250th Anniversary of the SAR and the "Decade of Celebration"
Boston Tea Party 1773 to the Treaty of Paris 1873 2025 250th Anniversary Events Commemoration of the Battle of Lexington & Concord, NSSAR's 2025 250th signature event, April 18-21, in Massachusetts GJBSAR Luncheon Commemorating 250th Event, April 21st. Revolutionary War Rarities Podcasts Provided by the Sons of the American Revolution with new episodes every two weeks GJB Chapter Dinner Meeting, St Luke Union Church, Bloomington. Speaker: “The Battle of Lexington & Concord”, Kevin Roberts March 11th GJB Chapter Dinner Meeting, St Luke Union Church, Bloomington. Speaker: Dr Matthijs Tieleman, ISU Professor speaking on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolutionary War August 12th GJBSAR 50th Anniversary Luncheon. Bloomington Country Club Oct 18, 11:30 a.m. Selected Readings A PERFECT FRENZY: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution. By Andrew Lawler (NYTimes Review) THE INDISPENSABLES: The Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware. By Patrick K. O’Donnell (Grove Atlantic Review) REVOLUTION SONG: A Story of American Freedom. By Russel Shorto (NYTimes Review) THE FATE OF THE DAY: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 ( Revolution Trilogy, 2). By Rick Atkinson. (NY Times Review) REBELLION 1776, by Laurie Halse Anderson (NYTimes Review; for young readers) JACK JOUETT's RIDE, by Gail E. Haley (basis for Eagle Scout awardee's essay, for young and old) For more in depth reading see "Essential American Revolution Library?" on the Journal of the American Revolution website.
GJB SAR YOUTH AWARDS 2025
![]() April 10th, 26th Annual GJB SAR Outstanding Good Citizenship/ Scholarship Luncheon with speaker Dr. Sheahon J. Zenger, IWU President. 20 H.S. seniors from McLean & Woodford counties received citizenship commendations and three seniors received the GJBSAR Citizenship Scholarships: Meika Bender (Eureka H.S.), Nathan Steffen (Lexington H.S.) and Bohdan Zeleznik (LeRoy H.S.).
See the GJBSAR Good Citizenship Program page for details and images. AND, see the GJBSAR special newsletter edition featuring the Citizenship awardees Livingston County Outstanding Citizenship Awards for 2025
GJB Chapter has awarded 4 Outstanding Citizenship awards to high school students in Livingston County: Kasandra Hughes: Tri-point High School (2025) Jacob Dewald: Pontiac High School (2025) Tiffany Rustman: Flanagan-Cornell High School (2025) Kyle Bliss: Woodland High School (2025) 134th SAR Annual Congress NEWS from Lancaster PA
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The new May special CITIZENSHIP AWARDS newsletter 2025 featuring the youth of the GJB area! Check it out!
The GJBSAR chapter Liberty Tree project now has a dedicated page in on our website. Take a moment to view the details. The new GJB webpage featuring "Members New & Past" shows our ever expanding membership and pays respect to our members who have recently past. Jun 14 ● Flag Day Program: Flag Day Award to William & Marlene Landstrom; New member recognition, Andrew Argo; Liberty Tree planting project; King Eagle Scout Award recitation of award essay by Robert Null, 2024 award winner; Carol Castellon's presentation of her collection of "Flags of Our Fathers."
Apr 21 ● Patriot’s Day - GJB Breakfast Meeting, Bob Evans Restaurant
Apr 18-21 ● Commemoration of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, NSSAR's 2025 250th signature event in Massachusetts Apr 10 ● 26th Annual GJB SAR Outstanding Good Citizenship/ Scholarship Luncheon, Bloomington Country Club. SPEAKER: Sheahon J. Zenger, Ph.D., President of IWU. Twenty McLean & Woodford County high school students honored for citizenship accomplishments representing the nation's founding principals; 3 students received $1000 scholarships: Meike Bender, Bohdan Zeleznik & Nathan Steffen.
March 11th ● GJB Chapter Dinner Meeting. St Luke Union Church. GJB business & reports, recognition of new GJB members, and Kevin Roberts talk on the Battles of Concord & Lexington. Dec 14 ● Wreaths Across America, Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington. Some 75 people placed over 250 wreaths at the gravesites of fallen soldiers.
Dec 13 ● The GJB Chapter of the SAR presented Outstanding Citizenship awards to six high school seniors from Iroquois County. The event, hosted by the DAR Princess Wach-ee-kee Chapter, included a presentation on the Lincoln Tomb by Christina Lee Smith. The GJB chapter is inviting the DAR to their 2025 Outstanding Citizenship & Scholarship Program.
Nov 8 ● Veteran's Day GJB Meeting. St Luke Union Church, Bloomington. PROGRAM: SPEAKER: Justin Anweiler, Director, Peoria Veteran’s Center. As our President, Jay Cummins, expressed "Our ancestors' spirit of resilience and patriotism continues to inspire us, and it is our duty to remember and celebrate the contributions of all veterans who have followed in their footsteps."
Sept 29th ● Stout’s Grove Cemetery Patriot Grave Marking. 90+ in attendance for the unveiling of a new marker for 3 Revolutionary War patriots buried here. MORE INFORMATION
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