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Nov 12, 20241 min read
Veterans Day Parade 2024
On November 2nd, 2024, the Idaho State Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) were part of the Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Boise,...


Sep 22, 20241 min read
Captain Nathan Hale hanged September 22nd 1776 as a "Rebel" spy.
On this day September 22nd 1776 Captain Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy. Hale was a school teacher in New London Connecticut and a Yale...


Feb 27, 20241 min read
George Washington Banquet • 2024
For everyone that was able to attend, you know how wonderful it was and appreciate your attendance. If you weren't able to attend, we...


Jan 21, 20241 min read
Good Citizenship Medal Awarded
On January 20, 2024, Compatriots Jack Currier (Fort Boise Chapter President) and Ronald Kern (Idaho Society President), and their wives,...


Nov 30, 20231 min read
Constitution Week
Idaho SAR and Pioneer Chapter of DAR team up for the final day of Constitution Week in Eagle Idaho. It was a great event and met a lot of...


Nov 30, 20231 min read
Veterans Day Parade • DAR Partnership
Fort Boise Chapter and Idaho DAR joined forces for the Veterans Day Parade through the streets of downtown Boise. The event was a huge...


Sep 30, 20232 min read
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on the evening of March 5, 1770. It began with a few colonists harassing a lone British Guard, and it...

Sep 30, 20235 min read
Race To The Dan
INTRODUCTION Initially the Revolutionary War in the southern states did not go well for the Americans. Four years into the war, a...


Sep 30, 20233 min read
Fun Facts About The Constitution
Our Constitution embodied a UNIQUE IDEA. Nothing like it has ever been done before. The power of the idea was in the recognition that...


Aug 1, 20222 min read
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts, named after Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the Exchequer, imposed duties on British china, glass, lead,...


Jul 2, 20222 min read
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was implemented to pay for British troops deployed in the Colonies. This taxed anything paper. Wills, mortgages, any legal...


Jan 25, 20225 min read
General Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton
In the December following America's bold Declaration of 1776, the newly proclaimed Americans were losing the war against their formidable...

Mar 9, 20211 min read
In Appreciation - Modern Printers
Jack Currier, Fort Boise Chapter President, presented an award was to Modern Printers on March 1, 2021 for their continued support of the...


Nov 27, 20202 min read
Introducing The Idaho Patriot Chest
Idaho State Sons of the American Revolution is proud to present our Patriot Chest! The Patriot Chest is relatively new to the SAR across...


Sep 2, 20208 min read
The Battle of Groton Heights / Fort Griswold
Fort Griswold is located in Groton, Connecticut, about three miles from the mouth of the Thames River that flows into Long Island Sound....


Aug 17, 20206 min read
Was The United States Founded On Christianity?
Did America have a Christian founding? There has been an ongoing debate on this topic and it’s important not just historically, but how...
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