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October 2018

Richard Chamblin

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A MessageFrom ThePresidentBy ILSSARPresidentRichardChamblin

At the August BOM meeting, the mem-bership passed a change in the bylaws relatingto the Executive Committee. The ExecutiveCommittee will now have seven members (upfrom five) with the addition of the StateTreasurer and another member chosen by theState President. This change will allow formore representation from all three Regions.Lee Braden, American Bicentennial Chapterand State Treasurer now joins the ExecutiveCommittee. Lee, one of our younger andnewer members has experience in internalauditing. We need more active members likeLee. Jim Wallace, President of the LongKnives Chapter has agreed to serve on theExecutive Committee. He has shown out-standing leadership qualities during his ser-vice to the SAR. I know Jim will serve theIllinois SAR in commendable fashion.

The Illinois Society once again participat-ed in the Twilight Parade at the Illinois StateFair. The marching participants were VPGTom Ashby and wife Linda, SpringfieldChapter President Drew Robinson and wifeTina, Springfield Vice President StanBuckles, and Zeally Moss drummer AdrianTubbs. Toby Chamberlain and I providedtaxis service. The high temperature and highheat made the parade dangerous for anyonebut the young and hardy. It is time to take aserious look at ways we can continue theSociety’s participation in this event withoutjeopardizing the health of the participants.

The State Fair Veterans Day event onSunday, August 12th provided free admissionand food for all veterans. Lou Myers, Chairof the State Veterans Affairs Committee wasjoined by Past State President TobyChamberlain, Springfield Chapter Vice-

NSSARNationalCongressPast ILSSAR President Tom Ashby and

his wife Linda are announced at theNational Congress in Houston as theVice-President General of the Great LakesDistrict. At left, Tom and Linda enter theinstallation banquet sporting the requisitewhite tie & tails with VPG sash and pin onWednesday, July 18. Linda is the Senior National Auxiliary

President for the SAR. Above, the SARLadies Auxiliary BOM members areshown. Linda is in the front row to the leftof the SAR Auxiliary President, MarthaBarnhart of Indiana.

ILSSAR Calendar of upcoming events in 2018September 27 thru 29, 2018 NSSAR

Fall Leadership Louisville, KYMeeting at the Brown Hotel. Call 888 888-

5252 and ask for the Sons of the AmericanRevolution rate. Registration can be found atSAR.ORG, Compatriots, LeadershipInformation, then Register.

Oct 26 and 27, 2018 Combined NSSARGreat Lakes District meeting and ILSSARBoard of Managers, Springfield, IL.

It will be at the Wyndham, Springfield.Rooms at $121 each night for the SAR ratewith free breakfast and free parking.Wyndham Springfield City Centre 700 EAdams Street, Springfield, IL 62701 Ph:217.789.1530 . Our dinner speaker will beTimothy Good The Lincoln Assassination.Timothy is the Superintendent of the LincolnHome National Historic Site. A 28-year-veteran of the National Park Service, and isauthor of four books on the history ofAbraham Lincoln. Black Tie or Uniform forFriday night dinner.

ILSSAR Registrar – Garry GruganEffective immediately, my e-mail address is

[email protected]. Please update your contact information accordingly.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

February 8 and 9, 2019 Board ofManagers Meeting, Mt Vernon.

The meeting will be at the Double Tree byHilton Mt. Vernon. 222 Potomac Blvd, MtVernon, IL 62864. Ph: 618-244-7100. Roomsat $109 each night for the SAR rate. Our din-ner speakers will be Larry Werline (US Grant)and Krista Graves (National History Teacher)

SAR Spring Leadership Meeting,Louisville, KY.

It will be either the last week of Februaryor first week of March 2019 TBD, BrownHotel. Call 888.888.5252 and ask for the Sonsof the American Revolution rate.

May 10 and 11, 2019 Board ofManagers meeting in Springfield.

It will be at the Wyndham SpringfieldCity Centre 700 E Adams Street, Springfield,IL 62701. Rooms at $121 each night for theSAR rate with free breakfast and free parking.Wyndham Springfield City Centre 700 EAdams Street, Springfield, IL 62701 Ph:217.789.1530 . This meeting is our annualSAR chapter and individual awards night.

We will have the Ladies Auxiliary SilentAuction. No Guest Speaker.

July 5 thru 10, 2019 National SAR129th Congress, Costa Mesa, CA.

The location will be the Orange CountyHilton, 3050 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA92626 Ph: 714.540.7000. Room rates TBD.

August 8, 9, & 10, 2019 Board ofManagers, Springfield, IL

Illinois SAR Board of Managers meetingdates are: Thursday, August 8 for the StateFair; The BOM dinner is Friday, August 9night; and the BOM meeting itself isSaturday, August 10 at the WyndhamSpringfield City Centre 700 E Adams Street,Springfield, IL 62701. Ph: 217.789.1530 . Wehave rooms at $114 each night at the SARrate, with free breakfast and free parking OnSaturday, August 11 our BOM meeting will befollowed by lunch. Our speaker is TBD.

November 2019 Board of ManagersMeeting

Location TBD Northern Region

Drew Robinson

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A Message From The Sr. Vice PresidentBy ILSSAR Senior Vice President Mike CampagnoloSummer is almost over

and the kids are back inschool. You should havereceived your dues notice,as the goal was to mailthem out by September 1.

We do this so we have time before December31 to react to those who have not paid. Ifrenewals are not into National by then, mem-bers are dropped from the roles and there is a$5 late fee to get each one reinstated. Pleaseget your dues in as soon as possible so yourchapter president doesn’t have to start makingcalls! While you are at it, help our LadiesAuxiliary support us by signing up your wife.

At the last National Congress in Houston,our own Tom Ashby was elected to theesteemed position of Vice President General ofthe Great Lakes District (Illinois, Michigan &Wisconsin).

The Illinois Society SAR will host the

Great Lakes District Meeting on FridayOctober 26 and Saturday October 27 at theSpringfield Wyndham with the GLD/ILSSARbanquet on Friday and GLD meetingSaturday morning followed by a lunch buffetthen the ILSSAR BOM meeting in the after-noon. State and National Officers will be inattendance to meet compatriots, address thegroup, and answer questions. It’s a greatopportunity to meet these officers withouttraveling to Louisville or farther. Our dinnerspeaker will be Timothy Good The LincolnAssassination. Timothy is the Superintendentof the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, a28� year veteran of the National Park Service,and is author of four books on the history ofAbraham Lincoln.

