Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter SAR May 2016 The Trigg Patriot · 5/5/2016 · Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter SAR May 2016 3 ... the historic uses of cow horn at the ﬁrst Colonial Trades

Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter SAR May 2016

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The Trigg Patriot

JAMES RUDDMAY 2016 CHAPTER

SERVICE AWARD HONOREE

Compatriot James Rudd of Paducah went “above and beyond” in service in the months of March and April.

He took part in the student presentation in Murray and made the long drive for BOTH major events in April … Patriot’s Day and the Reuben

Browning grave marking in Logan County. He DEFINITELY logged

the most chapter miles these past couple of months.

Well done, Jim Rudd!


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CHAPTER PRESIDENT PUBLISHES REVOLUTIONARY WAR NOVELS!

Geoff Baggett recently realized his dream of publishing a novel. His first writing project is entitled Brothers and Warriors. It tells the story of his ancestors, James and John Hamilton, and their trials and adventures during the American Revolution. He completed a companion “chapter book” for elementary students entitled Little Hornet. It focuses on the exploits of William Hamilton, the “baby” brother of the Hamilton Clan.

Geoff will be marketing his books at various events throughout the remainder of the year. Both titles are available on Amazon.com.

You can visit Geoff ’s Amazon Author Page and purchase both titles here:http://www.amazon.com/Geoff-Baggett/e/B01E2YZPPE/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

http://www.amazon.com/Geoff-Baggett/e/B01E2YZPPE/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

http://www.amazon.com/Geoff-Baggett/e/B01E2YZPPE/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1


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SPONSORS NEEDED FOR JUNE 4 GRAVE MARKINGS - IMMEDIATE GOAL $245

The original headstone of Joseph Fontaine is over 200 years old and in a state of serious disrepair. The writing is barely legible and the stone has partially sunk into the ground.

The Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter has procured a flat headstone (pictured above) to place in front of the original stone at a cost of $200. We have also purchased a separate PATRIOT stone for the Charles Kennedy Grave.

We are currently seeking sponsors to help pay for the expenses of these stones. For each donation of $25 we will send a letter of acknowledgement that will serve as your proof of monetary participation on the Patriot Grave Marking.

Gifts should me made to:

Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter SAR 1969 Kings Chapel Rd.

Cadiz, KY 42211


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CHAPTER COMPATRIOT TAKES PART IN BATTLE OF MOORE’S CREEK BRIDGE COLOR GUARD EVENT

Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter “long distance” member Rick Sheets of Durham, North Carolina, represented the chapter at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Commemoration in North Carolina on February 27.

Rick was participating in the weekend event as a sutler / living history demonstrator, showing his skills as a horner. He took some time away from his demonstration booth to present the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter’s wreath during the ceremony. We are proud that Rick represented our chapter at this national Color Guard event.

Rick is pictured above with Ricardo Perez, superintendent at the Moore’s Creek National Monument.


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CST CHAPTER COMPATRIOTS REPRESENT AT THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY

On March 12 the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter achieved an important milestone in its short history. Chapter President Geoff Baggett was sworn into a dual leadership role in the Kentucky Society at Kentucky’s annual meeting in faraway Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Rev. Baggett was elected the state Chaplain, a spiritual leadership role reserved for ordained members of the Christian ministry. He was also elected state Vice-President, placing him in the line of succession to become President of the Kentucky Society in 2018. Baggett has also been asked to serve as Chaplain of the Central District of the SAR in 2016, representing the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.

In addition to officer elections, the Kentucky SAR also presented state level awards at the recent meeting. The Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter received the President’s Award, given to the most active chapter in the commonwealth. They also received recognition for sponsoring Kentucky’s winning poster in the 2016 SAR Elementary Poster

Contest. Chapter Vice-President Steve Mallory was also honored at the event. He received the coveted Meritorious Service Medal from the Kentucky Society for his work and leadership in the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter.


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HORNBOOKS AND SCRIMSHAW FOR KIDS!!

On Tuesday, March 15, Durham, North Carolina, Compatriot and professional horner Rick Sheets taught a homeschool workshop on making Colonial hornbooks and scrimshaw at the Stagville Historic Site in Durham on Tuesday. The kids learned about the engraved powder horns and flintlock guns carried during the Revolutionary War. They also had the opportunity to see and handle examples of powder horns.

The students learned about other colonial items made from cow horn, such as the hornbook, cups and spoons, and combs. For the activity portion of the workshop, each kid printed their own hornbook paper on a printing press and assembled a hornbook to keep. They also engraved (or scrimshawed) a poker chip with their own design.

