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Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Birmingham Jan-14 Dr Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Birmingham Jan-14 Dr. MacDonald Fleming Revolutionary War in South Carolina Feb-14 C. W. Posey Life of the Revolutionary War Soldier Aug-15 Tom Walker Historical Value of American Village Nov-15 Don & Laura Steele Christmas Music Sing-a-Long Dec-15 Harold Batie The Colonial Soldier Jun-16 Bob and Kay Anderson General Daniel Morgan Aug-16 Mrs. Mary Lewy Women in the Revolution Prof. Greg Laughlin "The Quartet Bobby Joe Seales "Alabama's Bicentenial" Bill Stone 14 Forgotten Presidents C. W. Posey American Revolutionary Soldier Logan Black State of BSA Black Warrior Oct-14 Johnny Curry The American Village Jan-15 John Graham His Pennsylvania Ancestor Feb-15 Walter Dockery The Invasion of Tuscaloosa Mar-15 Kristian Simmons Her Winning Oration Speech Apr-15 Penny Jones Aliceville POW Camp and her Dad's Role Oct-15 Bill Stone Current State of ALSSAR Nov-15 W. Craig Remington Development of Counties over the History of Alabama Dec-15 Kerry Barksdale Changes in the Boundary Lines for the Counties Within the State of Alabama Jan-16 Kerry Barksdale How our Ancestors processed wool from sheep to Clothing Bobby Joe Seales George Walton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence Sam Gambrell The Battle of Lyndey's Fort James Dunn Marquis de LaFayette, Back County settlements during Colonial Times Kerry Barksdale Handcrafts Hal Thornton Direction of the SAR Kerry Barksdale Coopers Ron Abernathy Alabama Gun Laws Kerry Barksdale "von Steuben's Army Kerry Barksdale "The Constitution" Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Matthew Culver "Lafayete we are here! America enters the First world war Kerry Barksdale "Shoulder Arms of the American Revolution" Shelly Jones Tuscaloosa and the State Bicentennial Ryan Montgomery "Ideas and concepts for events to Celebrate in Tuscaloosa for the Alabama Bicentennial" Tristan Grammer "Interactive Map of Patriot Burials" Cahaba-Coosa 2014 Mrs. Mary Lewey, DAR Use of DAR Record Copies 2014 Ron Bearden NSSAR Applications Nov-14 Mrs Mary Lewey, DAR ALSDAR Document Availability Jul-15 Charles Nuckolls Family Heritage back to Revolutionary War "We the Aug-15 John Walker Revolutionary War Turning Point Oct-15 Bill Stone Update on State and National SAR Business Nov-15 Phoebe Robinson Betsy Ross Dec-15 Dr. John Killian The Reason for and the Results of the Bill of Rights ?/15 Jacob Shelton Alexander Hamilton Jan-16 Jacob Shelton Alexander Hamilton Jul-16 Col. Glenn Nivens Blue Star Salute, Gold Star Service Banners & 100th Sep-16 William Clements The Battle at Kings Mountain Elizabeth Wells Who is coming to Alabama? John Walker Captain Thomas Lee and Family William Robert Baccus Music in the Americal Revolution Charles R. Nuckoffs The Constitution and the Bible Mar-17 Bruce Kilgore The Failed State of Franklin and the Patriots of East Apr-17 Ed Killgore The Southern Strategy of Nathaniel Greene Donald L. Roberson "The Forgotten Presidents" Robert C. Jones "Inspiring the Revolution: Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine" Aug-17 Robert L. Barefield "Alabama National Cemetery" Sep-17 Donald Relyea "Museum of George Washington" Gregory K. Laughlin "The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789" Kerry Barksdale "Long Arms of the Revolution" Dr. Bill Dean "Spanish and French during the American Revolution in the Caribbean" Bruce Buehler "Experiences at the Pentagon on 9/11" Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Cheaha Jun-14 Ed Killgore The Battle of Trenton: Victory or Death 2014 Bobby Joe Seales Declaration of Independence and Representative George Walton Mar-15 Rev Jeff Coker The Role of the Chaplain in the American Revolution Apr-15 William Edward Kilgore Importance of Nathaniel Greene to the Cause of the American Revolution May-15 Bruce Pickett Status of NSSAR Library Jul-15 Ed Killgore The Southern Strategy of Nathaniel Greene Aug-15 Bill Stone Update on National and State SAR Affairs Sep-15 Ed Killgore The Southern Strategy of Nathaniel Greene Nov-15 Dr. Llewellyn Cook France's Role in the American Revolution Dec-15 Dr. William Lester The U. S. Constitution Jan-16 Tom Walker The American Village Citizenship Trust Feb-16 Mrs Joan McKinney Update on the German-Italian POWs May-16 PG Ed Butler General Galvez Sep-16 Fred Olive Why be in the SAR? Dr. Phillip Koerper The Battle of Germantown Ed Killgore The Battle of Cowpens Harold Batie (in Uniform) The Continental Line Soldier Feb-17 Virginia Davis Costume Portrayal of Emma Sanson Mar-17 Robert S. Davis Finding your Rev. War Ancestor and the War They Apr-17 Rev. Jeff Coker What it mens to be an American Hal Thornton "Update from Alabama Society" Allen Herrod "Impersonation of Patrick Henry" Dr. Phillip Koerper "Tracing Pension Records as Relates to Preparing SAR Applications" Bobby Joe Seales "Alabama Bi-Centennial" Dr. Fred Olive Patriot Biographies & Installation of Church Officers" Bob Anderson "Battle of Blackstock's Plantation - Tarleton's First Taste of Defeat" Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Cullman Hal Thronton SAR Slide Presentation Bill Stone NSSAR Museum and Learning Center Will Harris "My Combat Experience" Rick Leigeber "My Combat Experience" Etowah ?