Chapter Mailing Address:
Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR
C/O Jim Evans
1910 N. Lone Pine Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803-5117

President: Denis Craft

Vice-President: John McAlear

Secretary: Vacant

Treasurer: James M. Evans

Chaplain: Michael Kelly

Chancellor: Gary E. Bishop

Registrar/Genealogist: Michael Kelly

Historian: Tom Sentman

Newsletter Editor: Phil Reinbold

Sergeant at Arms: Gerald McCoy

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Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR Member Web Pages

David N. Appleby’s Web Page:
http://www.applebylaw.com/

Gary E. Bishop’s Web Page:
http://www.mannwalterlaw.com/bishop.html

Glenn Gohr's Genealogy Page:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gohrpage

Dr. J. Calvin Holsinger’s Page:
http://www.evangel.edu/People/holsingerc/holsingerc.htm

Dr. Lyndon Irwin's Genealogy Page:
http://www.lyndonirwin.com/

Bill Surles’ Genealogy Page:
http://www.bjsurles.com/

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Congratulations to our own David N. Appleby who is currently serving as the President General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution! Also, congratulations to our own Gerald McCoy who is the vice president general for the International Society of the SAR. And congratulations to our own Robert L. Grover (dual member) who is the vice president general for the South Central District.

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Chapter Projects

An ongoing project of the Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR has been locating and marking grave sites of Revolutionary War soldiers buried near Springfield, Missouri, and in the surrounding areas in Southwest Missouri. Currently we have researched and found record of 5 Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Greene County, and more than 30 soldiers total buried in the surrounding counties of Southwest Missouri. Each year we try to hold a ceremony to commemorate and mark one of these Revolutionary War graves. For more information on Revolutionary War Soldiers in Southwest Missouri see that page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~moomcsam/soldiers.html

One of the biggest projects that Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR has been involved with over the last several years is the MOSSAR Linked Lineage Data Base which is a part of the NSSAR Patriot Index Project (A CD-ROM index of Revolutionary War Patriots and their lineal descendants down to approved applicants of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution) which was completed in the summer of 1998.

*Note: This CD-ROM of the NSSAR Patriot Index is now available for purchase from the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in Louisville, KY.

We are proud that this project was spearheaded by our own Compatriot Gary E. Bishop. Out of the volunteers who entered the information on the database for the MOSSAR Linked Lineage Data Base, 5 of these were our own chapter members: Gary E. Bishop, Mel McNeal, Gerald McCoy, Lemuel Compton, and Glenn Gohr. Many thanks to Gary and these other individuals who spent countless hours transcribing information from original SAR applications dating from 1889 to the present. For more information on the MOSSAR Linked Lineage Data Base, see the article that Gary included in the Missouri Compatriot magazine at:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~moomcsam/lldb.html

Another ongoing activity of our chapter is the color guard. Seven of our members, Robert Grover, Mel McNeal, Gerald McCoy, Timothy McCoy, Dan Cox, Glenn Gohr, and Dan McMurray, each have uniforms from the Revolutionary War period. Bob Grover is a dual member and is a co-chairman of the MOSSAR color guard. He also was MOSSAR President for the 1999-2000 term. These uniforms have been worn at various parades and other functions. At various times the chapter color guard has marched in parades, officiated at funerals and other events, given several talks about the American Revolution to grade school children in Springfield, and has served as the color guard for the SMSU Lady Bears basketball games and the Springfield Lasers tennis matches. We hope to participate in more activities like this in the coming months. The chapter color guard is also participating in MOSSAR color guard events as well. See the Ozark Mountain Chapter Color Guard Activities Page at:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~moomcsam/colorg.html

and the MOSSAR Color Guard Page at

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mossar/mossar_color.html

for more information.

Ever since our chapter's founding in 1981, we have been involved in the Eagle Scout Program and the ROTC Program sponsored by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Also in the last several years, we have promoted two different essay contests and an oration contest which are part of the National Society SAR program. To see which contests for youth and recognition programs the Ozark Mountain Chapter is involved with, please go to Contests and Recognition Programs for Youth Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~moomcsam/youth.html

Still another important project is the organizing of a local society of the Children of the American Revolution. Membership is open to any child from birth to age 21 who can trace their lineage back to someone who rendered assistance to the American troops during the American Revolution. The local C.A.R. society meets 4 times a year at the McDonald's on Battlefield Rd. next to the Battlefield Mall. The chartering ceremony took place on Saturday, February 13, 1999, Old Country Buffet in Springfield. The local society is named the William Freeman Society Children of the American Revolution after local patriot, William Freeman, who is buried in the Springfield National Cemetery. We have a very active C.A.R. chapter, and we won some national awards each year for the last two years. We hope to win some awards for 2001 also. Several activities are planned and we are actively recruiting new members. The current senior president for the William Freeman Society C.A.R. is Compatriot Gary E. Bishop: gbishop61@mchsi.com See the William Freeman Society C.A.R. Activities Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~moomcsam/car.html for further information.

Our chapter made a big showing at the 2002 MOSSAR Convention held April 19-20, 2002. We won awards for the best scrapbook and for the best chapter (Josiah Fogg Award) again. Plaques for these competitions are now being held by our chapter until next year. We are especially proud that our own David Appleby has just completed a year as MOSSAR president (2001-2002). Congratulations, David, on a job well done!

Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR Page on the Greene County Historical Society Web Page

Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (MOSSAR) Web Page

Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) Web Page

NSSAR South Central District Web Page

Feature Articles from The SAR Magazine

NSSAR Schedule of Celebrations at Historic Sites

SARtalk Listserver

General Information on the American Revolution

Military Actions of the American Revolution

Calendar of Revolutionary Events

Prominent Patriots in the Struggle for Independence

Documents of the Struggle for Independence

NSSAR Color Guards and Flags

NSSAR Links to Re-enactment Groups

NSSAR Information on The Flag of the United States of America

Rachel Donelson Chapter DAR Home Page

National Society Children of the American Revolution (N.S.C.A.R.)

General Society Sons of the Revolution (GSSR)

The American Revolution: National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins (created by Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine)

The National Museum of American History's Restoration of The Star Spangled Banner

PBS's Liberty (online compilation of PBS TV documentary series)

Restoration of the Star Spangled Banner (online compilation of PBS TV documentary series)

Valley Forge Muster Rolls Database

(c) Copyright 1998-2008.

Last updated September 22, 2008.

Send comments to Glenn Gohr

View the Ozark Mountain Chapter Color Guard Activities Page

View the William Freeman Society C.A.R. Activities Page

View the MOSSAR Linked Lineage Date Base Page

View the Contests and Recognition Programs for Youth Page

View the Revolutionary War Soldiers in Southwest Missouri Page