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ON THE COVER: Gavin P. and friend Harry Tooke, the son of past president of the Texas Society’s Patrick Henry Chapter Ken Tooke, help whenever they can.
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2022 SAR Congress to Convene in Savannah, Georgia PG Roland Granville Downing, 1930-2021 Patriot to Passenger Project A Descendant of Thomas Jefferson Speaks in Charlotte
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Program to Honor Recently Identified POW/MIAs SAR Foundation Request Selections from the SAR Museum Collection The Siege of Savannah, 1799
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America: The Great Experiment The Relevance of the 1781 Yorktown Campaign State Society & Chapter News In Our Memory & New Members When You Are Traveling
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