The contracts are signed and we will betrying out a new BOM location in theSouthern Region starting next year! We willbe having the February BOM at the Double

Tree by Hilton Mt. Vernon. 222 PotomacBlvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864. We have reservedthe dates of February 8 and 9, 2019. I havebeen talking to Susan Lynch (Director of food& Beverage) and Holly Talbert (SalesManager) and went over the contracts. I havebooked Larry Werline (US Grant) for theFebruary 8, 2019 guest speaker. He is happy totravel from Chatham to Mt. Vernon. I wouldlike to thank Compatriots Richard Scott andJerry Whitson for suggesting this venue.

The May 10-11, 2019 and August 8-10,2019 BOM’s will remain in Springfield andthose contracts are already signed. We will notneed a speaker for the May Medals andAwards night but will be looking for a speakerfor the August BOM. If you know of anyoneplease let me know.

We are still looking for a Northern Regionvenue for early Nov 2019.

Mike Campagnolo

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Friday October 26, 2018

4:00 p.m. - Color Guard Event at Lincoln’s Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery 6:00 p.m. - Social Hour – Vista Rooms 2 & 3 on the 29th floor

with Hors d’oeuvres with cash bar 6:45 p.m. - Posting of the Colors 7:00 p.m. - Banquet - Vista Rooms 2 & 3 on the 29th floor

Saturday October 27, 2018

6:30 a.m. - Breakfast Buffett- The “Grille”, Main Floor 8:00 a.m. - Great Lakes District Business Meeting- Vista Rooms 4, 5, 6 on 29th floor 11:30 p.m. - Adjournment - Buffet Lunch- Vista Rooms 2 & 3 on 29th floor 12:30 p.m. - Illinois Society Board of Managers Meeting- Vista Room 4, 5, 6 on 29th floor

Saturday October 27, 2018 Ladies Auxiliary Tour Saturday morning: Curator tour of the Renovated Illinois Governor’s Mansion…TBD Saturday afternoon: Ladies Auxiliary discussion/roundtable

Local Lincoln Sites: Saturday afternoon, SAR members/Spouses not attending the ILSSAR meeting can either walk to the Lincoln Home (2 blocks south of the hotel) for a free tour or visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (2 blocks North of the hotel) cost TBD, normally $12 Seniors, $15 Adults.

Note: Hotel checkout time is 11am. Autos/Luggage may be left at the hotel no cost.

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Reservation Form Advance reservation required. Deadline: October 22, 2018

Name: Number Attending: _____________

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Salads

Garden Salad- Tomato, Cucumber, Carrot and Onion. Choice of Two Dressings Israeli Couscous Salad- Couscous mixed with Sun Dried Cranberry, Toasted Pine Nuts, Onion and a Touch of Lemon.

Starches and Sides

Three Cheese Au Gratin Potatoes- Herb and Garlic Roasted Red Skin Potatoes Sauteed Vegetable Medley

Dessert

Chocolate Grand Marnier Cake or Marble Cheesecake

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Salads

Garden Salad- Tomato, Cucumber, Carrot and Onion. Choice of Two Dressings Mixed Fruit Salad

Starches and Sides

Garlic and Herb Roasted Red Skin Potatoes Roasted Vegetable Blend with Garlic and Herb

Dessert

Chocolate Mousse Cake or Key Lime Pie

Send completed reservation form and check payable to “ILSSAR” send to:

Compatriot Mike Campagnolo…1196 Cactus Trail… Carol Stream, IL 60188 Cell Phone No. (630) 464-4904



ILLINOIS SOCIETY SONS OF

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONOFFICERS 2018-2019

President ——–––——–––—— Richard ChamblinSr. Vice Pres. ——–––––––––– Mike CampagnoloVice Pres. N. Region —–––––––––– Scott SandersVice Pres. C. Region ———––– Louis (Lou) MyersVice Pres. S.Region ————––––––– Dan CraftonSecretary ————–––––––––––– Drew RobinsonTreasurer ———————––––—––– Lee BradenRecording Secretary ——–———— Scott SandersRegistrar ————––––––––––––— Gary GruganGenealogist ———–——–––––––––––– Ron PeckChancellor ——————–—–––––— Kevin BabbHistorian ——––––––––––––––––——––––– TBDChaplain —––––––––––– Rev. Raymond P. OwensSgt.-at-Arms —–——–––—————–Ken GriffinNSSAR Natl. Trustee –––––––– Toby ChamberlainNSSAR Alt. Trustee –––––––––––– Dick Chamblin

ILSSAR Patriot Newsletter Editor:Scott Sanders

Send articles to [email protected](This is my new email address)

By Tom AshbyIn the past there has been one History Teacher of the Year award for

SAR at National, which is given to an outstanding High School HistoryTeacher in the amount of $1400. The last national winner was from theLong Knives Chapter of the Illinois Society. Past President GeneralTom Lawrence’s father, Dr. Tom Lawrence, established the award anumber of years ago.

Beginning this year PG Lawrence announced the amount has beenincreased to $15,000 per year giving $5,000 to a High School HistoryTeacher, $5,000 to a Junior High School History Teacher and $5,000 toa Grade School History Teacher. More information will follow on thisas the SAR website is updated https://sar.org/education/awards/ameri-can-history-teacher-award.

Why American Is Free History Curriculum Values through History,Incorporated (http://www.valuesthroughhistory.org/) presented its WhyAmerica Is Free Curriculum at the Annual Congress in Houston thisyear. American History is taught twice in grade/junior high school. Firstin the 4th or 5th grade levels and second in the 7th or 8th grade levels.

This innovative approach is a six week immersion program on theAmerican Revolution in every subject that a student is involved in,Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts and PE, in a hands-onstudy that brings this period to life like never before. These meaningfulexperiences and connections result in academic excitement, true learn-ing, high-level thinking, in-depth retained knowledge, and improvedbehavior and decision making.

In a majority of circumstances this curriculum will only be used ifteachers are first approached by someone at the local level, like an SARmember, recommending it. After buy-in from the teacher the schoolboard should be approached or a donor located to purchase the materi-als which are typically in the $5,000 range.

