volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? A: I
was called into service by enlistment as above stated.<br />
Q5: State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the
troops when you served: such continental and Militia Regiments as you
may recollect and the names and the general circumstances of your
service, A: I will refer you to my statement above<br />
Q6: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom
was it given and what has become of it? A: I will refer to my statement
above and further will say that I have a faint recollection of having a
discharge with me when I subsequently went for my back pay as per
agreement<br />
Q7: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present
neighborhood, and who can testify [sic] to your present character for
truth and veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the
Revolution. A: John Briner, John Wolf, John Sekrist [sic], Jacob Mumi
[sic], Andrew Maine, John Lilly, Henry Keller, Allen Campbell, John
Druge<br />
Frandz Dido<br />
<br />
The above answers sworn to and subscribed the date and year first above written in open court Oct 3, 1833.<br />
<br />
Joseph Howard, Clerk<br />
<br />
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation
presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary soldier and served as he states--- and the Court further
certifies that it appears to him that Allen Campbell and Andrew Maine
are residents o the Township of Clinton aforesaid and that they both are
credible persons and that their statement is intitled [sic] to audit.<br />
D. Higgins Presd Judge 2<sup>nd</sup> Circuit<br />
seal Sedies Godney}<br />
} Associates<br />
Benj<sup>n</sup> Petteson}<br />
<br />
I Joseph Howard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Seneca and the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the
application of Francis Ditto, or otherwise in German as he signs his
name “Frandz Ditto” for a pension.---<br />
<br />
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year first above written<br />
Joseph Howard<br />
Clerk</div><p> </p>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-20681847531189354432020-08-26T11:45:00.000-07:002020-09-02T11:46:42.892-07:00ORWM Update<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<u><strong>The main thing about the Memorial is that it is interactive.</strong></u></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
What does that really mean?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
It's all about QR codes and their power. For those who don't use them,
or remember what they are, see the examples below. I have generated
these to be etched into the red granite Memorial walls. They will be
beside a heading or story that we want you to see more information on.
They will link to web sites, photos or videos. While you are standing in
front of the ORWM in Beaverton, Oregon you will scan these QR codes
with your phone or tablet and be propelled across the nation or world to
see more information.<br />
<br />
Try it now. I have tried the following method with both an Android phone
and an iPhone and they work. Nothing special you have to download. **<em>Note; If you have a problem, you can download free QR Code Reader apps for Android and iPhone.</em><br />
<br />
Open your phone camera, hold it up to the QR codes below and tap on the
link that comes up. Viola. Where did you go? What info did you see? How
cool is that?<br />
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<img data-file-id="2128536" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/ba87a2dc-6210-4161-be58-00bfae3ed69c.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /> <img data-file-id="2128540" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/7aa72c80-f220-472f-8c50-c9cc65585b19.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><u><strong>Imagine the possibilities. </strong></u></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
You take your family to the memorial and let them wander around and
explore the walls. Teachers bring their students to the Memorial and
take them on a tour of our country's history from 1765-1793 using the
electronic technology they use hundreds of times a day. We can use these
codes in presentations to people or organizations to add a bit of
magic. Printed materials can have these codes on them and add them to
web sites or newsletters to make a direct link to something you are
talking about. Or a direct link to YouTube videos.<br />
<br />
This is why the Oregon Revolutionary War Memorial is special, it is interactive and can change as often as we wish.<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
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<u><strong>DONATIONS</strong></u></div>
<ul><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;">Our
new ORWM Treasurer is Dave Witter. If you want to make a contribution
to the Memorial, you can write a check for cash, to purchase bricks or
coins. Make the check out to ORWM and mail it to:<br />
<span style="color: gold;">Dave Witter 4840 SW Fairhaven Dr. Portland, OR 97221</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: lavender;"><img align="left" data-file-id="2126804" height="266" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/77b9a3e8-3dd8-429b-8f95-01e9a666aff4.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 266px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></span></li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;">If you want to use your credit card, go to our web site <a href="http://www.ORWM.org" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: gold;">www.ORWM.org</span></a> and click on the <span style="color: gold;">DONATE</span> button. Here you can order bricks, coins, Patriot sculpture, Wreaths across America and also make a cash donation.<br />
<br />
<u><strong>SCULPTURES</strong></u><br />
</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;">Check out the progress of the three new sculptures. Go to our <a href="http://orevwarmem.blogspot.com/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: gold;">BLOG</span></a> which is the journal of the sculptor Michael Tieman.</li></ul>
<hr />Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-65187643510577938332020-08-19T11:44:00.000-07:002020-09-02T11:44:49.933-07:00Genealogy Aug 19<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugene Foley</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>What's in A Name?</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>
<img align="left" data-file-id="2126808" height="555" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/d01933d6-f2be-4b92-86da-5fff6e3a37b1.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 555px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 300px;" width="300" />I’m
a numbers guy. I still know the phone numbers of my home, my best
friend’s home and my dad’s office AND my driver’s license number, from
1969. But, I have a hard time remembering the names of the people I met
with the night before, even though I can tell you what we talked about
and what we ate for dinner. I had a really hard time in some of my
classes in law school because I couldn’t remember the names of the cases
that set the precedence for arguments, even though I could describe the
cases in detail! But, I could remember codified statutes and
regulations by number. I did fine in the tax and bankruptcy codes. So,
with tens of thousands of names in my Ancestry account, I rely heavily
on the matching functions provided by the software!<br />
<br />
The software, though, does a “perfect” job of matching names. Knowing
how the software works is important to keep us from over-relying on the
machine to make the matches, AND missing matches that would provide a
lead. Name matching, even before computerization, has relied on giving
greater weight to matching consonants than to matching vowels. Using
