Arkansas Society
Organized February 11, 1890
Membership Requirements
Any man shall be eligible for membership in this Society who, being of the age of eighteen years or over and a citizen of good repute in the community, is the lineal descendant of an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active service in, the cause of American independence, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman or Minuteman, in the armed forces of the Continental congress, or of any one of the several Colonies or States, or as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence, or as a member of any Continental, Provincial or Colonial congress or legislature, or as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain. The applicant must also be personally acceptable to the Society.
Among the most significant contributions to the preservation of our history is the commemoration of our Patriot Ancestors with permanent marking of their interments. This may be accomplished in several ways, with both formal and informal ceremonies. A suggested format for a memorial service may be viewed at this page. See more, including a list of approximately 230 reported Patriot Ancestor burials in Arkansas compiled for Arkansas State Society DAR Regent Marylee Schultz by Arkansas State Society DAR Historian Ann Allison Pounds in 2008, at this link.
Georgia Society NSSAR has put together a "Source Book" of articles conveying, on the basis of their experience, a great deal of useful information on a number of issues involved in SAR activities. Follow this link to see what they have provided.
GENERAL INFORMATION/SAR HANDBOOK LINKS: |
THIS BOX HAS YOUTHLINKS: |
State Officers 2010/2011
| President: James Johnson President Emeritus: Bernard Barber Immediate Past President: Michael Scrape1st Vice President: Michael Scrape Secretary: J. Troy Massey Registrar: Dr. Vance Sales Treasurer: Joseph Kerr Chancellor: John C. Finley III Historian: William T. Cox Chaplain: Allen Bush Genealogist: EuGene Smith |
National Trustee: William T. Cox Alt. National Trusee: Dr. Ernest Cashion |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2012 Annual meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, Little Rock, Saturday, March 24; contact the hotel at 501-372-4371 for reservations and ask for DAR special rate of $112. Details and registration will be announced later. An early registration form which can be completed, printed and mailed, may be found at this link.
Follow this link for the latest edition of the ARSSAR newsletter, the "Arkansas Patriot".
PG David Sympson, upon taking office in July 2010, announced his initiative to identify and honor surviving members of SAR who, as members of our "greatest generation", are veterans of WWII. Arkansas veterans - to assure your deserved recognition - take a look at the survey form available from NSSAR website at this address.
2011 South Central District was hosted by the Kansas Society, David Comer, President, August 26-27, at the Sheraton Hotel on on College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas. Secretary-Treasurer Peter Grassl (KSSSAR) was nominated to become Vice President General for the 2012/2013 term.
Glenn Fast (OKSSAR) completed his three-year term as SCD Color Guard Commander, and Robert Capps (KSSSAR) was installed by VPG Boyer as Color Guard Commander.
National Color Guard Commander Michael Tomme (GA) presented Silver Color Guard medals to Dr. Stuart Denslow and Glenn Fast, both of Oklahoma.
The following candidates for national office, 2012/2013, were endorsed by the South Central District: Foundation board, President General Larry Magerkurth; President General, Steven Leishman (DE); Secretary General, Joseph Dooley (VA); Treasurer General, Lindsey Brock (FL); Chancellor General, Tom Lawrence (TX); Genealogist General, Larry Cornwell ((AL); Registrar General, Michael Tomme (GA); Historian General, Larry Guzy (GA); Librarian General, Michael Wells (AL); Surgeon General, Rudy Byrd (AZ); Chaplain General, Randy Moody (FL).
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Updated: 28 December, 2011