New History Teacherof the Year Awards

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A Message From ILSSARPresident Richard Chamblin President Stan Buckles and this StatePresident and ILSSAR President DickChamblin(all from the Springfield Chapter)manned the Illinois Society table in theVeterans Shed at the State fair. It becameobvious that we need to enlarge the participa-tion to include members from other chaptersand upgrade the appearance of the display toattract more attention.

Allan Campbell, Zeally Moss Chapter andChair of the Rumbaugh Historical OrationCommittee, has contributed $2,000 to theIllinois SAR for the benefit of the 2019Rumbaugh Historical Oration Awards. TheRumbaugh Committee, led by Dr. Campbell,has produced an amazing number of out-standing young orators. Dr. Campbell hasdedicated himself to this program for manyyears and deserves our thanks for a job welldone.

Liberty Bell of the West Chapter, NSDAR,conducted a Bicentennial Monument Markingin Chester, Illinois, August 26. Illinois SARmembers attending were Long KnivesChapter President Jim Wallace, SouthernRegion VP Dan Crafton and myself.Wonderful lunch and ceremony…you justcan’t deny it…the Daughters know how to puton an event.

Senior Vice President Mike Campagnoloput together an outstanding dinner event forthe Aug. 10 BOM meeting and it looks like heis going to do it again at the Friday night din-ner before the combined GLD/State BOMmeeting on Oct. 26. In fact, the event,planned by VPG Tom Ashby, MikeCampagnolo, and the Ladies Auxiliary lookslike it is going to be memorable. The Ladieswill have a special tour of the renovatedGovernor’s Mansion.

We need to hear from youby October 15!!!

At the May Board of Managers meet-ing, former ILSSAR President TobyChamberlain raised a concern he wasmade aware of involving delivery of theelectronic version of The Illinois Patriot.

After a discussion, the board voted toreturn to delivering a printed copy to everycompatriot via the USPS. Please cut outthis survey, add your name, check theappropriate box, then give it to yourchapter president at your earliest conve-nience. It is our attempt to deliver ThePatriot to you in a form that you will bothreceive and read.

[ ] I have an email address and wantto receive The Patriot by email.

[ ] I have an email address but wouldrather receive the printed Patriot by regu-lar US mail.

[ ] I don’t have an email address andneed to receive The Patriot by regular USmail.

NAME: _________________________


Minutes of Board of Managers Meeting August 11, 2018in Springfield.

Called to order by ILSSAR President Richard Chamblin – New chaplain introduced by President Chamblin. Rev. Dr.

Ray Owens of GJB chapter who gave the invocation. – Natl. Trustee and now VP General Tom Ashby gave a report

from the national congress in Houston. – The new PG Warren Alter’s six new goals: – Improve communication. Go to members.sar.org and

make sure your email address is correct. State websites needto be updated with the most current information so newmembers can get hooked up with a chapter and registrar.

– Improve growth. Carrying on PG Guzy's main goal.Improve retention. Many chapters lose almost 30% of newmembers each year. – Improve unity of all members. Divisions in projects andoutlooks have occurred over the years and PG Alter wants to“bring everybody back into the fold and try to have someunity of purpose.”

– Educational Outreach Work for a positive outcome ofthe Solid Light Project which the trustees have voted in favorof in the last six votes.

– Public Service Recognition An emphasis to make surefirst responders and law enforcement officers are properlyrecognized at national. Tom Ashby says not enough Illinoischapters are sending in recommendations to national forconsideration. Only GJB did last year.

– Emphasis on youth awards Eagle Scout awards are fullyfunded now. Knight Essay contests are low on funding. Thechairman is “kicking in $5,000 or $10,000 every year just sothey have awards for them at national.” PG Alter is workingon the goal of making these contests fully funded.

– The next Great Lakes District meeting will be in conjunc-tion with the next ILSSAR BOM meeting in October. It willstart with a 4pm gathering at Lincoln's Tomb. The colorguard will present a wreath in honor of Lincoln. Tom says“If you have a color guard uniform, wear it and come!!!!!”Then at 6pm Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served onthe 29th floor. It is a black tie event, but Tom says “You cancome in any attire. We'll let you in the door” [Editor's note:Tom was joking about “any attire”.] He says national officerswill be there including PG Alter, Treasurer General DavisWright, and Registrar General Bruce Pickette. Maybe someothers also. GLD award to be given out at the Fridayevening dinner. On Saturday morning, the GLD meetingwill end at noon. The ILSSAR BOM meeting will begin at12:30p or 1pm after lunch.

– Toby Chamberlain National Trustee For Illinois' Report. – National Trustees (one from each state) actually run the

national society.

– There has been a movement to allow adopted male chil-dren to join SAR. It was voted down almost unanimously.Tom Ashby said they can still join but their lineage has to befrom their blood parents only. – Fall leadership meeting coming up in September inLouisville, KY. Toby said “That's where all the real businessis done.” – The GLD meeting is coming up in Springfield and weneed a really good showing.

– Tom Ashby added that the fee for memorial applications hasbeen reduced down to the regular fee for adults. From $430to $115. Youth memorial applications stay the same. – Bill Wheeler said dues schedule should be visible on thewebsite. Gordon Bidner said in response that the presidentsshould get their info by email. – Sid Wells, Elijah Smith Chapter, said chapter membersshould talk to their chapter presidents or registrars aboutfees.

– Dick Chamblin recognized State Registrar Gary Grugan forbeing promoted to Vice Chief of his local fire department.

– President's Report: President Chamblin asked the chapterpresidents to make sure they send him the agendas andevents for next year so he can plan his schedule.

– Senior Vice President's report: Mike Campagnolo said thatregarding the rotating meeting location survey he sent out inMay, to each region, he received some good responses.

– Northern Region VP Scott Sanders had 49 compatriotsrespond to the survey. 38 Would be interested in attending ata more northerly location than Springfield. Nine would likea location within 30 miles of Chicago. Two respondeesweren't interested.