SOUNDEX, systems attempt to match the likely sound of the spoken name as
a way of finding matches. Remember, also, that the matching process
may assume English as the language. So, if names match the formula,
even though they are obviously wrong to the researcher, they are on the
list. So, “perfect” ain’t so perfect.<br />
<br />
Don’t give up! If the list is long, your answer may be there. Filter
by dates and locations to pare down the list. If the short list still
doesn’t include a match, change the spelling or sequence of the search
words. Spell out words that might be abbreviations. Check similar
names in work already performed to see if there are other spellings, or
other names that might be a better match.<br />
<br />
Consider that the name you are searching is a nickname, and substitute
other options. Look to other uses of the name in that family or in that
community, for instance Matilda, Mathilda, Mattie, and Maud. Peggy is a
nickname for Margaret. In older European transcripts, the writers
often used Latin naming, so consider changing your English word to its
Latin counterpart. Use your knowledge and imagination! Here’s a test:
What is this name, “Xpfer.” The answer is, Christopher. Chi Rho
(looks to us like Xp) was an abbreviation for Christ, and “fer” is
phonetic for “pher.” Throw in a vowel and you get “Christ-o-pher.” If
you hit a wall, take a break. There are literally millions of people
entering their trees into the publicly available systems. Eventually,
someone else may enter the answer you’re looking for. Most of all, have
fun!<p> </p>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-81600518309989012032020-08-12T11:42:00.000-07:002020-09-02T11:43:35.980-07:00Genealogy<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugene Foley</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Great Grandpa Charlemagne</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>
I <img align="right" data-file-id="2125196" height="271" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/8a509a1c-e714-4b89-9a59-9c6892180f72.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 271px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 186px;" width="186" />decided
to do a face-to-face transaction at my bank. I had to walk a distance
to get to a branch, since the combination of riots and COVID have
resulted in the closure of most of the banks downtown. It was GREAT to
get out of my apartment! The teller (behind two thick layers of
Plexiglas) was new at his job, so the adjacent teller and his supervisor
were close by to help. The bank wasn’t busy, so I asked him how he was
doing, and he, in turn asked me what I was doing to keep busy. I told
him I was working on my genealogy, and he didn’t offer any particular
response. So, I continued, “Yep, I found that Charlemagne was my
ancestor.” Everyone laughed.<br />
<br />
I recently read an article that explained that if your ancestry came out
of Europe, chances are that Charlemagne IS your ancestor. The study
was done by a mathematician who calculated the growth and intermixing of
the population, and then inverted the calculation to estimate the
likelihood that any given person would have been an ancestor. It turns
out that most of us with a strong western European ancestry ARE
descendants of Charlemagne…and I have traced (in theory, since the
proofs are only relatively accurate) my royal lines to Charlemagne
(748-814), and King Ivar Vidfadma of Denmark and Sweden (7th<sup>th</sup> Century), and Gorrett <img align="left" data-file-id="2125192" height="160" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/6203acfe-9605-4f7c-84d0-8a7d9ec2025c.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 160px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 128px;" width="128" />of Finland (2<sup>nd</sup> Century)…and others. By the time y’all hit 37<sup>th</sup> Great Grandfather there are two probable truths if you believe the statistics: 1) You <u>probably</u> are related to that person, and 2) the tree details that got you there are <u>probably</u> not accurate.<br />
<br />
Still, with the relative ease of the genealogical software that is
available today (unlike the early days when we spent hours on end, day
after day, looking through microfilm and dusty books), it’s a fun search
to hit an old line, and run it back through kings, bishops, and
scoundrels. Make it interesting, have some fun.
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-23833693201696007832020-08-01T11:41:00.000-07:002020-09-02T11:41:40.823-07:00ORWM <p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="color: #202020; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 125%; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: lavenderblush;"><strong>Oregon Revolutionary War Memorial<br />
Committee Meeting</strong><br />
<br />
A Zoom meeting was held at 10:02 am on<br />
Saturday August 1, 2020</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<u><strong>The Committee: </strong></u>Chairman – Gene Foley, Treasurer –
Dave Witter, Archivist – Michael Tieman, DAR Liaison – Patti
Waitman-Ingebretsen, Rob Greene, Tom Akers, Eric Salbeda.<br />
<br />
Fundraising/Grants - Gene Foley, Patti Waitman-Ingebretsen, Dave Witter.<br />
<br />
Two new members were added to the Committee– Joel Simmons and Craig Keller.<br />
Positions for PR and Marketing were not filled.</div>
<br />
Major discussions were concerning changing the Treasurer and signators
on the bank account, fundraising and restructuring of the Committee.<br />
To read all of the minutes of the meeting <a href="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/files/ce63a3ce-c6cc-4ca2-ba81-6de0b0d36d55/ORWMmeetingAug1_2020.docx" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: gold;">click here</span></a> for a copyOregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-42376805323932060082020-07-30T11:37:00.000-07:002020-09-02T11:40:18.080-07:00And So I Have Begun - July 20,2020<p></p>
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<div style="text-align: left;">After a lot of research and many drawings, I have decided on the poses of the three new sculptures...more or less.<br />
<br />
In the first photo on the left I have drawn the outline of the new
figures on the base boards. From here I will start to build the figures
in clay.<br />
<br />
In the second photo, I have started on the "Patriot Woman" figure. Up
next to one of the Soldiers, I have tried to keep her smaller in
proportion. She will stand about 5'3" in the full size version.<br />
<br />
If you look at the drawing on the back board above, you should notice
that as I was working on her in clay she developed an "attitude". Look
familiar? That is the confidence and strength look coming through. A
no-nonsense "I can get it done" attitude.<br />
<br />
Go with it. She will tell me how she wants to be seen.<br />
<br />
Even though the figure will be covered with a huge full dress and apron,
the figure underneath has to be done correctly and fully so that she
wears the clothes convincingly. And yes, underneath all of that clay is
her heart.</div>
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on the Woman today, outside temp is 100 degrees but inside my studio
with AC and fans on to keep the clay cool, I am wearing a sweater and
gloves to keep warm. Crazy right?</div>
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I have completed the basic model and I will let her sit for a while and
live with it. Make a change here and there over time until she is what
she wants to be. The face needs to be "prettier", she looks a bit too
stern.<br />
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Then ready to cast into maquette sculptures to add to the first three Soldiers.<br />
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Time to move on to the next sculpture,I think I will work on the Oneida Warrior next.</div>
