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Jan 2019) Editor Dick Motz in This Issue Upcoming Events Revolutionary War Battles in Jan Official Publication of the WA State, Alexander Hamilton Chapter, SAR Volume V, Issue I (Jan 2019) Editor Dick Motz In This Issue Upcoming Events Revolutionary War Battles in Jan ................... 2 Revolutionary War Quiz ................................. 2 Message from the President .......................... 2 How The 13 Colonies Were Named ................ 3 Link to SAR National Congress Site ................. 3 Two Red Penguins ......................................... 4 What is the SAR? ........................................... 4 16 Feb: Chapter meeting Price Increase ................................................ 4 Johnny’s at Fife, 9:00 AM. Jan Birthdays ................................................. 4 18 Feb: George Washington Memorial Meeting Highlights ........................................ 5 Guest Speaker ............................................... 6 University of Washington, 10:00 AM. Chapter Web Site .......................................... 6 23 Feb: Massing of the Colors Member Directory update ............................. 6 Stadium High School, 2:00 PM. Wanted/For Sale ........................................... 7 Revolutionary War Art ................................... 7 16 Mar: Chapter meeting Johnny’s at Fife, 9:00 AM. Plan ahead for these 12-13 Apr: Washington SAR Annual Special National Dates in February Conference. Red Lion hotel, 2300 01 Feb: Freedom Day Evergreen Park Drive SW, Olympia, 02 Feb: Groundhog Day Washington 4 Feb: Thank A Mail Carrier Day 5-11 Jul, 2019: SAR National Congress, 5 Feb: Shower with a Friend Day Costa Mesa, California 7 Feb: Send A Card To A Friend Day 8 Feb: Boy Scouts Day 12 Feb: Plum Pudding Day 14 Feb: Valentine’s Day 18 Feb: President’s Day (3rd Monday in Feb) 20 Feb: Chery Pie Day 27 Feb: Polar Bear Day Seems there is a National day for just about anything (National Day Site) Official Publication of the Alexander Hamilton Chapter, WA Sons of the American Revolution Vol 5 Issue 1 – Jan 2019 Revolutionary War Battles that occurred in the month of Jan. Battle Date Colony/State Outcome British bombard Norfolk and Burning of Norfolk Jan 1, 1776 Virginia Patriots destroy what they see as a loyalist stronghold Capture of Trincomalee Jan 11, 1782 Ceylon British victory Siege of Brimstone Hill Jan 11-Feb 13, 1782 St. Christopher Franco-Patriot victory Battle of Cape St. Vincent Jan 16, 1780 Portugal British victory Battle of Cowpens Jan 17, 1781 South Carolina Patriot victory Second Battle of Trenton Jan 2, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory Battle of Videau's Bridge Jan 2, 1782 South Carolina British victory Battle of Millstone Jan 20, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory Action of 22 Jan 1783 Jan 22, 1783 Virginia British victory Demerara & Capture of Demerara & Essequibo Jan 22-Feb 5, 1782 Franco-Patriot victory Essequibo Battle of Saint Kitts Jan 25-26, 1782 St. Christopher British victory Patriot victory: Patriots defeat a Battle of Princeton Jan 3, 1777 New Jersey small British force, the British decide to evacuate New Jersey Battle of Jersey Jan 6, 1781 Jersey British victory Battle of Mobile Jan 7, 1781 West Florida Patriot-Spanish victory Action of 8 Jan 1780 Jan 8, 1780 Spain British victory Patriots harass remaining British Forage War Jan-Mar 1777 New Jersey forces in New Jersey Revolutionary War Quiz: (answer on page 7) Q: Why did the British troops call the rebels "Yankee Doodles?" A: Because of their fighting spirit. B: Because they were not well armed. C: Because of where they came from. D: Because of their uniforms. Message From The President Compatriots: I am excited about the next two years for Alexander Hamilton! We started this year with a big bang! Kent Troy brought us a donation of books that came from the military library of civil war General Robert H. Hall. These books were specifically donated for our chapter members. They are being sold to our members at 25% of resell value. This makes the books affordable to our members and at the same time raises some money for the chapter. At our first meeting of the year we raised $310! I am proud to announce my “President’s Initiative.” The chapter will take on at least one service project each year during my term as president. I have two requirements when choosing the project. It must benefit the community and it must have an end date. Some examples of what this project could be include: having a revolutionary war book drive for an elementary school, clean the grave markers of three actual sons whose fathers were in the American Revolution, or move the Washington State Liberty Bell to a more prominent location. But the project I have chosen is to redesign and implement a Revolutionary War exhibit at the Veteran’s Museum located in Chehalis. At our January meeting we had a brain storming session about what the exhibit might include. I think this will be a great project to benefit