The Sons of the American Revolution was founded April 30, 1889. The organization was incorporated on January 17, 1890 in Connecticut and later chartered by the United States Congress on June 9, 1906. The first Congress of the National Society was held in Louisville, Kentucky on April 30, 1890, which was the 101st anniversary of George Washington's oath of office of the Presidency of the United States.

The purposes of the Sons of the American Revolution are patriotic, historical and educational.

This includes:

 Perpetuating the memory of Revolutionary War patriots

Promoting fellowship among their descendants

Inspiring the community with a reverence for the principals of government founded by our forefathers

Encouraging historical research of the American Revolution

Preserving the records of Revolutionary War patriots

Marking the locations of the Revolution events and its soldiers

Celebrating anniversaries of the events of the revolution

Maintaining and extending institutions of American freedom

Carrying out the purposes of the Preamble of the Constitution

Following the injunctions of Washington's farewell address

"Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by Tyrants."

~ William Penn ~ 

Pledge to the S.A.R.

We descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution who, by their sacrifices, established the United States of America, reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our Constitutional Republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.

Rufus Putnam
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