– In the Central Region, two compatriots favored movingthe location around and three just wanted them all inSpringfield. – In the Southern Region, ten compatriots responded. Eightwanted a more southerly location. One wanted it to stay inSpringfield. One had no preference. – Mike Campagnolo said we should try moving it aroundnext year. – Jerry Whitson has two locations in mind for Mt. Vernon. – Joe Harris suggested either Mt. Vernon or Effingham forthe location. He said local members could pick northernersup at the Effingham train station, or at the Centralia trainstation for Mt. Vernon. – Toby Chamberlain new contracts need to be signed fornext year's hotels. – Gordon Bidner (GJB) moved to approve the plan to movethe BOM meeting locations around next year. Seconded byTom Ashby (Ft. Armstrong). Approved by a show of hands.

August Board of Managers MeetingMinutes and Report

22 Compatriots Present: Gary List, (CZM); Garry Grugan, (CZM); Sid Welles, (Elijah Smith); Charles D. Dobias, (GGRC); LaryD. Burgett, (Decatur); Ron Peck, (Lewis & Clark); Jerry Whitson, (Long Knives; Joe Harris, (Ewington; Lee Braden, (ABC, JohnDyrud, (Ft. Dearborn; Stan Buckles (Springfield; Drew Robinson (Springfield/Decatur); Toby Chamberlain (Springfield); BillWheeler (Ft. Dearborn); Bill McLane (Piankeshaw); Toby Ashby, (Ft. Armstrong); Ray Owens, (GJB); Gordon Bidner, (GJB); MikeCampagnolo (Fox Valley); Lou Myers, (Springfield); Dick Chamblin, (Springfield); Scott Sanders (Fox Valley).

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– Secretary Report Drew Robinson said his report is in the packet. – National Registrar's office is down to a seven week turn-

around on processing new applications. – Treasurer's Report Lee Braden (ABC): Report of the bank

statement will be emailed out to the attendees. – Bill Wheeler asked if we are gauging interesting in elec-

tronic dues payment. Lee said more discussion about that isneeded. Some sort of electronic payment is needed.

– Gordon Bidner asked how many compatriots have email.Scott Sanders said finding that out is a work in progress withspotty results so far. October 15 was decided as the deadlinefor gathering that info and sending to Scott.

– Registrar's Report: Gary Grugan (CZM): The good news isthat our application numbers are up, both new and supple-mentals.

– He said there is a “significant” cost savings if family mem-bers submit together.

– Gary processes applications in the order in which hereceives them, based on postmark date.

– If an application might get pended by national, Garyworks with the applicant to get it ready for national beforesubmitting because pended applications can by delayed byup to a year.– There seems to be a difference in what gets pendeddepending on which genealogist at national does the review. – Chapter registrars must make sure their applications aresigned. National won't accept applications unless there areoriginal signatures on all the copies and at all the appropri-ate places.

– Applications that include checks with the incorrectamounts will not be forwarded to national.

– Dates written as 8/11/18 will not be accepted at national.The correct format is 08 Aug 2018.

– Pages must be in a top up format on both the front andback of each page or the application will be pended. – Applications must be on as few pages as possible.

– Fox Valley Registrar Ted Miller was recognized by StateRegistrar Gary Grugan for doing “an outstanding job”.Gary has a high confidence that when his applications arrivethat they will be in good order.

– To speed up processing, don't staple anything, said Gary.He prefers binder clips but paper clips will work too.

– Only one set of proofs are needed if two applications arebeing sent in for the same patriot.

– There are nine years of proof packets on file to help in newapplications.– Signatures are not required on memorial applications.Grugan will sign as a co-sponsor if asked.

– DNA evidence is now accepted as secondary evidence ifthere is no paper record.

– Genealogist Report: Ron Peck (L&C) The use of DNA evi-dence is not the light at the end of the tunnel but rather “theheadlights of an oncoming train with DNA stenciled all overthe side.”– “National has implicitly established that the genetic familytree has primacy over the genealogy family tree,” he said.

– Chaplain's Report: Ray Owens (GJB): Led a moment ofsilence for three deceased compatriots Bud McCafferty(Springfield), Leo Miller (GJB), and Timothy Schultz (Ft.Dearborn), and Bill Johnson (GGRC), and Gene Arms(L&C).

– Sgt. At Arms: Stan Buckles introduced as the new Sgt. At Arms. – Gordon Bidner moved that Stan Buckles serve as the newSgt. At Arms from 2018 to 2020. Seconded and passed unan-imously by voice vote.

– Northern Region VP: Scott Sanders reports that theNorthern Region busy this summer.

– Fox Valley had a grave dedication in Plano, marched inthe Memorial Day parade in Wheaton, marched in theIndependence Day parade in Downers Grove, and took partin a grave dedication with the Kishwaukee chapter inBelvidere. – The FV color guard presented the Colors at aSchaumburg Boomers minor league baseball game alongwith the CAR. – WW2 B-17 waist gunner and 93 year-old FV CompatriotDon Shee organized a flag distribution event at a local mallprior to Flag Day. He also donated the mini f lags.

– FV Chapter Registrar Ted Miller is a new member of TheMayflower Society.

– FV has eight new chapter members due largely to Ted'swork as registrar. – The Kishwaukee Chapter had a grave dedication June 16with more than 80 people in attendance on a hot humid dayin Belvidere to honor two RW Patriots, Thomas Hart andTimothy Lewis. Two descents of Thomas Hart were in atten-dance from different parts of the country. Chapter PresidentGeorge Graham Jr. did a great job in getting a Rockford TVstation, The Rockford Register Star newspaper, and a localradio station to attend and provide coverage. – ABC took part in a recent genealogy conference inMcHenry County – ABC President Bruce Wright has written a book, availableon Amazon, detailing how he found his RW patriot ances-tors. It has many links that are useful for others who areresearching their own history. – Ft. Dearborn members attended a CAR regional meeting,attended a grave marking with the Kishwaukee Chapter,worked with national to update social media sites and updatetheir website with new graphics approved at the nationalcongress, and submitted a poster for the annual poster con-test. – Ft. Dearborn sponsored a speaker for a North ShoreSenior Center event.

– Central Region VP Lou Myers: Quincy Veterans Home hashad a problem with the water which comes from theMississippi River. – Chatham library asked to have a beginning genealogyworkshop at which 34 persons attended. Five attendees wereinterested in joining SAR. At two following Monday sessions,members helped those interested in becoming SAR memberswork on their applications. – Working on 25-30 applications in the Springfield area. – Bill McLane (Piankeshaw) emphasized need to do pro-grams in schools. – Gordon Bidner reported that GJB will be holding aConstitution Week program with the DAR in September.Gary Grugan will be honored for his first responder work.Judge Bob Freitag will be the keynote speaker.

