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Welcome to the General Joseph Bartholomew Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) website. Our mission is to promote patriotism and to reaffirm those values on which our country was established. Our chapter is one of 15 SAR chapters in the state of Illinois, serving Iroquois, Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties.
The SAR is a patriotic, historical and educational lineage society headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded on April 30, 1889 and chartered by an Act of Congress on June 6, 1906. SAR has more than 30,000 members living in all of the 50 states and 23 foreign countries. Throughout its history, SAR has admitted more than 165,000 members from all walks of life. Among them are 15 Presidents of the United States, including George W. Bush and his father George H. W. Bush, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry Truman and Theodore Roosevelt. SAR also has among its members Sir Winston Churchill and King Juan Carlos I of Spain, both of whom trace their ancestry to Revolutionary War patriots. We are a society of gentlemen who enjoy the fellowship of a common interest and who want to preserve the memory of our Patriot Ancestors and keep the freedoms that they won for us with their service and sacrifices. We believe in perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man's eternal struggle against tyranny, relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend our freedoms on the battlefield and in our public institutions. Proving that you have a Patriot Ancestor can be challenging but it is far from impossible and, once it is proven, it is good for generations to come. Perhaps a family story places a forefather in the Revolutionary War or has them supporting the cause in another way. The ancestor need not have your last name and may be on either your maternal or paternal side, but you must document the direct line. If you have a possible ancestor, that's a good first step. Contact us and we may be able to help you document your lineage.
250th Anniversary of the SAR and the "Decade of Celebration" Boston Tea Party 1773 to the Treaty of Paris 1873
Livingston County Outstanding Citizenship Awards for 2024 GJB Chapter has awarded 3 additional Outstanding Citizenship awards to high school students in Livingston County: Madelyn Stites: Tri-point High School Dylan Jenkins: Woodland High School Emerson Weber: Flanagan-Cornell High School
April 4th, 25th Annual GJB SAR Outstanding Good Citizenship/ Scholarship Luncheon with speaker Mr. Adam Hickman, SVP PNC Bank. Four adults, 20 H.S. seniors from McLean & Woodford counties received citizenship commendations.
See the SAR May Citizenship News More photos in the GJB SAR Gallery
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Oct 10, 6:00 PM. ● GJB Chapter Dinner Meeting. St Luke Union Church, Bloomington. PROGRAM: Why Y DNA, Rand Veerman, Pres. McLean Co. Historical Society
Checkout the May Edition of The General's Newsletter RECENT
Thomas Ashby (Illinois Society of SAR Color Guard) & Steve Kern (Chairman of GJB SAR Patriot Graves Committee) with the new memorial marker at Stout's Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Illinois
Sept 29, 2:00 pm ● 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
Sept 21, 1:30 pm ● Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter, NSDAR unveiling & dedication of America 250! Bronze Marker, McLean County Museum of History 
Sept 20, 1:00 p.m. ● SAR-DAR Constitution Week and 1st Responder Awards Program, Grace Church in Normal. Community first responders were honored. Photo shows Steve Kern, GJBSAR Chair Public Service & Heroism Committee, Cameron Boers of ISP Troop #4 awarded the SAR Law Enforcement Medal, Christopher Beaupre of ISP Troop #4 awarded the SAR Law Enforcement Medal, Christoper Greene of ISP Troop #4 awarded the SAR Heroism Medal, Master Sergeant Ross Green of ISP Troop #4 awarded the SAR Heroism Medal, Officer Ronald Fryman of the Bloomington Police Department awarded the SAR Life Saving Medal, and Greg Mohr (retired), Normal and Carlock Fire Department the SAR Fire Safey Medal, and GJBSAR President Jay Cummins
.Sept 11, 6 pm ● Danvers Historical Society GJBSAR presentation by Rick Milner
Aug 9-10 ● ILSSAR Quarterly Meeting. Holiday Inn in Effingham IL. 134th SAR Annual Congress NEWS from Lancaster PA!
—GJBSAR Website wins 1st place J.B. Vance national award for best SAR chapter website in a tie with the Jeremiah Clark chapter of Davisburg MI —Shreya Nallamothu, student at U High School in Normal, named National Award Winner of the Rumbaugh Oration Contest. See details below.
July 9 ● "DISCOVERING OUR AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS" presentation by Rick Milner, GJBSAR Chair of the Membership/ Mentoring Committee at the ARCenter in Normal IL
Jun 14 ● Flag Day GJBSAR Meeting Grace Church Fireside Room, Normal, IL. 2024 JGB SAR Flag Day Award winners are Jamie and Mary Kay Scharf of Normal, Illinois. New members of the GJB chapter of SAR were also recognized.
Rick Milner-Chairman of Membership Committee, Steve Kern-Registrar/Genealogist, Robert Harshbarger-new member, Steve Shipley-new member, Calvin Lunny-new member, Jay Cummins-President
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