May 21st members of the Camp Charlotte chapter of the SAR attended Memorial services in Marietta Ohio honoring all the revolutionary soldiers buried in the Mound Cemetery presented by the Marietta SAR & DAR chapters. There were many other SAR and DAR in attendance though the weather was a little on the wet and cool side. Services were held because of rain inside St. Paul’s church across the road from the cemetery itself.
May 2 The OHSSAR was invite to participate in two grave marking events. One in Westerville at Blendon Woods cemetery and the other in Hillard in a small cemetery in the middle of all places a trucking lot Hart Cemetery. It was a cold a blustery day but sunny and all the chapters including the Point Pleasant Chapter of the WVSSAR tried to keep warm during the ceremonies.
April 19th Camp Charlotte Chapter SAR with the assistance of the Hocking Valley chapter , Centennial Chapter, Arthur St. Clair Chapter and 1st Vice President OHSSAR Doug Pettit attended the Grave Marking of George Rupert the grave located in the Sugar Creek Baptist Cemetery in Washington Court house is located on a little hill over looking state route 35 this is an old cemetery with many headstone weathered by many years of the various seasons. The weather was bright and sunny but the wind was pretty blustery making temperatures feel quite chilly. The 8th PA regiment was nearby and decided to help out with some of the ceremonies which for a Re-enacting group added a nice touch to the event. This event also was a dedication of one of many Pomeroy Foundation signs that will be placed across Ohio marking cemeteries that have Patriots from the American Revolution.
April 16th The OHSSAR and DAR were ask to give a grave marking ceremony to a patriot who it buried at the Swope-Cole cemetery near Amanda Ohio. The cemetery is cared for by Professor Scott Barr and is in the process of being reconditioned after years of neglect. Members of the SAR chapters Hocking Valley, Camp Charlotte and Benjamin Franklin with members from the DAR chapters Pickaway Plains and Elizabeth Sherman Reese were all in attendance. The weather was very blustery put plenty of sunshine. Afterwards we were invited to a picnic down in the old walnut grove.
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 .
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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.
Saturday the 21st of June the Arthur St. Clair chapter of the SAR host a grave marking ceremony at Patriot Square in Chillicothe Ohio. The event honored 5 new patriots who have been identified as participants in the American Revolution. The day was very warm as temps rose into the mid 90’s with lot of humidity and sun. The event was well attended given the 90+ degree and was handled in a true patriotic fashion. There approx. 3 DAR and 8 SAR with a few State SAR representative including Ohio SAR President David Lupien in attendance.
The following in attendance for the SAR and DAR were
Arthur St. Clair chapter SAR
Camp Charlotte chapter SAR
Richard Montgomery chapter SAR
Cincinnati chapter SAR
Centennial chapter SAR
Lt. George Ewing chapter SAR
Hocking Valley chapter SAR
Buckeye Chapter of the SAR
Nathaniel Massie DAR Regent Terressa Reep
Pickaway Plains of the DAR
Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter of the DAR
This year has been a busy year for the members of Camp Charlotte. On the 31st of May we had 2 events on the same day. The first was the monument dedication and Patriot Grave marking at the Old Colony burying grounds in Granville Ohio and the Williamsport Memorial Parade in Williamsport Ohio. There were many dignitaries at the Granville event to witness the unveiling of the monument honoring the 23 patriots buried at that cemetery. Weather was a little breezy which kept many busy holding on to hats and papers.
This year the Marietta Chapter of the SAR hosted a Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War patriots buried in the Mound cemetery in Marietta Ohio. The event was well attended by many and numerous SAR and DAR chapters were present even the West Virginia Society Captain James Neal Chapter traveled to attend the memorial services. The Master of Ceremonies Doug Pettit welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. During the event one of the highlights was having Michael Halbert as Lafayette give a brief speech thanking the people of Marietta and remembering some of the patriots buried in the cemetery who served under his command. As with many of the attendees the Camp Charlotte members traveled down to help out with Color Guard duties and wreath presentations. The weather was very nice and mild to keeps things cool.
Camp Charlotte Chapter #41-Sons of the American Revolution 