Annual Oration & Essay Contest

The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest & The George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest
are contest that are available to high school students in or around the Southeast Kansas area.  The applicant needs to fill out the appropriate paperwork to be entered.  The first round of competition will take place at the Chapter level.  The winner will then compete in the State competition.  The state winner will then have the opportunity to compete for the national prize during the annual SAR congress meeting during the summer of 2011. 

For more information click on the links of each contest above or visit:  http://www.sar.org/Youth

Liberty and Learning

The new NSSAR Library and genealogy research center was dedicated at the Fall Leadership meeting.  This is a giant step in the redirection of the SAR to be a noteworthy contributor for the educating of Americans about the War for Independence.  The next phase is to complete The Center for Advancing America's Heritage (CAAH) which will house a museum about the causes, effects of, and the conclusion of the Revolutionary War resulting in the United States of America.

 

It takes money.  An anonymous donor has offered to match donations from the smaller Kansas Society chapters.  So our $250 donation would be doubled and submitted as a $500 donation!

Our Ft. Scott Chapter would like to ask each member for a small donation. 
We are asking each compatriot for a donation of at least $10.  If you are able to do more that will gladly be accepted.
Please make checks payable to Fort Scott Chapter SAR and mail it to the following address by December 1, 2010:

Craig Hart
1117 East First Street
Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

Please denote "CAAH"  on your check's memo line


Thank you!

SAR GENEALOGICAL SEMINAR

SAR GENEALOGICAL SEMINAR
WHERE: FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ROOM 126/129 ACADEMIC BUILDING
2108 SOUTH HORTON
FORT SCOTT, KANSAS
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010 at 9:00 A.M.

No reservations are needed and there is no fee. You are encouraged to bring your spouse and friends.

Coffee and cookies will be served before the program starts.


AGENDA



8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION

9:00-9:05 INTRODUCTION

9:05-9:20 AWARDS

9:20-10:05 WHAT IS THE SAR?

10:05-11:00 THE ART OF GENEALOGY

11:00-12:00 WHAT NEXT?

12:00 ADJOURN

Americanism Elementary School Poster Contest
"Battle of Bunker Hill”


The Sons of the American Revolution is now accepting submissions for the Americanism Elementary School Poster Contest.
This contest is open to all 4th & 5th grade students.
Deadline for contest entries is March 12th, 2010

This year’s theme is:
"Battle of Bunker Hill"

For more information contact
Darren Couch:

couch@ckt.net

Eagle Scout Scholarship

David Beckenhauer of Pittsburg, KS reads his essay at the Ft. Scott Chapter SAR meeting on January 23rd, 2010. David prepared an essay to compete for the Arthur M. & Berdena King Eagle Scout Scholarship. His essay is about the British prison ships during the American Revolution. David has also traced his ancestry back to the American Revolution.
For more information about the SAR's Eagle Scout Scholarship visit: http://www.sar.org/Youth/Eagle_Scout