19 Feb 2024 Alexandria, VA Today the Virginia SAR Color Guard marched in a parade in Old Town Alexandria to celebrate George Washington's 292nd Birthday. Bill Schwetke represented the CMM and rode on the SAR Float.
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18 Feb 2024 Hume, VA Today Charles Jameson presented a talk on "Forgotten Patriots" at Mount Morris Baptist Church in Hume as part of Black History Month. Charles has done an excellent job of reviving the memories of the many Black and Native American whose contributions were critical to our independence. We won't forget and we are passing these memories to all of our children. Well done Charles!
17 Feb 2024 South Boston, VA The usual very large crowd gathered at the Prizery in South Boston to celebrate General Greene's Army's narrow escape from Cornwallis by crossing the rain swollen river and depriving Cornwallis of the necissary boats to do the same.
10 Feb 2024 Richmond, VA The afternoon session of the Virginia SAR Annual Meeting was held Saturday in the Old Hall of the House of Delegates in the Capitol. During this session the best chapters in four chapter-size categories were announced. For the fourth straight year the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter was the best chapter for its size (40-99). Tom Hamill, who was the president for the past two years, accepted the award. Our past two presidents, Tom Hamill and Charles Jameson received this recognition for both years of their two-year terms. In July, at the National SAR Congress, the national winner for 2023 will be announced. The Culpeper Minutemen will be very competitive for that award. The chapter was best in the nation for 2021, was not eligible to win two years in a row in 2022, and waits to see the results for 2023.
03 Feb 2024 Rapidan, VA The Culpeper Minutemen Chapter with other Virginia SAR Chapters recognized the African American Patriots and American Indians, noted to be ⅕ of the total Continental Army who fought in the Revolutionary War. The Minutemen Chapters of the DAR and SAR recognized those known African Americans and American Indians from this area. This Commemoration was held on Sat. Feb. 3, 2024 at the Carver Center 9432 N. James Madison Hwy. Rapidan, Va. 22733. The Event was held in the Auditorium at the former 4 Va. County Segregated High School. The names of those who fought from this area were discussed with the thoughts of how many traveled those halls of the former George Washington Carver Regional High School without an inkling of their families past. We now know of many, but there are still many more to be found. The Carver 4 - County Museum was open for viewing.
27 Jan 2024 Woodstock, VA The Col James Wood II Chapter conducted a ceremony in Woodstock today to commemorate the 248th Anniversary of Peter Muhlenberg's famous sermon on Ecclesiastes 3. The CMM were represented by Tom Hamill, who presented the chapter wreath, Michael Dennis, Charles Jameson, and Bill Schwetke. All CMM participants marched in the Color Guard.
16 Jan 2024 Warrenton, VA The 2024 Annual Chapter Meeting as held at the the Black Bear Restaurant and also on Zoom. The main event of this meeting was the installation of our 2024-26 Chapter officers who were installed by Virginia SAR 2nd Vice President Mike Weyler. Our new officers are: PRESIDENT: JAMES DEAN BISH
VICE-PRESIDENT: MARK DOUGLAS CRAIN SECRETARY: JAMES THOMAS HAMILL TREASURER: CHARLES CLIFTON JAMESON REGISTRAR: WILLIAM LEWIS SCHWETKE HISTORIAN: CHARLES CLIFTON JAMESON CHAPLAIN: JOHN ALLEN KUVAKAS The Col James Wood II Chapter conduct a ceremony today to honor Daniel Morgan and his victory at Cowpens at Morgan's grave in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, VA. Chaplain John Kuvakas presented the chapter wreath; Bill Schwetke marched in the Color Guard and participated in the musket salute. 13 Jan 2024 Norfolk, VA On Saturday, 13 Jan 2024, CMM President Tom Hamill and Honorary CMM President Charles Jameson attended the first annual Commemoration of the Burning of Norfolk in Norfolk, VA. The event was very well attended with over 60 people and 16 Societies/Chapters represented. Along with both the Battle of Great Bridge and the Battle of Hampton, the burning of Norfolk was one of the major events in which the original Culpeper Minutemen participated. President Hamill presented a wreath for the Chapter and both President Hamill and Honorary President Jameson participated in the color guard.
16 Dec 2023 Warrenton, VA A crowd gathered on the steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse in Warrenton to join in the nation-wide festivities celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Those in attendance represented four SAR chapters, four DAR chapters, one D.A.R. society, and one Colonial Dames chapter. Many bystanders joined in at various times in the ceremony. There were well over thirty in attendance. Colonial era Bohea tea was served before the start of the ceremony. Then we learned why we had gathered, the lead up to the Boston Tea Party, and instructions on how we would destroy the tea. Then, in unison with patriots across the country, as the Courthouse Clock struck 8:00 pm we tossed the "noxious weed" tea into "Boston Harbor" which was replicated with a trash can. Coffee was then served and we learned what the aftermath of the Tea Party looked like in Virginia. Then hearing that "A struggle for our rights as Englishmen had taken full bloom and would end in our independence." all photos by Kelly Kuvakas of the Fauquier Court House Chapter DAR 16 Dec 2023 Culpepeper
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