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<span style="color: gold;">The Oneida Warrior Begins - July29, 2020</span></h2>
<img align="left" data-file-id="2121792" height="407" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/b7e74e6e-6127-4ad6-b230-21c85aead43f.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 407px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Starting with a sketch and building the base of the figure. </span>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-82938616586699959082020-07-29T11:35:00.000-07:002020-09-02T11:37:34.064-07:00A Company of Women July 29, 2020<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugen Foley</span></span></p>
<br />
I’m very fortunate to have a large percentage of my ancestors having
come to America before the Revolution. What that means, of course, is
that I have a lot of potential supplemental SAR entries. And to scare
our registrar even more, my children’s mother comes from a family that
has even more patriots from her line than there are in mine. I estimate
that my three sons can claim more than fifty Patriots.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2121620" height="313" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/1fbe1a14-676c-46c8-b399-6aba39fb59a7.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 313px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 250px;" width="250" />That
being said, I find it especially interesting to find a potential
patriot that qualifies for reasons other than serving in the military or
signing an oath of fidelity. Since my wife has been telling her family
(including spouses of her relatives) that I will do the initial
research on their lines, there is a never-ending flow of opportunities
to find the oft overlooked qualifying patriots. <br />
<br />
That’s how I found the Stillwell sisters of Beesley’s Point in Cape May,
New Jersey, cousins in my wife’s line, both of whom had a significant
impact in Southern New Jersey. Just doing a quick web search will
reveal many women who played significant roles in the fight for our
independence. Some, like Molly Pitcher, whose name was Mary Ludwig
Hays, immediately come to mind, but there are so many more…many of whom
are well documented, but not recognized for their sacrifices and
contributions.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2121616" height="258" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/15431bfb-0d0e-4117-9a7d-d0a885ebbb51.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 258px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 196px;" width="196" />One
of the ways that women participated as soldiers was to dress and act
like men, like Deborah Sampson. But I’d like to highlight one
particular instance, in which only three women were named in the record
of that period, but an entire female company was formed for the defense
of their community.<br />
<br />
In that instance, the able bodied men had mobilized to defend in a
nearby community, leaving their own homes unprotected. The women had
become aware, as a result of having heard a discussion among loyalist
family members, that a spy would be coming through their village. The
women assembled, elected Prudence Cummings Wright as Captain, dressed in
the men’s clothes, scraped up whatever weapons their men had left
behind, and assembled along the main road. They caught the spy, chased
off the loyalist family members, and passed the retrieved information to
the patriots, foiling the British plans. Though there was no protocol
to compensate them, as would have been the case for militia men, a
special provision was made to pay them for their military service after
the war ended.<br />
<br />
So, don’t just look to see if the men, were patriots! Look at what the women were doing!
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-49486033261117146332020-07-08T11:52:00.001-07:002020-07-08T11:52:45.273-07:00July 4, 2020
This year’s 4<sup>th</sup> of July weekend was like no other I have
experienced in the last five years. Normally, I would get dressed in my
Continental Uniform and gather up my 1763 Charleville musket and be in a
small-town parade with my compatriots of the Sons of the American
Revolution.<br />
<br />
Not this year. Not with the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic roaring across
American cities and towns unchecked. This year we must be masked and
social distanced in public and keep the groups to under 25 and be aware
that we over 60 are in the age group with the highest deaths.<br />
<br />
Yes, a different 4<sup>th</sup> of July. Happy 244<sup>th</sup> Birthday America.<br />
<br />
What did I do instead of the parades and gatherings?<br />
<br />
On the evening of the 4<sup>th</sup>, I put on my Continental Uniform
coat and tricorn hat, grabbed a handful of small American flags and my
wife and I went to our youngest daughter’s home and enjoyed their
fireworks. When the neighbors came over to watch our fireworks my wife
and I handed out flags to everyone. We were rebels for a few hours
celebrating the birth of our country. No politics, no demonstrations, no
discord, just fun and celebration with our fellow countrymen and women.<br />
<br />
To top the weekend off, my wife and I watched the movie “Hamilton” on
cable tv. Two hours and 40 minutes of a wonderfully done play. Loved the
cast, the songs, the lighting, the scenery and yes, the story.<br />
I won’t tell you about it … no spoiler alert here, but I must say my
favorite “people” in the play were King George III, and Thomas
Jefferson, they stole the play. Oh, and don’t forget your box of
tissues.<br />
<br />
All of these events bring me to the reason for this article.<br />
<br />
<strong>“The Promise” </strong><br />
<br />
This weekend’s events reminded me of the Revolutionary War presentations I have done at schools to the 5<sup>th </sup>and 8<sup>th</sup> grade students. I have learned two things from them … show no fear and tell the facts.<br />
<br />
The 8<sup>th</sup> graders have been the most engaging in our conversations and the same questions are asked time and again.<br />
<br />
<em><strong>What makes The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States so special?</strong></em><br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2116892" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/aa7eb846-79f4-4f56-9a48-99b15534f314.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 400px;" width="400" />The
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States
are the foundation documents of America. From these we build our
country.<br />
<br />
In 1776 this fragile little collection of 13 rebel colonies stood up and
waving the Declaration of Independence, declared to England and the
world that we will be free and that this new country’s goals and
aspirations and <strong>promise</strong> is that “All men are created
equal”. That we will fight and die for this piece of paper. Our
ancestors did and have done this in every generation since 1776. It is a
constant battle, and one we must continue to fight in this and future
generations.<br />
<br />
We fought and died in wars since 1776, in this country and around the
world … and still we fight. We fought and died in the early 1900’s the
60’s and 70’s for Women’s freedoms … and still we fight. We fought and
died after the Civil War in the early 1900’s, and the 50’s and 60’s and
70’s for Black and Brown and Native American freedoms … and still we
fight.<br />
<br />
It is our responsibility as citizens of this country to fight for the <strong>promise</strong> of the Declaration of Independence ... and still we fight.<br />
<br />
The Constitution of the United States on the other hand is the blueprint to our citizens as to how we make that <strong>promise</strong>
happen. Legally and Peacefully. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech,
freedom of the press, peaceful assembly and to petition the Government.
