Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution Announce Patriot’s Day 2012 Events
122nd year of hosting Patriot’s Day program in Concord
Boston, MA, March 10, 2012: The Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (MASSAR) announces the 122nd anniversary of its Patriot’s Day program in Concord, Massachusetts. This year the program will take place over three days, April 14-16 , and will include the New England District and Color Guard meetings, Grave Marking and culminating with the Patriot’s Day Parade. All are welcome to attend.
On Sunday, April 15th at 2pm, join us at our Annual Luncheon and Awards Banquet at the Inn to celebrate Patriots Day and to honor the youth that have won our Eagle Scout Contest, Knight's Essay Contest, and Rambaugh Oration Contests for 2012. We are delighted to have internationally known photo identification expert Maureen Taylor as our speaker for the event. The author of a number of books and magazine articles, Ms. Taylor offers a range of dynamic, interactive seminars on photographs, genealogy, and history. Taylor has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s The View, and NPR. She travels extensively giving presentations on photo identification, photo preservation, and family history. Her dynamic, interactive seminars on photographs, genealogy, and history have received outstanding reviews from the professional community. She will speak on the topic "The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation".For more information on all the Patriot Day activities, check the MASSAR website and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Anyone interested in attending our Patriot’s Day Banquet with us on Sunday, April 15th, may order tickets on our website at http://www.massar.org.
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The Patriot’s Day weekend represents a significant anniversary for our country and the MASSAR Society. The program will incorporate awards, historical discussion and live reenactment of events from 1776. These programs are an important service the SAR provides to the community in fostering education of American revolutionary history. Our efforts have been recognized by the SAR National Congress; we are honored that they have selected Boston as the site of their national congress in 2016” said Michael E. Fishbein, president of the Massachusetts Society.
