Friday, November 7th Camp Charlotte of the SAR and the ladies of the Pickaway Plains DAR chapter were invited to give a short Veterans Day presentation at Walnut Elementary, it’s history and the importance of it today. Kevin T. Donahue from Camp Charlotte along with Christine Lallier and Valerie Crist from the Pickaway Plains chapter were dressed in period attire and shared a brief overview of Veterans Day to K – 5th grade students, parents and guest veterans as part of the school’s program.
Saturday November 8th was perfect weather for the installation of the 2 Pomeroy signs by the members of the Camp Charlotte staff one at the Reberhill cemetery and the other at Springlawn in Williamsport. We had plenty of hands on deck and it didn’t take long for these signs to be place so all can see
Saturday the 25th of October Camp Charlotte had the honor to be present at the Mahoning Valley Chapter SAR to honor those patriots buried at this cemetery. The weather was perfect for the occasion and turn out was fair. Some of the attendees came from as far as Indiana for the event. The local DAR chapter was present to provide a wreath to the patriots and the local news station was there to capture the moment .
https://www.wfmj.com/story/53192389/sar-mahoning-valley-chapter-honors-revolutionary-war-veterans
This year the pumpkin show was a very busy place for the Camp Charlotte members. The booth set up was a perfect place and provided multitudes of opportunities for both the DAR and SAR to show what the SAR and DAR represented. We got numerous inquiries and even got to meet other SAR/DAR members from Michigan, New Hampshire, Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware and the Carolina’s. We marched in 6 of the 7 parades the first 5 the weather provide a cool evening but mother nature just wasn’t satisfied and Saturday she threw on some heat. The State Color Guard commander joined us in that evening parade and with the other members put on quite a show of the colors as we marched by. Some photos provided by Brooke Dunn
Camp Charlotte was please to present the first two in the State Pomeroy memorials into two cemeteries in Pickaway Country. The first cemetery was the Hitler-Ludwig cemetery honoring Daniel Ludwig and the 2nd was at the Morris Chapel Cemetery honoring Samuel Seals. Many came out to honoring these 2 patriot and Camp Charlotte Color Guard with Color Guard Commander Bob Hill providing the honor salutes to these patriots. The Pickaway Plains chapter of the DAR and many SAR chapter including Centennial, Hocking Valley and Benjamin Franklin were also in attendance . Photos courtesy of Various DAR and SAR member’s
For the up coming 250th celebration the Ohio 250th commission presented the premiere of The American Constitution. This was a 18 year build of how the American constitution can to be. The event was attended by member’s of Camp Charlotte SAR and Arthur St. Clair SAR and the Pickaway Plains & John Hoover chapters of the DAR at the request of the Director David Garrigus. The movie is schedule for a 2026 public release via PBS.
This year the Camp Charlotte Chapter SAR was asked to provide the Open ceremony event for the DAR 2025 chapter meeting at the Mount Oval historical farm located just south of Circleville. One of the highlights was the little skit put on from the John Hoover chapter of the DAR Grove City about how the Daughter of the American Revolution was formed. Another item was the presence of Circleville’s mayor Michelle L. Blanton to give a proclamation to the Pickaway Plains Chapter.
This Saturday 16 August was the 243rd anniversary of the Battle of Blue licks. There were many organization and many SAR & DAR chapters from various state chapters and the National Society were in attendance some of the chapter came as far away as Missouri, Louisiana and Georgia. Camp Charlotte of the Ohio Society had 3 of their compatriots in attendance Chapter president Kevin Driesbach Chapter secretary and South Central district chairman Rich Minshall and 2nd Vice president Max Demp. Weather was very warm and trying to find a cool spot was a little difficult but overall everything turned out great.
The 29th of June our State Color Guard Commander held a black powder training seminar at the Abruzzi Club in Westerville for all the SAR chapters who wish to be recognized for taking the Black Powder safety training. Color Guard Commander Bob Hill gave some instruction of the typical manual of arms that are done during various SAR events and Benjamin Franklin member Larry Potter Black Powder Firearms instructor did the 4 hour instructions of musket identification and handling around 19 SAR compatriots from various chapters were in attendance. Camp Charlotte members Kevin Driesbach, Rich Minshall, Max Demp and Kevin T. Donahue were there where it was hot and muggy.
On August 2nd the Benjamin Franklin Chapter SAR hosted a Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony at Berkshire Cemetery in Sunbury Ohio.
The ceremony was well-attended by many SAR and DAR chapters. The weather turned out very well with the sun and the humidity at a range that made the whole event comfortable.
There were 3 more patriots a Jacob Fisher, Gregory James and James Longwell who were honored. Earlier March of this year we honored 5 patriots making 8 total that have been recognized.