The role and responsibility of the three equal branches of government.
The adding of Amendments to the Constitution to help fulfill the <strong>promise</strong>. It’s a living, breathing document, not static but ever changing to get us closer to the <strong>promise</strong> we made to the world and our citizens that … “All men are created equal”.<br />
<br />
The next big question is always,<br />
<em><strong>“Yes we fought the Revolutionary War for freedom for all, why were the Blacks not freed?”</strong></em><br />
<br />
The answer becomes complicated at best.<br />
<br />
In 1770 out of a population of 2.3 million in the 13 colonies, over
450,000 were Blacks with 406,000 in the Southern colonies. During the
Revolutionary War, the Patriot army was over 380,000 strong, (but never
more than 35,000 soldiers served at any one time), and about 5,000-9,000
were Black. In the British army of over 107,000 there were 20,000
Blacks that fought but up to 100,000 went over to the British side. Both
sides promised food and clothes and wages and freedom after the war.
Blacks fought in almost every infantry company (in integrated troops)
and on the decks of every ship from the first shot at the Boston
Massacre to Yorktown. Yet, most were not freed after the war.<br />
<br />
The <strong>promise</strong> was broken.<br />
<br />
But there was change in the wind.<br />
<br />
After the war by 1783 the New England states of NH, MA, RI, CT, VT
abolished slavery. The Middle states of PA, NY, NJ, DE abolished slavery
by early 1800.<br />
<br />
There were two main reasons for these changes. In the northern states
the attitude was “…the Blacks fought beside us for freedom for all, so
they are free like us”. Second, economics. In these states it was more
expensive to keep slaves then it was to have indentured servants or to
hire laborers.<br />
<br />
In the South, their attitude was different as was the economics. Blacks
fought in the war in place of their masters and yet most Blacks did not
fight since the masters could not trust them with a musket. They did the
menial jobs. After the war, most were sent back as “returned property”.
As to economics, manual slave labor was cheap and plentiful, over 60%
of the population in South Carolina were Black slaves.<br />
<br />
On Jan 1, 1808 President Thomas Jefferson signed a law banning the slave
trade, but not banning owning slaves. He only freed seven of his
hundreds of slaves during his lifetime and on his death. His slaves were
passed on to his family as "property".<br />
<br />
Our young country’s history was not always pretty, and our ancestors were not perfect. But they had a vision, a <strong>promise</strong> worth fighting for. We cannot change our past, but we can change the present and the future.<br />
<br />
"We the people ..." hold up the Declaration of Independence to our government to remind them of their <strong>promise</strong> to its citizens and to remind them and us of our responsibilities as citizens.<br />
<br />
“All men are created equal”.<br />
<br />
Michael Tieman<br />
President, Oregon SAR
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-55214171824768039812020-07-01T15:00:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:35:43.476-07:00Next BOM Meeting July 25<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Oregon SAR Board of Managers will have their Summer meeting on July 25, 2020 at 7:00pm by Zoom . <br />
Stay Well and Safe.Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-4353511358193788202020-07-01T11:37:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:38:25.669-07:00July 1 Newsletter Genealogy<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugen Foley</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">Illegitimi Non Carborundum</span></strong></div>
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<br />
I am grossly over-educated, which means I’ve got way too much “stuff”
crammed into a limited-capacity storage device, my brain. So, I was
thinking…uh huh…the Sons of the American Revolution should have a
password, like the fraternities have. Or, perhaps, some common
experience to recall by use of a title or phrase. So, if I were to meet
Rob in a dark alley in a strange country, one of us would say “Marbury”
and the other would say “Madison.” Marbury v. Madison is the typical
starting point for first-year law students. And then we could identify
our specialties…I’m partial to “Black Motor.” The Black Motor Car case
validated the process by which a reserve for bad debts could be used
against taxable income. Well, see what I mean…too much “stuff” filed in
the cranium.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2115408" height="155" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/7b326102-666d-4cca-bc0e-b4640ec6a821.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 155px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 326px;" width="326" />Practically
speaking, however, we do have something to say to each other when we
meet…we can speak about our ancestors, particularly those that served in
the revolution. These aren’t so much stories, but are pieces of our
history, that when put together, describe the founding of the most
amazing country ever in history. What Rob and I learned in Law School
didn’t exist before Marbury v. Madison. At the time of the Revolution,
and part of the reason for the Revolution, consisted of compliance with
laws that were created in a distant land. A land that had kings and
princes, created knights and ladies as the favorites of their overlords,
and nobles sat in a House of Lords set apart from the House of Commons.<br />
<br />
As the Colonies were being settled, local councils were formed and
leaders chosen. They were too far from the Motherland to be able to
call for guidance from the distant courts. As the numbers grew,
however, economics and territorial integrity in the face of foreign
expansion resulted in a shift from local rule, back to the rules
legislated from the homeland. So, here is the challenge to those of us
whose families were here from the earliest days: Can we be open-minded
enough to see that there is an essential evolution in self-governance
that sometimes requires more than evolution, perhaps even revolution?<br />
<br />
I’ll leave to the reader how that applies to today. But, as this is a
column is about our genealogies, I’m reminded that many of our early
judicial practices focused on violations of the accepted norms. In some
communities you were fined for growing a beard, and in others for not
having a beard. You were fined if you didn’t show up to church, unless
you were assigned the watch. Of course, if you didn’t attend to the
watch you were fined. And, on and on.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2115404" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/92246d59-df24-4983-ab61-0ed1189a9f28.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 150px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 112px;" width="112" />When
