WILLIAMSBURG CHAPTER CELEBRATES 4TH OF JULY WITH VARIOUS EVENTS

​On July 4, 2022, the 37th Annual Service of Prayer & Thanksgiving was conducted at Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia by The Revd Christopher L. Epperson and R. Bruce W. Laubach, President, Williamsburg Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.  Pictured are the attending members of the Williamsburg Chapter and Revd Epperson.

​July 4th is National Bell Ringing Day
On July 4, 1963, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed Independence Day as National Bell Ringing Day.  On Independence Day bells are to by rung 13 times to honor the 13 original colonies.  On the 4th of July the Bruton Bell was rung to announce the service, at the conclusion of the service, and at 2:00pm.  This year, and every year, as we celebrate our freedom let us remember those who protect our freedom: veterans, service members, firefighters, and law enforcement.  Pictured is this year’s bell ringer Tom Campbell, Past President, Williamsburg Chapter, SAR.

​On July 6, 2022 the Battle of Green Spring was commemorated by the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Williamsburg Chapter and the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Church on the Main, James City County, Virginia.  This battle in 1781 was the largest engagement between the British and the Patriots in Virginia before the Siege of Yorktown.  Pictured are the Williamsburg Chapter Color Guard, l to r, Ronald Adolphi, David Westenberger and Gary Dunaway beside the Green Spring Memorial honoring the Patriot Soldiers from Virginia and Pennsylvania buried nearby. 2nd Picture, attending members of the Williamsburg Chapter