Rick is an awesome living historian and an incredible asset for the youth education and outreach initiatives of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter!


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KENTUCKY SOCIETY POSTER CHAMPION!Kerrigan McManus of Southwest Calloway Elementary School is the

SAR Poster Contest Champion for 2016! Kerrigan is a student of our teaching partner Andy Davenport. He has required all of his classes to submit posters for a grade for the past two years. He is one of most faithful and successful partnering teachers.

Kerrigan’s prize for winning the state competition was a $200 cash award. In addition, her poster will be transported to the 2016 SAR Congress in Boston where it will be entered in the national competition.

Compatriots Jim Rudd, Steve Mallory, and Geoff Baggett made the presentation of the check and told Kerrigan about her win during a school-wide assembly on March 25.


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PRESIDENT BAGGETT VISITS WITH THE WENDELL OURY CHAPTER DAR IN MURRAY

On Saturday, April 9, Geoff Baggett provided the program for the monthly meeting of the Wendell Oury Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Murray. He spoke on the subject of “What Makes a Good Member in the SAR.”

The two chapters partnered together for a Patriot Grave Marking ceremony for William Bonner in 2015. They will be working together again in 2016 to mark three Patriot graves in Calloway County in November.

Following his presentation chapter Regent Jane Shoemaker presented Geoff with a special gift.


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RICK SHEETS AT HIGH POINT MUSEUM

Rick Sheets, our long-distance North Carolina compatriot, interpreted the historic uses of cow horn at the first Colonial Trades Day at The High Point Museum in Highpoint, NC on the 16th of May, 2016.

Rick enlightened and entertained several groups of enthusiastic school children. He set up an impressive display of his custom-made powder horns and other interesting artifacts.

He really enjoys showing the little ones the use of engraved powder horns during our Revolutionary War as well as the flintlock guns of that time. The public is always amazed at the variety of uses of horn … the first plastic!


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PATRIOTS DAY - KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY WEST IN HOPKINSVILLE ,KY

On Saturday April 16 over sixty Compatriots from nine chapters across three states united to celebrate Western Kentucky’s own version of Patriots Day, a holiday celebrated in New England to commemorate the “shots heard ‘round the world” at Lexington and Concord.

Compatriots presented twenty flags, read the names of every Patriot on the Christian County SAR Patriot Memorial located in the cemetery, and fired a flintlock salute in their honor. An incredible sixteen shooters took part in the salute. It was, by far, the largest event ever hosted by our chapter. We are grateful for the partnership offered by the John Manire Chapter in Hopkinsville that made it all happen.


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REUBEN BROWNING GRAVE MARKING LEWISBURG - LOGAN COUNTY, KY

On Saturday April 23 twenty Compatriots from Kentucky and North Carolina journeyed to Logan County, Kentucky, to dedicate and mark a VA headstone in honor of Virginia Patriot Reuben Browning.

Browning was from Culpepper County, Virginia. He and his five brothers all served the Patriot Cause in Virginia. Reuben served in the regiment of one of his older brothers in the Culpepper County Militia, and was a registrant in the Culpepper Classes that provided volunteers for the Continental Army.

Later in life he migrated to Logan County, Kentucky, claiming lands and establishing a life there. He rose to prominence as a citizen and leader in the county and left behind a very lodge body of descendants, man who still live in the area.

Reuben Browning’s grave site still exists, but it is in a very remote area on a private, inaccessible farm. In order to provide a permanent, accessible, monument, descendants placed his VA headstone in a public cemetery approximately one mile from his burial site. The ceremony was held at this public cemetery site.


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REUBEN BROWNING ORIGINAL GRAVE SITELEWISBURG - LOGAN COUNTY, KY


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PATRIOT GRAVE MARKING MEDAL

Name Graves Marked # Remaining

Eddie Price 9 6

Randle Cruse 8 7

John Humphries 10 5

Steve Francis 14 1

Dennis Adams 13 2

Bobby Skinner 5 10

Robert Ward 7 8

Billy Redd 4 11

Dickie Thomas 10 5

Gary Thompson 2 13

Jack Dawson 10 5

Bobby Joe Roberts 8 7

Bob Sholly 10 5

Dilly Anderson 1 14

Kevin Stroud 1 14

Miles Ward 4 11

Ryon Ward 4 11

L.J. Ward 4 11

Keith McGrath 2 13

James Rudd 8 7

Andrew Rudd 5 10

Ethan Rudd 5 10

Jim Blackburn 2 13

Glenn Allen Thomas 5 10

Second Award

Tony Dothsuk 10 5

Ron Drennan 13 2

Ken Oakley 8 7

James Sumner 8 7

Glenn Greenfield 4 11

Fourth Award

Steve Mallory 10 5

Fifth Award

Geoff Baggett 3 12

CHAPTER COMPATRIOT MEDAL PROGRESS


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KENTUCKY CENTURION MEDAL We have completed the two-year “look-back” through January 2013, gone over all of

the records of our events, and updated an “attendance sheet” for all members. The progress of all of our active compatriots is recorded below. Once you reach the 100-event threshold and the medal is available, the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter and Kentucky Society will award it to you!

