This Saturday Camp Charlotte Sons of the American Revolution and the Pickaway Plains of the Daughters of American Revolution held 2 Patriot ceremonies one at Prairieview Cemetery and the other at Meade Cemetery next to the Salem UMC church. Attendance was light but the day was bright and sunny.
Tuesday the 21st of July the members of Camp Charlotte took the time to install additional Pomeroy signs acknowledging the burial sites of more Revolutionary patriots in Pickaway County. This makes now 6 locations in Pickaway County where these cemeteries have patriots buried in their cemeteries. Grave markings are scheduled for August 8th at Prairieview at 10:00am followed by Meade Cemetery at 12:00pm
June 13th Camp Charlotte had the honor to participate in its first Compatriot Grave marking ceremony at Grandview Cemetery honoring Compatriot Robert A. Fetters by the Arthur St. Clair chapter SAR. and on the same day a Patriot grave marking even in the same cemetery in Patriots square for 5 Patriots John Blue, Thomas Clifton, David Jolly, Moses McLean and John Poe. Weather was very good during the whole day with plenty of sun shine. Many various other chapter join the Arthur St.Clair chapter in this special event.
Patriot Grave marking ceremony
30 May the Camp Charlotte Chapter of the SAR and the Pickaway Plains chapter had the honor to present the grave marking event to Col. Thomas Gibson the first Ohio State auditor. Weather for this event was prefect bright sky with a very gentle breeze to keep the flags from being still. The event was well attended with the OHSSAR President and other members of various other SAR and DAR chapters in the audience. Information on Thomas Gibson has been a long focus of Camp Charlotte historian with many twists and turns along the way. Thanks to all who were able to take photos of the event.
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.
While attending his first Memorial grave marking event in Marietta newly inducted Camp Charlotte member Carl Fuller
got to stand next to the head stone of his 6th Great Great Grandfather Lt Col William Stacy Sr buried at the
Mound Cemetery located in the city of Marietta.
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 .
https://www.wfmj.com/story/53192389/sar-mahoning-valley-chapter-honors-revolutionary-war-veterans
