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General Society Sons of the Revolution
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ATTENTION: The GSSR headquarters is open for business and taking your calls during this time. It will remain open until further notice. In the worst-case scenario, staff can work remotely, if necessary, to answer your questions and take care of any State Society needs. Additionally, our BOM Meeting plans for late September have not changed. The venue continues to be Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. It is hoped all our members stay healthy and that the present crisis will be behind us by then.
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Yacht & Beach Club Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL Sept 24 - 26, 2020 There are No Plans at this time to cancel due to the Corona Virus. It is OK to Register Now. Registration Form |
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The Sons of the Revolution was founded in 1876 by John Austin Stevens, a member of New York City’s Victorian society. He was a patriotic historian who descended from Ebenezer Stevens, a Revolutionary Officer in the Continental line who did not meet all of the strict requirements for membership in the Society of Cincinnati at that time. He along with the other ‘founders’, some of whom were members of Cincinnati , wished to broaden participation in preserving American Heritage of the Revolutionary War on the eve of the centennial of the Declaration of Independence. The founder’s mission was to form a new society of gentlemen, the first of its kind *, which would promote knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of American independence, and to foster fellowship amongst its members.
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization devoted to the principles and ideals of its founders, the modern Society maintains its headquarters, in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia with 28 societies in the United States and Europe.
* in the Late 19th century