Name Events Attended # Remaining Ken Oakley 63 37

Gary Thompson 42 58

Glenn Greenfield 48 52

Tony Dothsuk 27 73

James Sumner 68 32

Billy Redd 33 67

John Humphries 42 58

Dilly Anderson 26 74

Bobby Skinner 28 72

Kevin Stroud 7 93

Ron Drennan 52 48

Randle Cruse 9 91

Dennis Adams 22 78

Joshua Claussen 3 97

Seth Clark 8 92

Jack Dawson 20 80

Eddie Price 14 86

Dickie Thomas 7 93

Robert Ward 18 82

Miles Ward 3 97

Ryon Ward 3 97

L.J. Ward 3 97

Kerry Darnell 1 99

Steve Francis 7 93

Bobby Joe Roberts 4 96

Bob Sholly 24 80

Jim Blackburn 3 97

Jim Rudd 4 96

Medal Earned

Geoff Baggett, Steve Mallory


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SERVICE TO VETERANS MEDAL Every active member of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter

is steadily making progress toward the SAR’s prestigious “Service to Veterans Medal.” To receive this award, a Compatriot must accumulate 5,000 “points” for activities, service, and donations to veterans causes. This service includes participation in the various Special Observances in honor of veterans (holidays, grave markings, etc ...), time invested in service projects, visiting with veterans, attending or participating in the funerals of veterans, and donation of money or goods. Subsequent medals are earned for each 3,000 points

We are able to track involvement in our various events and medal presentations, but it is CRITICAL that all members report their activities outside of our normal chapter events.

Name Current Points

Billy Redd 415

Bob Sholly 335

Bobby Joe Roberts 160

Bobby Skinner 210

Dennis Adams 2,678

Dickie Thomas 170

Dilly Anderson 560

Eddie Price 430

Gary Thompson 508

Glenn Greenfield 2,098

Jack Dawson 1,110

James Sumner 1,530

Jim Blackburn 70

Jim Rudd 240

John Humphries 1,665

John Vinson 656

SERVICE TO VETERANS MEDAL PROGRESS Name Current Points

Ken Oakley 1,185

Kevin Stroud 162

L.J. Ward 160

Miles Ward 160

Randle Cruse 290

Rick Sheets 45

Robert Ward 255

Ron Drennan 1,310

Ryon Ward 160

Seth Clark 210

Steve Francis 430

Stan Todd 150

Tony Dothsuk 890

Geoff Baggett (3rd) 1,324

Steve Mallory (2nd) 1,228


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FORGOTTEN PATRIOTS HEADSTONE PROJECT

There are ten Patriots of the American Revolution who died in Trigg County and are buried in unknown, unmarked graves. It is our responsibility, as the Sons of the American Revolution, to insure that these Patriots are remembered and honored with permanent markers. Over the next two years we will begin to raise the funds to purchase ten granite markers to place in a prominent location (to be determined) in Trigg County. This is an ambitious project. To total cost for ten markers and a dedication stone will be approximately $2,500. We will begin receiving donations to this cause immediately and continue fundraising until the project comes to fruition. Each donation of $25 will be recorded as contributions eligible for the NSSAR Patriot Grave Marking Medal upon dedication of the markers.

CURRENT TOTAL RAISED: $ 245.00 REMAINING TO BE RAISED: $ 2,255.00

Sample Stones

James Ederington William Johnson

Thomas Wadlington Robert Goodwin

Randolph Johnson

William Armstrong Peter Battoe

Abraham Boyd William Davenport

Thomas Dawson

PATRIOTS TO BE REMEMBERED


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Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter1969 Kings Chapel Rd.Cadiz, KY 42211

Give generously and regularly to the special projects of our chapter!

All financial gifts to the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter, including designated gifts, are fully tax-deductible as

allowed by law. (IRS Renewal Pending for 2016)

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Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter SAR May 2016 The Trigg Patriot · 5/5/2016 · Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter SAR May 2016 3 ... the historic uses of cow horn at the ﬁrst Colonial Trades