– An Iranian hostage will speak to the GJB chapterNovember 11 for Veteran's Day.

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– Southern Region VP report: VP Dan Crafton couldn'tattend due to a conflict.

– Lou Meyers reported that Dan has been very active inplanning for the DuQuoin State Fair Veteran's Day activities.

– New Chapter Presidents: New Decatur President, LarryBurgett was recognized.

– President Chamblin: National Awards given out at the con-gress:

– Liberty Medal for getting ten or more new members: TomAshby, Jim DeGroff, John Dyrud, Bob Lybarger, Ted Miller,William Wheeler, Jerry Whitson

– Certification of Appreciation for John Dyrud, SteveBradley, Jim DeGroff.

– Fox Valley awarded for its work on an honor flight. – ILSSAR received awards for Eagle Scouts, largest number

of members transferred from CAR, Admiral Furlong awardfor flag certificates, essay participation award.

– Showed a newspaper article about Long Knives Chapter'scemetery marking in Denauga.

– Motion by Gordon Bidner (GJB) to add the state treasurerto the Executive Committee. Seconded by Bill Wheeler.Approved by unanimous voice vote.

– Discussion about adding a seventh member hopeful fromsouthern region to the Executive Committee to add a tiebreaker, also to improve North-South geographical represen-tation. Lou Meyers made motion to add a seventh member.Seconded by Chuck Dobias. Approved unanimously by voicevote.

– Jerry Whitson: Discussion about the DAR finder's form for anapplication for the SAR. The chapter gives the award. Jerrythinks the certificate should be signed by the state presidentand state secretary rather than the chapter president. Jerrymoved that the chapter presidents send the form to theILSSAR President and Secretary who sign the certificate,then mail it back to the chapter. Seconded by GordonBidner. Toby Chamberlain said the finder's form must beattached to first page on the application packet and sent inat the same time. Passed unanimously by voice vote.

– Committee Reports: – CAR/DAR relations by Bill Wheeler. – New SAR logos are on the Ft. Dearborn Facebook page

– PRS or Patriot Research System. Working to get all appli-cations on existing applications loaded into the PRS system.

– Youth groups. Bill Wheeler tried to get info on the Georgiayouth group. He gave his age on the phone and they hungup on him. They won't even talk to someone over 50.

– CAR relations. CAR will do presentations to chapters onCAR's efforts to help vets with PTSD. Contact Bill Wheelerif interested.

– Color Guard and Flag Award Report: Mike Campagnolo. – Color guards from Wisconsin and Michigan being contact-

ed for representation at the upcoming GLD meeting. – Still trying to get color guard insurance information. – We might not participate in further Twilight paradeparades due to the heat and humidity. Dick Chamblinreported that the SAR members who finished looked beat.He said to either use people who are younger and could fin-ish well, or just forget about participating. Discussion ensued.Toby Chamberlain said floats are not allowed GordonBidner said his chapter used his pickup truck at theMemorial Day parade with a GJB sign on the sides.

Three or four color guard members rode in the back in uni-form with SAR and American flags. People stood up whenthey went by. Tom Ashby said we should give it up unless wecan get younger members to participate. There was generalagreement on that. – Regarding flag awards, there are 12 awards presented byfive chapters so far. More work is needed because at leasteight chapters need to send in at least one award each toqualify for the Furling award. Need to work harder.

– Illinois Patriot Report: Scott Sanders. Set deadline ofOctober 15 for return of Page 1 cutout survey by the chapter presi-dents. Scott stressed how to submit photos for the Patriot.Don't embed them in the copy of the story. Rather, sendthem as separate attachments with caption info.

– Medals and Awards Committee Report: Gary List. Thereport is in the packet. Gary has volunteered to take over thework of Franz Herder. Gary said there is a 64 page report onthe national website describing all the awards.

– Three goals. 1. Update the list of medals and awards.2. Chapter presidents need to write to Gary with a simplejustification for a member to receive an award.3. Friday night award ceremony needs to streamline theawards ceremony. He recommends calling up all the recipi-ents for an award, telling why each one won the award for,then taking a group photo.

– Member and Chapter Development: Gordon Bidner. Ineach chapter, there should be a person who can mentor thenew member in regard to chapter activities, etc. Also, men-tors for new chapter presidents are needed also.

– Packets for new members and also for new officers, listingwhat to do and how to do it are needed.

– Gordon promised to respond to people who have thesesorts of questions. – Approaching members one on one might be better thanjust asking for volunteers at a chapter meeting. – Tom Ashby said his chapter's nominating committee fitsthe job (not just officer positions) to the best particular jobs.Then they approach them individually. There are backupjobs for people in case they can't or don't want the firstchoice suggested by the nominating committee.

– George Washington Fund distribution committee: TobyChamberlain. There is still money available through the endof the year. President Chamblin said to get your ideas orrequests to him and Toby Chamberlain will help writing upthe proposals. They need to be well documented and withphotos if possible.

– ROTC Committee: Dick Chamblin. Ft. Dearborn will con-tact the schools in the Chicago area for students who willjoin. Chuck Dobias said more direct and personal contact isneeded with the schools.

– History Teacher Award. Tom Ashby. ILSSAR received theHistory Teacher of The Year Award from national. KristaGraves received a $500.00 stipend for a class she took. PGLawrence Jr. increased the funding amount to $15,000/yr. forteachers' awards at different grade levels. Chuck Dobias saidyounger teachers should be nominated rather than thoseready to retire so the money awarded can be used by theteachers for future teaching.

– MEETING ADJOURNED!


Kishwaukee ChapterKishwaukee gets excellent media coverage for Belvidere dedication

By George B. Graham Jr., President Illinois Kishwaukee ChapterThe Kishwaukee Chapter had a most suc-

cessful Grave Marking Ceremony June 16,2018. The entire event from planning to endwas a part of our chapter activities for about16 months. As we approached the final plan-ning stages we began to work on how to getthe information out to the public.

The first step we took was to establish a listof print media, a list of television media, andradio media.

