Fincastle Resolutions Chapter
Sons of the American Revolution
January 19, 2015 Meeting
Speaker: Patrick Kelly, 3rd Vice-President of VASSAR, spoke about the Ulster Scots (also known as Scots-Irish or Scotch-Irish), and their role in the Revolutionary War, and the key part they played against the British, particularly in Virginia and in North Carolina. Patrick installed the Chapter officers for 2016. He received a Certificate of Appreciation for his efforts.
Caleb Helsing, a home-schooled fifth grade student, received the Chapter's first Amercanism Middle School Brochure Contest Award. Schelby Schulze, an Junior at Liberty High School in Bedford, received the Chapter Level Knight Essay Contest Award.
Dr. M. Rupert Cutler received the Chapter Distinguished Service Medal and John Bradshaw received the Distinguished Service Award Certificate for their work as co-chairmen of the Col. William Preston Memorial Committee.