I first did the genealogy for my children, I became enamored by the
number of preachers and ministers there were on both sides of their
family trees. Of course, it pleased me to see the names of the famous
preachers of their times, Cotton Mather, Solomon Stoddard, and my
favorite (kind of…) Jonathan Edwards, who was called as the early
president at what would become Princeton (where I studied while
attending the Seminary).<br />
<br />
Circling back to forms of government in the earlier days of the
Colonies, one finds that the religious leaders were very much a part of
the process by which the rules were administered. When you review your
ancestors, examine their roles in the legal processes they participated
in. As we learn about how our ancestors lived, there is often an
opportunity to see what leadership roles they played, AND where they ran
afoul of the local system of justice. As I did such a review of my
ancestors, I found many admirable traits, and a few surprises that reset
my thoughts toward otherwise fabled leaders. And though I hate to
close with a disappointment in my own search, I found several relations
to the Salem Witch Trials…a couple were hung, a couple died otherwise,
one was acquitted, and one watched with approval…and my respect for the
famous preacher of that time, Cotton Mather, was lost.<br />
<br />
Our “passwords” as we gather with other members are the memorials of our
ancestors. When the stories are truly complete, they are more than
just that we had an ancestor serve in the Revolution. They are the
stories of peoples’ lives, how they lived, and what they believed. We
honor them for their contributions to our great country, but we also
recognize them as individuals who were farmers, coopers, tinkers,
cobblers, smiths, inn keepers, fisherman, wheelwrights, merchants…and
preachers. Some were poor, and others wealthy. Some worked and some
played. Some fought and some died. Each played a part in who we have
become, and as we learn from them, who we will be.</div>
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-81472450737337144362020-06-24T11:49:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:50:28.017-07:00Genealogy<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Eugen Foley</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">Before Manifest Destiny</span></strong><br />
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In grade school we heard about the
Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny. But, as members of the Sons of
the American Revolution, our research is much more personal, and we are
able to see how our own families grew and spread across the country.
“From Sea to Shining Sea,” our Oregon-based membership is evidence of
our nation’s expansion. And the fact that we honor our forefathers’
sacrifices that made us an independent nation, conceived anew, seemed an
obvious message of providence to those who fought…and to the
generations that followed.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2112852" height="299" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/d66078c3-3105-4997-943b-733cfae5b79d.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 299px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 400px;" width="400" />With
a population of about a quarter million souls in 1700, it was clear
that those few hundred Europeans that had established themselves in what
would be the British Colonies by 1610 were here to stay. But, by 1780,
after the Revolution had fully engulfed the European residents of the
new nation in the fight to establish a new republic, the population was
nearing 2.8 million and would be nearer 5 million in 1800.<br />
<br />
As a practical matter, new lands were needed to accommodate the
expansion of the families that inhabited them. Our youngsters today
might suggest that they should have just built taller buildings, instead
of moving west. But, we know that it wasn’t until the late 1920’s that
structural steel, safe elevators, tempered structural glass and other
architectural and structural necessities made it possible to build above
three or four stories without great expense. And it wasn’t until the
1940’s that we began to manage our crops, farms and ranches in a
sustainable fashion that, even with an increasing dependence on foreign
sourcing, would make it possible to feed the third of a billion people
that live in the United States today.<br />
<br />
Before the words Manifest Destiny had come into popular use, our
forefathers had already begun their move west. As early lines were
drawn, for instance, the north and south bounds of Connecticut extended
well to the west. New York, and other colonies carved their shares out
of this area, but much of what is Ohio (called the Western Reserve) was a
part of Connecticut as it was being settle in 1796. That’s important
because this and other land was available to veterans who were given
grants of land to encourage them to build new communities.<br />
<br />
Expansionist behavior began from the earliest times of colonialization,
and was assumed as a matter of right. In early records, the first
settlers negotiated their use and ownership of land with the Native
Americans. While it is a cliché that our ancestors purchased Manhattan
for beads, the early agreements often included trading for other goods,
hunting rights and promises to share in the product of farms. New
Jersey records show a clear pattern of making contracts for the land
that settlers came to occupy, as well as fair trading with the native
population…in most cases. Sadly, there were abuses and systematic
discrimination increased to the time that Manifest Destiny became an
excuse for the taking of land, displacement of indigenous people and
institutionalized discrimination that continues to be a regrettable mark
on our history.<br />
<br />
That being said, land records are an important part of our genealogical
research. With the Revolution came the forfeiture of lands previously
owned by loyalists. Generals George Washington, John Sullivan and
others were delegated responsibility for dividing the land among
veterans who were expanding their families, and their horizons. My
ancestors moved north to New Hampshire, and west to northern New York,
then with Bounty-Land Warrants, they moved to Ohio.<br />
<br />
And here is the opportunity for genealogical researchers…like the
military pensions and invalid benefits that became available, those
seeking a Land-Bounty Warrant needed to prove their service. These
records, often prepared by or for their widows included details of
familial relationships, residences, and employment histories. These are
also primary evidence in the proof of service required for membership
in the SAR and DAR.<br />
<br />
And, as a final point, the westward movement tends to follow patterns.