Once each list was complete we began toput together the contact Information of eachsource. The research began with finding outwho is the right person to contact at eachsource. Once that was determined we setabout how the best way was to contact thatperson. We found most of the necessary con-tacts use electronic devices for almost all com-munications today. So, the next step waslearning the phone numbers, email addresses,twitter feeds etc.

These lists became extensive and verycomplete: names, best contact points, alongwith the best times within which to contacteach one.

Once all of this was done, I formulated,what I would call a high impact email, or let-ter. The high impact letter I sent out follows:

Honoring Revolutionary War Veterans inBelvidere, Illinois

The historically famous Pettit Chapel,located inside the Belvidere Cemetery will bethe gathering place June 16, 2018, 11:30am,as members of the Illinois KishwaukeeChapter of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution, honor Timothy Lewis andThomas Hart, two Revolutionary WarVeterans, buried here. The ceremony willbegin inside the Pettit Chapel, moving to thesite of the historical marker for the reading,dedicating and unveiling. Guest speakers willinclude Dick Chamblin, President of the IL.SAR, Franz Herder, Founder of the CemeteryMarking Program, and Sam Larson, Sextonof the Belvidere Cemetery.

Jacob Shadinger, Illinois President of theChildren of the American Revolution will pre-sent the reading of the marker followed byRich Stabenow, Asst. Registrar for theKishwaukee Chapter performing the dedica-tion and unveiling of the marker. Ray Beets,Secretary of the Kishwaukee Chapter willclose the ceremony with the SAR recessional.

Three very special guests, fourth genera-tion grandchildren of Timothy Lewis will betraveling from three states to be present asthe historical marker commemorating their

Descendent of Revolutonary War Patriot Lewis, Bruce Lewis, right, is introduced to themore than 80 attendees who packed the Pettit Chapel at the beginning of the ceremony.ancestor’s life is unveiled. The last living maledescendant of Mr. Hart will be unable tomake the trip due to his age and distance hewould have to travel.

The two gentlemen honored today are ofspecial interest to us, as a chapter. April 16,1978, in the home of Mr. Wes Hyland,Belvidere, the Chapter was formed by select-ing the name of the newly establishedKishwaukee Chapter of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution. At that meeting, theofficers of the chapter were: President BoyceWright, Belvidere; Vice President WesleyHyland, Belvidere; Treasurer Clark Bullen,Rockford; and Secretary James Wright,Rockford. Since April 16, 1978, members ofIllinois’ Kishwaukee Chapter have with honorand respect, strived to live up to the missionof the SAR.

The SAR mission: The Objectives of theSons of the American Revolution are declaredto be patriotic, historical, and educational; tounite and promote fellowship among thedescendants of those who sacrificed toachieve the independence of the Americanpeople, to inspire them and the community-

at-large with a more profound reverence forthe principles of the government founded byour forefathers; to foster true patriotism; tomaintain and extend the institutions ofAmerican freedom.

Respectfully: George B Graham Jr.,President Illinois Kishwaukee Chapter of theSons of the American Revolution.

Some chapter members thought theinformation, as well as the letter, was toomuch. I however, felt each paragraph had aspecific purpose and target. The final resultswere coverage in several newspapers prior tothe event, with the Rockford Register Starrunning a teaser as well as the full story theday prior to the event, as well as having areporter and camera crew at the event. Thelocal TV station Channel 23, had me as aguest of Andy Gannons on his Morning Blendshow two days before the event giving us morethan six minutes of air time. One more pointto be made is that the temperature the day ofthe event was approaching 100. I mention thatonly because the turn-out for the event was‘standing room only’ in the Pettit Chapel.

Captain Zeally Moss Chapter

Captain Zeally MossPresident John Foster, pre-sented a member certificateto new compatriot DonaldConley at the IVY Club inPeoria. At right, Tom Ashbyand Jim Miller present thenew member certificate androsette to Donald Conley onMarch 22.

At left, Terry Lynch por-trayed Paul Revere at themeeting.

A TraditionContinues inOratoricalContest


The Color Guard of the Captain Zeally MossChapter of the SAR was invited to participate in a cere-mony to honor the memory of Chief Senachwine by theChief Senachwine Chapter of the DAR on Friday after-noon, September 7, 2018.

Originally, the ceremony was to be held at the gravesite on a bluff north of Putnam, Illinois. Due to rain, theceremony was held at the Presbyterian Church in Henry,Illinois.

Chief Senachwine (c. 1744 to 1831) was one of the lastmajor Potawatomi chieftains to live in the region.He became Chief in 1815, succeeding his brother Gomo.Although opposed to war, he sided with Black Partridgeduring the Peoria War and later accompanied the peacedelegation to St.Louis to sign a treaty.

Prior to the Black Hawk War, he argued against warand his tribe did not participate in that war. He said onJune 1830 “Resistance to the aggression of the whites isuseless. War is wicked and must result in our ruin.Therefore, let us submit to our fate; return not evil forevil, as this would offend the Great Spirit and bring ruinupon us”

A year before his death, he became convinced that histribe and, eventually, all Native Americans would bedefeated and should move peacefully west, as his tribedid two years later, settling in Kansas.

Participants from left are Compatriot Tom Ashby, Jim Miller, Nancy Gillfillan, DARRegent, Mike Tubbs, Aaron Miller, Bill Cook, President CZM Chapter. Behind themare members of the local DAR chapter.

During the ceremony,a wreath was laid atthe site which alsocontains a stone withthe plaque installedthere on June 13,1937 by Peoria chap-ter of the SAR.

Chapter helps the DARhonor area PotawatomiChief Senachwine

General George Rogers Clark Chapter

Cemetery Markerto HonorRevolutionaryWar Nurse


Springfield Chapter

Springfield chapterwelcomes threenew compatriots

Planning for the SpringfieldChapter cemetery marking forPatriot Luann McDaniel at theDawson, IL cemetery is nearingcompletion.

The dedication and unveiling ofthe cemetery marker is scheduled forSaturday, October 6 at 2:00 P.M.with a reception to follow atCompatriot Bob Dennison’s home.We will need members of the colorguard to attend in uniform.

The marker was installedSaturday, September 8 at 9:00 a.m.