the community while at the same time being a lot of fun for our members! We have a bright future ahead of us. Together we can do great things! Respectfully submitted, Viren Lemmer, President, Alexander Hamilton Chapter, Washington Society, Sons of the American Revolution Page 2 For corrections plase contact the Editor Official Publication of the Alexander Hamilton Chapter, WA Sons of the American Revolution Vol 5 Issue 1 – Jan 2019 How The Original 13 Colonies Were Named 1. NEW HAMPSHIRE: This New England colony 7. PENNSYLVANIA started out as the Province of New Hampshire. It This colony, of course, was named after founder was named by John Mason after the county of William Penn. And "sylvania" is Latin for woods Hampshire in England (home of Jane Austen and or woodland, so "Pennsylvania" means Penn's Charles Dickens). woods. If you're curious about how Penn got to 2. MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts was originally name the state after himself, here's a clue—the the Province of Massachusetts Bay. It was named 1680 charter was provided by King Charles II, and after an Algonquian tribe, the Massachusett, the Penn family were great friends of the English which translates to something along the lines of monarch. "people of the great hill" or "at the place of large 8. GEORGIA: Georgia is another one named for a hills," referring to the famous Blue Hills. King—King George II, of course. George granted 3. RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island is just a the charter in 1733, stipulating that the territory colloquialism—the official name is the State of bear his name. It was the last of the 13 colonies. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. 9. VIRGINIA: This colony was named after Queen Basically, Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazzano Elizabeth I, the "virgin queen" who married compared what is now Block Island to the Island England instead of a husband. West Virginia of Rhodes in size. And in 1636, Roger Williams wasn't a separate state until 1861. was given some land at the top of Narragansett 10. MARYLAND: The Free State received its name by Bay by Indian chiefs Canonicus and Miantonomi. edict, not by choice. Cecil Calvert, the second Williams decided to call the land "Providence Lord Baltimore, received a charter from Charles I Plantations"• because he felt that God had of England for this new colony. But there was a guided him there. The story is longer than this, catch: the colony must be named after Charles' and it's actually really interesting. You can check wife, Queen Henrietta Mary (she went by Queen it out at the Rhode Island Office of the Secretary Mary). of State. 11. NORTH CAROLINA: Both N & S Carolina colonies 4. CONNECTICUT: Connecticut got its name thanks were considered one big unit until they divided to the Connecticut River (which obviously wasn't up in 1729. By this time, King Charles II was in named that at the time). The word comes from power and provided the charters, specifying that the Indian word "Quinnehtukqut," which means, they be named after his father, King Charles I. roughly, "beside the long tidal river." So the The Latin version of Charles is "Carolus," from Connecticut River is called "Beside the Long Tidal which "Carolina" is derived. River River," sort of. 12. SOUTH CAROLINA: See above 5. NEW YORK: You'll see in a minute that King 13. DELAWARE: According to the book State Names, Charles I and II basically included shout-outs to Seals, Flags, and Symbols, the state of Delaware their friends and family all over the 13 colonies. is named after the Delaware River. The Delaware And New York is one of them. It was originally River, in turn, is named after Sir Thomas West, called New Netherland when the Dutch founded Lord de la Warr. it—it was when the British took over in 1664 that it received its current name. But why? To honor And, a bonus: Vermont, which was not one of the 13 King Charles II's brother, the Duke of York and colonies, is named because, after seeing the Albany (see?). Green Mountains, Samuel de Champlain referred to it as "Verd Mont" (green mountains) on a map 6. NEW JERSEY: New Jersey got its name from an in his native French. island in the English Channel, named, appropriately, Jersey. Mark Your Calendars: 12-13 Apr WASSAR Annual Conference – Olympia WA, Red lion Inn 5-11 July 2019 SAR National Congress, Orange County Hilton at Costa Mesa, California Page 3 For corrections plase contact the Editor Official Publication of the Alexander Hamilton Chapter, WA Sons of the American Revolution Vol 5 Issue 1 – Jan 2019 A big welcome back to Compatriot Art Dolan and his wife Lori, two red penguins that sent us a “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” from Antarctica. They spent the holidays down below in Antarctica where it is summer this time of year. Laurie said they had “Sunshine at least 21 hours a day and the bluest skies we’ve ever seen!” When asked where they stayed Lori said “On the boat.
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