Trade routes that include mountain passes and navigable rivers are great
clues. My own ancestors moved along the St. Lawrence to Lake Ontario
to Lake Erie, settling within a short distance to the land routes that
skirted those waterways.<br />
<br />
Good luck on your search for land records and Land-Bounty Warrants.Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-24527526692584886132020-06-17T11:47:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:48:32.548-07:00Genealogy<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot:Michael Tieman</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>The Power of the Press in Genealogy</strong></span></span><br />
</div>
I have been the SAR Lewis & Clark chapter regist<img align="right" data-file-id="2110248" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/fd6c3627-89d5-41e9-9f3a-67cdbe571354.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 300px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 185px;" width="185" />rar
and for the past 3 years the SAR Oregon state registrar. During that
time, I can’t tell you how many times new applicants have asked me …<br />
<strong><em>“How do I find out if an ancestor is a Patriot?”</em></strong><br />
<br />
My answer was always the same … <strong><em>Start by making a list of
your known male ancestors who were alive during the Revolutionary War.
Then search the DAR database to see if any are there and have approved
applications on file.</em></strong><br />
<br />
Simple right? Well, I thought I would take my own advice. I have two
approved SAR Patriots, but I figured I had more in the wings. I just
needed to take the time to find out.<br />
<br />
Two things happened. First, I found some. Secondly, I found them in newspapers.com as my first search, not the DAR database.<br />
<br />
You are thinking why did I check the newspapers first? Because I was
already there checking on another lead. So, what could I lose?<br />
<br />
SCORE, I hit the preverbal gold mine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Here then are my steps and results.</strong>
<ol>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Checked my known male ancestors who were alive during the Revolutionary War 4<sup>th</sup> – 5th generations.
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Counted 34 direct line males in that time period</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">More
searching through my old files, I found 10 of them that according to
the “family stories” fought in the Revolutionary War, but not otherwise
documented.</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">I
was rummaging through Newspapers.com looking up a documented article on
another person when I decided to randomly choose one of those 10
“Patriots” I chose Isaac Hale b.1763 d. 1839 who I could document my
direct lineage to his daughter Emma Hale, but no further.</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">I plugged in the info on Isaac Hale. Score.</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><strong><em>THE EVENING GAZETTE, Port Jervis, NY. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1888</em></strong>. In that article written about the town relocating his grave was the following info:
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“Isaac Hale was the first settler in this locality and was the father-in-law of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism.” <em>(My ancestor Emma Hale was the only legal wife of Joseph Smith and had his only legal son).</em></li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“When
Isaac was 12 years old occurred the first skirmish on the Lexington
Green in Massachusetts. In 1777, his 59 year-old grandfather Ward was
killed at Addision, VT, while fighting against General Burgoyne and a
large Native American force that had mostly come from the Susquehanna
Valley in northern PA after 1,200 American soldiers burned their
villages and massacred their families.”</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“When
Hale was seventeen, he enlisted, along with his uncle David, to fight
under Colonel Ebenezer Allen’s command as they sought to prevent
Canadian military raids into the Mohawk Valley. Hale’s brief tour of
duty ended eight days after his enlistment when the younger soldiers
marched back home without seeing action and the 17-year-old private was
released from service.”</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“He
may have visited his father, Reuben Hale, or older brother, Reuben Hale
Jr., both veterans of the recent war, or with his sisters Naomi and
Antha (Diantha).”</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“After
completing this task, he returned to Vermont to marry Elizabeth Lewis
on Sep. 20, 1790, in Wells, VT. One of Elizabeth's ancestors, John
Howland, left England on the MAYFLOWER at age 28.”</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“Pennsylvania,
Veteran Burial Card Name: Isaac Hale Birth Date: 31 Mar. 1783 [--
recorded with incorrect birth year] Death Date: 11 Jan. 1839 Age: 55
Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: Revolutionary War Cemetery
Name: McKune Cemetery. Cemetery Location: Oakland Township, PA
Headstone: Marble”</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">“US Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application<br />
Name: Isaac Hale<br />
SAR Membership: 25191<br />
Birth Date: 21 Mar. 1763<br />
Birth Place: Waterbury, CT<br />
Father: incorrectly recorded as Gideon Hale. Reuben Hale was the father of Isaac Hale.<br />
Mother: incorrectly recorded as Sarah Watts. Diantha Ward was the mother of Isaac Hale.<br />
Children: Emma Hale”</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">So, I found that
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">My 4<sup>th</sup> Great Grandfather Isaac Hale was a Patriot</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">His father, my 5<sup>th</sup> Great Grandfather Reuben Hale was a Patriot</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">His grandfather, my 6<sup>th</sup> Great Grandfather Arah Ward was a Patriot</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">His
wife Elizabeth Lewis was a descendant of John Howland who was a
Mayflower passenger. I also quickly found that John Howland’s wife
Elizabeth Tilley and her parents were also Mayflower passengers.</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Checked for Sources to prove everything in #4 above.