Three new members have had their appli-cations approved and have joined theSpringfield Chapter.

Donald Eugene Smith, who lives inSpringfield, is a descendent of Patriot LazarusGatlin who was a member of the NorthCarolina Continental Line.

Randall Eugene Smith, is Donald’s sonand also lists Lazarus Gatlin as his Patriot. Helives in Springfield also.

Gary Freese, who lives in Lincoln, is a de-scendent of Patriot John Hofffacker who per-formed Public Service and was a member ofthe York County, PA Militia.

The General George Rogers Clark Chapter recognizedTroop 777's most recent Eagle Scout, Trenton Krocker, withthe SAR Eagle Scout Award during a ceremony on August26. Pictured above is member Dennis Lybarger (second fromleft) presenting the SAR Eagle Scout patch as chapter presi-dent Charles Dobias (left) and chapter Eagle Scout chairmanRichard Ruedin look on. Trenton is attending Lewis andClark College majoring in mechanical engineering.

The General George Rogers Clark Chapter Sons of the American Revolutionrecognized the Revolutionary War service of Laban Smart during a ceremony at

Hagler Cemetery nearTroy, Ill., on June 16.Laban Smart wasborn in 1758 inFranklin County, N.C.He served twice: firstfor three months inthe Company com-manded by CaptWilliam Brickle andLt. Benjamin Phillips.In the spring of 1781he was drafted againfor three monthsunder the command

of Captain Jones in the Colonel Linton and Major Wood's regiment. He wasmarried to Susannah Simmons. Laban moved his family from North Carolinato Tennessee and then to Kentucky and finally to Madison County, Illinois. Hedied March 28, 1840 and was buried next to Susannah who had died in 1838.The marker shown is a cenotaph.

Patriot Cemetery Ceremony andEagle Scout recognition


Every year we take a break for the sum-mer months of June, July and August, pick-ing up our meetings in September. It hasbeen our tradition to start off with a jointmeeting with the DAR which they sponsorand organize. This year the joint meetingwas held at the I Hotel in the Lincoln room,in Champaign, Illinois.

At the start of the meeting there were twoguests introduced, George Washington andMartha Washington’s Lady in Waiting(George Washing portrayed by PiankeshawChapter President, William Bayard McLaneand Martha’s Lady in Waiting was portrayedby Piankeshaw Chapter President’s FirstLady, Susan Joyce McLane, a member of theAlliance Chapter of the NSDAR.

This is considered a regular businessmeeting for the Alliance Chapter, NSDAR sothe meeting began with the Alliance ChapterRegent, Kristin Peterson leading off with the

DAR Devotional Ritual. The PiankeshawChapter President was introduced to lead theaudience in the Pledge of Allegiance to theFlag of the United States of America. TheAmerican’s Creed was recited.

Kristin then introduced the guest speaker,Pam Bork, Regent Thomas Ford Chapter,National Society Daughters of the AmericanRevolution and a candidate for ChaplainGeneral whose presentation was on theIllinois Bi-Centennial.

Following Regent Pam Bork’s presenta-tion, Regent Kristin Peterson began the reg-ular business portion of the meeting request-ing all reports form the various committees.

Piankeshaw Chapter

From left in photo at right: Susan McLaneas Martha Washington’s Lady in Waiting;guest speaker Pam Bork; William McLaneas George Washington; and KristinPeterson, DAR Alliance Chapter Regent.

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On Saturday June 9, 2018 the Long Knives Chapter presented aMemorial Grave Marking Ceremony for four Revolutionary WarVeterans at St. John’s Church Cemetery in Dongola, Illinois. The fourpatriots buried there are Adam Clapp, Jacob Hileman, ChristopherLyerle and Peter Meisenheimer. The chapter worked for the best partof a year on the research, planning and marker erection. They held afundraiser for the marker and raised enough to cover our portion of theexpenses. The chapter was assisted at the ceremony by Boy ScoutTroop 44 from Anna, Illinois. There were more than 100 descendantsof the four patriots in attendance at the marking.

At left, Boy Scout Troop 44 from Anna, IL took part in the markingceremony. Above, chapter members fire a long rifle salute.

Long Knives Compatriots GatherFor a Grave Marking Ceremony Recognizing Four RW Patriots

Long Knives Chapter


American Bicentennial ChapterDuels And Caning Sometimes Settled Disputes Of Honor In RW Times

The August 2018 Chapter meeting of theIllinois American Bicentennial Chapterincluded lunch and a presentation by SarahSullivan, Instructor of History andDepartment Chair for History, PoliticalScience and Economics at McHenry CountyCollege. Sarah discussed Revolutionary eramethods of settling infringements to honorsuch as dueling and caning. Sarah’s discus-sion made evident that there are parallelsbetween the numerous political hostilities ofthat era and the political hostilities of cur-rent times. A meeting of the Board ofManagers followed the Chapter meeting.

By Bruce WrightPresident American Bicentennial ChapterI recently self published my book Discover Your Roots! How I

Found my North American and Revolutionary War Ancestors. I usedKindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to publish both thepaperback and the Kindle electronic versions of thebook.

First, I submitted an electronic version of my bookfor copyright purposes to the U.S. Copyright Office,filled out their form, and paid their $55 fee. Their web-site is https://www.copyright.gov/registration/literary-works/index.html.

Next, I bought ISBN numbers for the book. Tofacilitate selling your book you will need an ISBN num-ber for each edition and each version of your book. Iobtained some ISBN numbers through the officialISBN agency Bowker. Their website is https://www.myi-dentifiers.com/get-your-isbn-now.

Next I worked my way through the steps required by KDP. You willneed to upload the book and its cover to KDP separately. If you do nothave a cover, KDP will suggest covers for you. The KDP websiteis https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US.

You will tell KDP at what price to sell your book.KDP has a formula for calculating your royalty thatwill need to be considered when you set your pricesfor each version of the book. Their fee is a portion ofthe sales price for each book sale. KDP also charges inpart by how many bytes a Kindle book takes for elec-tronic delivery and how many pages the paperbackcontains. Note that even a few color pages will driveup the printing cost of the paperback.

With your book uploaded and a price selected youcan publish and see your book for sale onAmazon.com as a Kindle book and as a Paperbackbook. KDP also allows you to obtain discounted

(marked not for sale) proof copies of your paperback book.