/2014 Operation Amnesty Search ?/2014 A Review of Common Sense ?/2014 Our Country's History through the war with Mexico ?/2014 Protocol in Handling and Displaying our Country's Flag General Galvez Mar-14 Dr. Barry Booth Honor Flight - South Alabama Apr-14 Sheriff Huey Hoss Mac Overview of Law Enforcement - Sheriff's Office May-14 Tom Bowser Restoration of the WWII Submarine USS Drum Jun-14 Wilson Wilhite The Second Germania Colony of Culpepper, VA 1717 Jul-14 Mike Bailey 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay Aug-14 Bert Blackmon The State of Franklin Sep-14 Col. Sid Vogel, USA Ret Operation Snow: The Mole in FDRs White House Oct-14 Lt. Col. Frank Connell Last Months of the Viewnam War Nov-14 Joe Ringhoffer Battle of Spanish Fort (Civil War) Jan-15 Bobby Joe Seales George Walton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence Feb-15 Carol Harrison Border Security in Mobile Apr-15 Maria Mendez Cuba and what is going on there Today Jun-15 Bill Stone The ALSSAR and needed Changes; Robert Morris, Jr. The Financier of the American Revolution Jul-15 Mike Bailey The Modern Era at Fort Morgan Aug-15 Bert Blackmon Ship Procurement by the Confederacy Sep-15 John Jackson The West Alabama Revolution of 1810 Oct-15 Brian McCarthy War Stories from the Sunset LTD and more Nov-15 Creighton Forsman She's Bound to be a Goer Dec-15 Bill Stone NALSSAR Educational Agenda May-16 Judge Ed Butler Without the Assistance of Spain we would still be under the British Flag Jun-16 Mike Bunn Colonial History of Historic Blakeley Park Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Aug-16 Mike Glass Zacariah Glass Aug-16 John Goss Narcissus Graham Aug-16 Price Legg Leeds Town Resolves and Robert Lovell Sep-16 Bob Glennon Revolutionary Ties to the Mobiles Bay Area David W. Myes My Fourth Great Grandfather, John Pleasants Burton of Fred Olive ALSSAR, A Strong and Unified Society Mar-17 "Tighe" Maraton Victorian Style Gravestones Apr-17 John Van Zandt AL and MS Revolutionary Grave Markers Leroy McGaughy "The Megaughey/McGaughy Family, 1600-1934" Mike Hutchison "Alabama History before and After the American Revolution between 1780s and 1820" Robert Glennon "Baldwin County before and after the American Revolution" Bert Blackmon "Alabama Bicentennial" "British West Florida: The Forgotten Colony" Clarence "Art" Dillman Convention of States Project. It's success to date, and the Role of Alabama" John S. Sledge "These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War" Shelby Glover "The New Wave of Economic Development Projects" Jun-18 Mike Bunn "French Louisiana" Jul-18 Dan Lumpkin "One Pilgrim's Journey" Aug-18 John Van Zandt "Myths of our Forefathers" the Ninth Virginia regiment of Foot Gen John Archer Elmore Jan-14 Dr. Robert Davis Revolutionary Sources in Alabama Feb-14 Johnnie Childs American Village - National Veterans Shrine Mar-14 Bobby Joe Seales The Declaration of Independence Apr-14 Bruce Pickett Historical Markers in Montgomery ?/2014 Dr. Richard Erickson The Hessions and the Revolutionary War ?/2014 Dr Henry Beaulleu Religion and the Revolutionary War ?/2014 Richard Brewbaker Myths about the British Army Feb-15 Robert Scott Davis Revolution War Pension and Bounty Lands Mar-15 William "Bill" Stone Looking Forward with the ALSSAR Apr-15 Philip Christopher Davis Constitutional Law Jan-16 Mark Hubbs Clothing of the Army after Valley Forge Chapter Speakers Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution Date Chapter Name Subject (Month & Year) Feb-16 Bill Stone Improvements within the Alabama Society and their Impact Allen Wallace David Bushnell and the Turtle William "Bill" Stone National SAR interpretive Center Feb-17 Justice Tom Parker Blackstone Commentaries Mar-17 Pres. Hal Thornton Alabama Society Goals for 2017 Apr-17 William Myrick Military Medals and Honors Bruce Pickett "Colonial Army at Vallley Forge" Jack Reed "Baron von Steuben" Dr. William Dean "French and Spanish Involvement in the last phase of the Revolution" Bob Anderson "The Battle of Blackstock's Plantation" John Barker "Early American Navy" Larry Cornwell "Member Involvement and family Histor" Dr. Bill Dean "Charles Carroll, The First Catholic Politician" Gen Richard Montgomery Feb-14 Dr Richard John Erickson Exiles of the American Revolution Mar-14 Alan Wallace Gen. Daniel Morgan - Hero of Quebec, Saratoga & Cowpens Jan-15 Mrs. Anne Tidmore DAR History- Facilities and Schools Feb-15 Jeff Benton Lafayette in Montgomery, Alabama April 1825 Mar-15 Judge Joel Dubina High Profile Cases Apr-15 C.
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