|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Membership Qualifications
|
|
Any male shall be eligible for membership in the
Society who, · is a citizen of good
repute in the community, · is the lineal descendant of
an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active
service in the cause of American Independence either: P
as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiamen or minuteman, in
the armed forces of the Continental Congress, or those of any one of the
several Colonies or States; P
as a signer of the Declaration of Independence; P
as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence; P
as a member of any Continental, Provincial, or Colonial Congress or
Legislature; P
as a foreign national of, but not limited to, France, Poland, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland or Germany who came to North America and rendered service
in the cause of American Independence; P
as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of
resistance to the authority of Great Britain, provided, however, that no
person advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States by use
of force or violence. |
|
For membership information please contact one of the
following Calvert
County – Vice-President John M. Schercinger Charles
County – Vice President Charles D. Boone St.
Mary’s County – Vice-President Robert L. Sminkey or write Thomas Stone Chapter, SAR PO Box 94La Plata, Maryland
20646 |
[Thomas
Stone Chapter] ~ [Officers
and Members] ~ [By-Laws]
~ [Membership Information]
[Programs
and Events Calendar] ~ [Our Patriot Ancestors] ~ [Thomas Stone]
[National
Society] ~ [Maryland
Chapters] ~ [Youth
Programs]
[Southern
Maryland Organizations] ~ [Historic Links]
[Home]