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2025 January Chapter Meeting

The first chapter meeting of the year was well attended and had a lot of topics to cover and review. This year Youth Education Chairman Rick Hartinger along with the assistance of Circleville High School teacher Jason Wells rounded up nearly 60 essays’ written by high school students. The winners presented their essay topics for the attending chapters members, The winners Kasey Borders placed 1st with her essay “The Aspirational Writer of Dreams” she also place 2nd in the state level , Rylee Starner placed 2nd and her essay was titled “The unsung heroines of the American Revolution” and Xavier Hartley placed 3rd his topic was “The Anti-Federalists and the Constitution”.
President Driesbach introduced Hocking Valley Chapter President, OHSSAR Color guard
Commander, and OHSSAR Youth Education Chairman Bob Hill. Bob organizes the changing of the guard at Fort Laurens, Ohio’s only Revolutionary Fort, in July of every year. This past year Kevin Driesbach and Rich Minshall participated,and Bob presented them each with a certificate of Appreciation. Rich Minshall received the Gold 250th medal for participating in the many 250th event that have happen over the years .

Camp Charlotte SAR 2025 posts, CCCSAR

2025 Statehouse January display

This was special for 2025 the Ohio SAR put up a display at the Columbus Statehouse of some of the history of Ohio and the American Revolution for the public to view. With the assistance of Camp Charlotte member Rich Minshall who organized this project he was helped by Hocking Valley member and past president Don Miller and other Camp Charlotte chapter members Tony Holbrook, Jim Dunn, Neil Dunn with Richard Montgomery Chapter Lee Wilkerson, and Cincinnati chapter Don McGraw. Hocking Valley member Steve Conrad had many of the items on display come from his personal collection. This display runs till June of 2025.

Photos courtesy of Brooke Dunn.