Thanks to Compatriot Mike Holmes for these excerpts from our chapter’s past. These come from the Placer Herald and refer to our original name, the Auburn Chapter, SAR. 18 September 1926 Exercises of unusual interest will occur at the Placer Union High School on Friday afternoon at 2:30, when the Auburn Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, will celebrate the … Continue reading
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Congratulations to the student from Weimar Hills in Mrs. Kozak’s class for the winning poster in the Gold Country Chapter Poster Contest for 2021. The winning student will receive their prize and award as well as have their poster submitted by our chapter to the California SAR poster contest at the Spring State Meeting. Also featured are some of the … Continue reading
The Gold Country SAR is meeting on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 8:30 am via Zoom. (An email was sent out to Chapter Membership with the login details) We will have poster judging for elementary school posters with the Subject “The Sons of Liberty”. … Continue reading
The Gold Country SAR is meeting on Saturday, Feb 20, 2021 at 8:30 am via Zoom. (An email was sent out to Chapter Membership from President Gilliard with the login details) Our Speaker will be Jonathan Dickey, who will give a presentation titled: “Before He Was a Traitor: Benedict Arnold and the Siege of Quebec.” We will also be swearing in … Continue reading
The Gold Country SAR is meeting on Saturday, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:30 am via Zoom. (An email was sent out to Chapter Membership from President Barker with the login details) … Continue reading
Alan Brown Brooking (87) died peacefully at home on December 1, 2020, after a three-year battle with throat cancer. Alan joined the SAR in 2012 and immediately became active at the chapter, state, and national levels. He was a member of both the Sacramento and Gold Country chapters. He served the Sacramento Chapter as member of the Color Guard, Telephone … Continue reading
The Gold Country SAR is meeting on Saturday, Nov 21, 2020 at 8:30 am via Zoom. (An email was sent out to Chapter Membership from President Barker with the login details) Our speaker is Dr. M. Kent Gregory, a member of the Orange County Chapter SAR. He will talk about historical artifacts that have been collected for the SAR Museum … Continue reading
The Gold Country SAR is meeting on Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 at 8:30 am via Zoom. (An email was sent out to Chapter Membership from President Barker with the login details) Our speaker is Dr. Matthew Bowdish, California SAR State Surgeon, will talk about Genetic Genealogy. You will not want to miss it. At the September chapter meeting, we were … Continue reading
We are going to have an IN-PERSON Gold Country Chapter Meeting on Saturday, Sept 19 8:30 AM at Mel’s Diner, 1730 Grass Valley Highway (HWY 49) in a TENT. We will be outside in a tent for breakfast. We hope you will be able to make it as we have news members and awards to present since we have not … Continue reading
We are still meeting, the meetings are just online for now. The August Meeting will be hosted as a Zoom Meeting just like the last several meetings. For security purposes, you will need to contact the Chapter President directly for login information. President Barker’s message about the meeting that already went out: Was Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676 the first rebellion … Continue reading