Dear Compatriots of the Connecticut Line CTSSAR,

Last night, members of the Connecticut Line CTSSAR attended the St.
Patrick's Day Parade Awards Dinner in New Haven, CT.

As you know, we, the SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, won FIRST PLACE, BEST REENACTMENT UNIT, in the 2009 New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade.

I have attached a photo of the Award. Hopefully, someday we can appropriately display the award along with our other awards, etc.

I would like to thank the following members for attending the Dinner (in
uniform): (We received a lot of nice comments about the uniforms.)

Lee Gerlander
Todd Gerlander
Randy Gerlander
Michael Juhase
Tom Smith
John Towle
Russell Wirtalla

Bonnie Burke

I would also like to congratulate the following members of the 11th Regiment of Connecticut Militia (Detachment) of the Connecticut Line CTSSAR. At today's General Israel Putnam Branch #4 - CTSSAR Annual Meeting the following members were presented SAR Bronze Color Guard medals for their service to the Branch and State Color Guard:

Wayne Bickley
George Crede
Michael Juhase
Stephen Marshall
Travis Marshall

Congratulations and HUZZAH!!!

Chairman, Revolutionary War Graves Committee:

With thanks to Mr. Peter Marteka of the Hartford Courant, the following information and attached article are submitted for addition to the SAR Graves Register.

Patriot: ROLLO, John Nolton
Died: 20 Mar 1777, age 26
Buried: Hebron, Tolland Co., CT
Directions: Route 66 to Jennifer Drive, about 1.5 miles from the Hebron-Marlborough line. Follow Jennifer Drive until you reach a stop sign. Take a left at the stop sign. Follow Blackman Road until it curves north. At the start of the curve is a dirt parking area. Follow the path from the parking area for about a quarter mile. The grave is on the left.

Read the full article from the May 24, 2009 edition of The Hartford Courant

Bruce C. Lyon, LtCol, USMC (Ret)
CTSSAR Treasurer
NSSAR #148842
Willington, CT

Photo by a member of the Nathan Hale branch

Photos from the ceremony organized by the Capt. Nathan Hale Branch of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution were published in The New London Day's May 24, 2009 edition by Tim Cook: See the photos

Dear Compatriots,

A great dedication to signer Lyman Hall was made possible by the restoration of the site of Hall's birthplace and childhood home by Boy Scout Troop 4 Chris Farrell for his Eagle Scout project.
CTSSAR Wadsworth Branch members William Bone, his Uncle Charles Lewis and Damien Cregeau were joined by Bill's wife, Kathy (DAR), and Damien's wife, Pamela Hall, at the Lyman Hall Monument Dedication. Also in attendance were several ladies from the DAR, the president of the CTSCAR, Wallingford's Mayor Dickinson, the Wallingford Historical Society, a member of the Wallingford Town Council, and other residents and Boy Scouts .
The dedication, which took place on Saturday, May 23rd at the site of Lyman Hall's birthplace and childhood home in Wallingford, CT, celebrated the life of Hall, who as a representative of Georgia, was a signer of The Declaration of Independence. I believe it was Mayor Dickinson who made the excellent point that Lyman's roots as a New Englander formed the basis for his willingness to risk his reputation and life in signing The Declaration.

Patriotically, Damien Cregeau
President, Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth Branch, CTSSAR

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The Town of Wallingford held a rededication ceremony of the Lyman Hall Monument on May 23, 2009. Boy Scout Troop 4 (St . Paul's Church) recently landscaped the existing monument area. Some of the new improvements include a brick walkway, sign, shrubs and a bench. They also painted the flagpole and wrought iron fence. This project was part of Chris Farrell’s Eagle Project. The monument is located directly across from Pat Wall Field (next to 355 South Elm Street) in Wallingford.

More information about the event.

Organizational Background:
The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Formed in 1889, The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is dedicated to remembering the lives and sacrifices of the patriots of the American Revolution. Its 600 members from throughout the United States have traced their ancestry to Connecticut patriots who gave service for American Independence.

Three Museums Associated with Connecticut’s Revolutionary War History
The Society owns and manages The War Office in Lebanon, Connecticut, and the two schoolhouses (in East Haddam and New London) in which Nathan Hale, Connecticut’s State Hero, taught school before enlisting in the revolutionary cause.

Nathan Hale: Spy and Hero
The son of a deacon, Nathan Hale was born in Coventry, Connecticut, in 1755, one of 12 children. He entered Yale College at 14 and, upon graduation in 1773, secured a teaching position in East Haddam. He taught in East Haddam for six months and then New London, at its Union Grammar School, for 16 months.

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