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">DAR and SAR records on file to prove 4a-c above and I could prove my link to them.</li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Checked the Mayflower Silver Books and 4d-e above are correct and I could prove my link to them.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
That one newspaper article gave me three <strong>“approved”</strong> Patriots, plus two other non-direct ancestor Patriots, and four <strong>“approved”</strong> Mayflower passenger ancestors from two separate families.<br />
<br />
<img align="left" data-file-id="2110252" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/502f5592-61f9-4eab-96b1-d465dea7907c.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 266px;" width="266" />When I am asked now … <strong><em>“How do I find out if an ancestor is a Patriot?”</em></strong> <br />
<br />
I can say with confidence and experience …<br />
<br />
<strong><em>"Start by making a list of your known male ancestors who
were alive during the Revolutionary War. Then search the DAR database to
see if any are there and have approved applications on file, also check
newspapers.com for any articles about them as well as their obituary.”</em></strong>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-9132896610028624322020-06-10T11:45:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:46:06.162-07:00History of the Week<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">June 8. 1776</span></strong></div>
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The
Battle of Trois-Rivières was also known as the Battle of Three Rivers.
The British army, under Quebec Governor Sir Guy Carleton, in pursuit of
an American force. They defeated an American counterattack, led by Gen.
John Sullivan.</div>
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Sullivan
was impetuous and spoiling for a fight from the very beginning. He
decided to establish a base at Sorel, on the American side of the St.
Lawrence River midway between Quebec and Montreal, from which he could
maneuver and yet hold upper Canada. One of the first things Sullivan did
upon his arrival was to launch an attack on the British garrison
holding Trois Rivieres.</div>
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<img align="left" data-file-id="2107352" height="342" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/39a9fca8-f8e2-483d-8617-ff0b6b2fbbd0.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 342px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 300px;" width="300" />The
American army in Canada had suffered a severe blow in the disastrous
attack on Quebec City on December 31, 1775. A heavy flow of supplies and
reinforcements allowed the Americans to maintain a presence in the
vicinity of Quebec into 1776, but massively superior British artillery
made siege impossible, and disease and attrition further thinned their
ranks.</div>
<div style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; background-size: auto; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, Baskerville, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 125%; margin: 0px; max-width: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">
<strong style="background-color: transparent; background-size: auto; cheight: 0px; color: black; cwidth: 38; ez_min_text_wdth: 26; font-weight: bold; hcalc: 42; margin-for-scale: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; nodepath: /html/body/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/p[4]/strong; obj_px_area: 0; padding-for-scale: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; pagepos: 221; rcnt: 2; rend_px_area: 0; req_margin_and_padding: 0; req_px_area: 1596; req_px_height: 21px; text-indent: 0; vertical_margin: 0; wcalc: 38px; wcalc_source: child; wocalc: 38px;">In May</strong>,
a British naval relief squadron sailed into Quebec Harbor. Carleton
added the 9th, 20th, 29th and 60th Regiments of Foot along with German
troops from Brunswick to his command and sallied out against the
Americans. Sullivan was already in retreat towards Montreal.</div>
<div style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; background-size: auto; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, Baskerville, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 125%; margin: 0px; max-width: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">
<strong style="background-color: transparent; background-size: auto; cheight: 0px; color: black; cwidth: 45; ez_min_text_wdth: 34; font-weight: bold; hcalc: 42; margin-for-scale: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; nodepath: /html/body/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/p[5]/strong; obj_px_area: 0; padding-for-scale: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; pagepos: 224; rcnt: 2; rend_px_area: 0; req_margin_and_padding: 0; req_px_area: 2362.5; req_px_height: 21px; text-indent: 0; vertical_margin: 0; wcalc: 45px; wcalc_source: child; wocalc: 45px;">On June 8</strong>,
the attack was a fiasco. Sullivan began what was intended to be a
surprise attack at 3:00 A.M. The local guide turned on the Patriots and
led them down the wrong road. When they discovered that they had been
tricked they attempted to backtrack, but to save time they left the
public roads and started cross country. They soon found themselves stuck
in a swamp.</div>
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They
reached dry ground about daybreak, and were seen and fired upon by
British vessels in the river. In their effort to take cover within the
bordering woods, they found themselves falling into another swamp. At
that point the group fanned out in all directions and became separated.