ABC President Bruce Wright tells how to self-publish on Amazon

Fox Valley ChapterColor Guard goesout with the crowd

Before a Schaumburg Boomers game July 21, The Fox Valley Color Guard brought the colors into thestadium in Schaumburg. Guard members, from left, Jon Fixmer, Mike Campagnolo, and Chip Dawesthen stayed for the game with family and members of the CAR.


General Joseph Bartholomew Chapter

By Virgil D. Short MDGJB Chapter ChaplainThe General Joseph Bartholomew Chapter

of the Sons of the American Revolution andthe Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter of theDaughters of the American Revolution heldtheir annual joint Constitution Week meetingSep 17, 2018, 1:00pm at the 1st PresbyterianChurch of Normal, IL.

The meeting was a Commemoration of theadoption and signing of the US Constitution,as well as an expression of gratitude to ourFirst Responders for their service to our com-munity.

There were 61 attendees which includedmembers of the GJB SAR and LGS DARChapters, First Responders, speaker, CircuitJudge Robert Freitag, and special out of townguests Toby Chamberlain, ILSSAR Pres.,Illinois Honorary DAR Regent SharonFrizzell and Carol Grammer and DawnSchoetz from the Alliance Chapter of DAR.

The meeting was opened with the Pledgeof Allegiance led by David Ashbrook, GJBSAR Chapter Sec., the SAR Pledge led byRaymond P. Owens, GJB SAR Chapter Sgt-at-Arms and the America’s Creed led byCherie Valentine, LGS DAR ChapterChaplain. The invocation was given by VirgilD. Short MD, GJB SAR Chapter Chaplain.

Following this, President J. Gordon Bidner

of the GJB SAR Chapter welcomed the atten-dants and expressed the community’s appreci-ation for the Care, Protection and Dedicationby the First Responders and how they are nec-essary for a safe and orderly functioning society.

The GJB SAR Chapter annually honorsoutstanding members of our local first respon-ders in the departments of Law Enforcement,Fire Safety and EMS, and heroism

The Committee selecting these awards con-sists of Jeff Kretlow, GJB SAR Chapter VPand Chairman, Ed Proctor, Virgil D. ShortMD, David Dougall, Bill Hammitt, RogerHollis, and Raymond P. Owens.

Presentations by Chairman Jeff Kretlow tothe outstanding recipients of the 2018 PublicService Awards were made to:

Law Enforcement: Detective MichaelBurns, Bloomington Police Dept; Lt. HadleyWelsch, McLean County Sheriff’s Dept;Officer Cory McNicol, Normal Police Dept;Officer Joseph Benner, Normal Police Dept;Fire Safety and EMS-Firefighter/ParamedicChuck Casagrande, Bloomington Fire Dept;and Heroism; Trooper Erik Fricke, IllinoisState Police District 6.

An Outstanding Citizenship Certificateand Medal was presented by GJB SARChapter Pres. J. Gordon Bidner to CircuitJudge Robert Freitag. This had previouslybeen awarded but not presented due to a

scheduling conflict. The speaker introduced by J. Gordon

Bidner, Pres. of GJB SAR Chapter, wasCircuit Judge Robert Freitage.

Judge Freitag is well known and respectedin this community having served as a circuitjudge for nearly 18 years on the bench, priorto which he worked as a prosecutor for morethan 10 years and a public defender for severalyears before that.

In September 2017, he retired from the USArmy Reserve in the grade of LieutenantColonel. He served several periods on activeduty including a deployment to Iraq in 2005-2006. Last month he laid down his gavel andretired from the court room but he continuesto serve as a volunteer firefighter with theCarlock Fire Protection District.

His presentation was entitled Separation ofPowers: The Importance of JudicialIndependence. The meeting was closed withcomments from J. Gordon Bidner, Presidentof the GJB SAR Chapter, and Patricia LeVeeRadue, Regent of the LGS DAR Chapter, fol-lowed by the SAR Recessional led by LanceMcCormick, GJB SAR Chapter Treasurer.

Refreshments of cookies, cake, cupcakes,tea, and lemonade were provided by the DARMembers.

General Joseph Bartholemew Chapter Celebrates SAR & DAR Constitution Week Meeting

Captain ElijahSmith Chapter

Lewis & ClarkChapter

DecaturChapter

The Lewis and ClarkChapter of the IllinoisSociety of Sons of theAmerican Revolutionrecently presentedOutstanding CitizenshipAwards to students from 21high schools in the chap-ter's six-county serviceregion.

Stephen DecaturChapter new mem-ber Eric Fulton,left, receives hismembership certifi-cate from Registrar-Genealogist RogerSwim as StatePresident DickChamblin watchesat right.

The Elijah Smith Chapter of theSons of the American Revolution wouldlike to invite you to a celebration ofthree Revolutionary War Patriots whoare interred in the Jacksonville EastCemetery in Jacksonville, Illinois.

We will be honoring these threepatriots by dedicating a plaque at theentrance of the cemetery to identifyeach of the patriots, their service to thiscountry during the Revolutionary War,and their location within the cemetery.These patriots are Joseph Jackson 1758– 1842, John Dawson 1750 – 1839, andthis chapter’s name sake, Elijah Smith1755 – 1836.

The celebration will begin at 2:00p.m. on Sunday, October 28 and willbe held at the Jacksonville EastCemetery located on Myrtle Street in

Jacksonville. Immediately following the dedicationof the commemorative plaque, the Rev. JamesCaldwell Chapter of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution in Jacksonville will host areception at the Governor Duncan Mansion,located at #4 Duncan Place,1200 West State St.in Jacksonville, Ill. Please join us to celebrate

these three patriots and visit with our chapter’smembers. For more info, contact:

Please RSVP to R. Sid Welles at email:[email protected] or 217.371.4763; or to RichardChapman at [email protected] or217.257.0482.


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Eight hearty marchers braved very high temperatures and humidity as they marched into position for this year’s Illinois State Fair TwilightParade in Springfield. From left they are: Drew Robinson (Springfield); Adrian Tubbs (CZM); Tina Robinson (Auxilliary); Stan Buckles(Springfield); Linda Ashby (Auxilliary); Tom Ashby (Ft. Armstrong); and Tom’s grandchildren.

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