At some time after 8:00 A.M., Anthony Wayne and about 200 men met up
with a group of redcoats, but the Americans were successful in the
skirmish that ensued. William Thompson, in control of the main body of
the Patriots, was stopped by a line of entrenchments that the British
under Gen. John Burgoyne had quickly established.</div>
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Thompson
did not hesitate to launch an attack on the British lines, but the
Patriots were forced to retreat under heavy fire. That retreat was cut
off by British troops who had encircled the Americans, and the Patriots
fled through the woods toward Sorel. Carleton did not want to take the
Americans as prisoners and so they were allowed to escape. He commented
to one of his officers at the time: "What would you do with them" Have
you spare provisions for them" Or would you send them to Quebec to
starve? No, let the poor creatures go home and carry with them a tale
which will serve his majesty more effectually than their capture."</div>
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They
continued for about 2 days, reaching the bridge at Riviere du Loup,
over which the British let them pass. Despite his wishes, 236 Americans
surrendered to Carleton rather than continue on in flight. Nearly 400
Americans lay dead in the confused fighting at Trois Rivieres, compared
to only about a dozen British.</div>
<br />
<em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Source: </span></em>www.myrevolutionarywar.com
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-75764177518465136402020-06-03T11:42:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:44:09.662-07:00June 3 Newsletter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">SAR Compatriot: Eugene Foley</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Taking It to the Streets</strong></span></div>
<br />
This last week I was following my ancestors to Western Pennsylvania and
their further migration to Kentucky. Of course, I’m taking note of
those who were in the French & Indian Wars, the Revolutionary War
and the War of 1812. But I also considered what economic issues might
have been a consideration as they moved their sometimes large families
from one area to another.<br />
<br />
<img data-file-id="2104804" height="168" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/a1857b4b-b087-4591-90a4-34453402ab62.jpg" style="border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration: none;" width="400" /><br />
<br />
Given the locale of my ancestors, I thought it possible that the Whiskey
Rebellion might have been a factor in their move. This also led me to
consider the efficacy of the rebellious history of our country,
exemplified by the Boston Teaparty and the protests over the Stamp Tax.
The Stamp Tax, though imposed without participation of those being
subjected to its burden, was a seemingly appropriate attempt to recover
costs of defending the colonies against the French and Indians.
Similarly, the tax that fomented the Whiskey Rebellion, though not
agreed to by the states, might seem an appropriate attempt to recoup
federal costs to protect the states.<br />
<br />
<img align="middle" data-file-id="2104808" height="260" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/_compresseds/047e0245-263a-4371-b032-2ba8d3a44527.jpg" style="border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration: none;" width="400" /><br />
<br />
As it turns out, the Stamp Tax was repealed after only one year. The
tax on distilled spirits became peculiarly uncollectable by the States,
despite George Washington’s own efforts to enforce it. So, the riotous
actions of the citizenry did influence the outcome. While we are
appalled by the wanton destruction of property, this has been a part of
demonstrating dissatisfaction throughout history. The British gentleman
who was tasked with collecting the stamp tax, was hung in effigy and
his house looted, including the tiles on its roof…and the rioters knew
of his appointment before he did. He resigned soon after notice had
gotten to him.<br />
<br />
Throughout our history as a nation, our people have taken their mutual
concerns to the streets. It does appear, however, that the
effectiveness of these showings of concern are not enhanced by violence,
on either side of an issue. Be that as it may, governments have a
significant role in the acceleration of violence, and with the advent of
cell phone recordings, the police response is open to greater scrutiny
than ever before. And, as the riots in Hong Kong have made clear, the
record of response can be seen around the world.<br />
<br />
While the study of our ancestors is a fun and sometimes exciting
exploration into our history, it has with it the risk of discovering
horrific acts alongside the most heroic. I can’t help but wonder where
the balance lies between teaching our children in high school and
college the whole story, instead of just the romantic side, that they
might hesitate when gatherings begin to become instruments of
destruction instead of calls for improvement.<br />
<br />
As parents, grandparents and great-grandparents of the next generation
of descendants of patriots whose actions made our freedoms possible, WE
are the bearers of the histories of our families, both the good and the
bad, to the next generation. And WE are the ones who must find the
balance of what needs to be passed to future generations that their
ignorance does not lead to new injustices, needless loss of life and
property and putting our rights and freedoms in jeopardy.</div>
<br />
Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782963859814933288.post-89768572619730545782020-06-01T11:39:00.000-07:002020-07-08T11:40:06.387-07:00Chapter Meetings Revised<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong>During
the current Covi-19 crises, regular public chapter meetings have been
cancelled until further notice. However some chapters plan to hold some
of their meetings electronically. Please contact your Chapter
President for more information. Thank you and stay well and saf</strong>e.<br />
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Bend, Oregon<br />
Members: 18<br />
Meetings: </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;">Third Sunday of each month from 2:30 - 4pm at the Bend Downtown Library in January, March, May, September and November</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong><img align="left" data-file-id="1700316" height="133" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/09bb048e-4f38-4dcc-819a-27e2651d998c.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 133px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" />Lewis & Clark Chapter</strong><br />
Beaverton, Oregon<br />
Members: 69<br />
Chapter Meetings Update: July 18 – Officers Meeting by Zoom; August 1 –
Meeting by Zoom; Sept. 5 – Awards Meeting hopefully in person. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong><img align="left" data-file-id="1700312" height="121" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/51c77051-27e9-40ca-a79a-9be34972458e.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 121px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" />Republic Chapter</strong><br />
Salem, Oregon<br />
Members: 37</span></span><br />
New Elected Officers: President- David Devin, VP/Secretary – George
Lenning, Treasurer – Ken Betterton, Registrar/Chaplain – Ivon Young.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><strong><img align="left" data-file-id="1707540" height="99" src="https://mcusercontent.com/65306d57c5381a09e3b72731e/images/3182573a-671d-4a2c-a218-a255d06acf96.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border: 0; height: 99px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" width="200" />Southern Oregon Chapter</strong><br />
Medford, Oregon<br />
Members: 13<br />
Meetings: Second Tuesday of January, April, July and October</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,baskerville,georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">. Meeting at the RVGS library in Medford at 6pm.</span></span>Oregon Sons of the American Revolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137519282795762454noreply@blogger.com