Minnesota SAR

Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

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  • Upcoming State Meetings

    We have scheduled our next two State Society meetings. Both will take place at Jax Cafe. Both meetings will follow a similar schedule: Constitution Day Meeting: This meeting takes place on Saturday, September 14, 2024. This meeting is open to the public. Annual Business Meeting: This meeting takes place on Saturday, January 18, 2025. This…

  • July 4th Flying Pancake Breakfast

  • Obituary: Brendan Tupa

    We regret to report that our previous State Chancellor, Brendan Tupa, succumbed to cancer last month on May 23. He was 47 years old. According to his obituary, published in the Star Tribune, Brendan was born in Grand Forks, ND, on 27 April 1977. He completed a bachelor’s degree at Jamestown College and law school…

  • MNSAR Newsletter Winter-Spring 2024

    Here is the winter/spring double issue of the MNSAR Salute, our quarterly newsletter. Contents include: Previous issues of the SAR Salute are also available online.

  • Address Changes for Minnesota SAR

    We now manage the State Society’s contact information through the National SAR web site. When you send us an address change, either via email or paper mail, we change it for both state and national mailings. We use the national database to address state postal mailings. The national database also keeps track of members’ phone…

  • Minnesota SAR Online

    Do you receive email? Do you surf the web? Some may read this article online and some may read it on paper in the MNSAR Salute. Here is a quick review of MNSAR’s online resources for members and the general public. Major announcements to be shared with the general public go on the web site…

  • Presidents Day Luncheon on Feb 17th

    UPDATE ALERT: The meeting begins at 10:30am, instead of our traditional, later starting time. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers and the Compatriots of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, including the Minneapolis, Northland, and St. Paul Chapters, join with the Minnesota Society, Sons of the Revolution, for…

  • Application Fee Increases

    The Minnesota Society has increased its application fees as of the first of this year. The economical but loss-producing fee of $5 for any application has been increased to $10 for Supplemental Applications and $20 for New Member Applications. These increases were approved last year by the Board of Managers. Total costs for applications are…

  • Reading MNSAR Reports

    The State Society now has a way to share members-only reports online. Compatriots who have joined the mnsar@groups.io announcement list may “log in” to the groups.io site and find the reports by selecting “Files” from the left-hand column. At present the files area contains two folders: Reports for this year’s meeting on January 20 will…

  • Emailing Web Site Announcements

    To read a web site announcement from the MNSAR announcements email list, click on the announcement’s title. For example, click above on the highlighted link if this text appears in an email from mnsar@groups.io, or from main@mnsar.groups.io (same list, different address). This posting tests a different way of distributing web site announcements through the groups.io…

  • 2024 MNSAR Business Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will convene the annual meeting of its compatriots and of its Board of Managers on January 20, 2024. If you plan to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to the State Treasurer at pmt@minnesotasar.org. Jax Cafe needs an accurate…

  • Obituary: Lyle Doerr

    We regret to report that compatriot Lyle Carl Doerr, 92, passed away on November 5, 2023. According to his obituary, Lyle was born on October 20, 1931, and was a lifelong resident of Stillwater. He graduated from Stillwater High School in 1949, attended Macalester College and the University of Minnesota where he studied architectural design.…

  • MNSAR Newsletter Autumn 2023

    Here is the autumn issue of the MNSAR Salute, our quarterly newsletter. Contents include: Previous issues of the SAR Salute are also available online.

  • 2024 State Dues Unchanged, National Increased

    The State Society is not increasing dues and fees until 2024. At the Constitution Day meeting the Board of Managers voted to defer the increase. However, the National Society dues increase is still in place and applies to 2024 renewals. Click here to see the revised dues resolution. We encourage as many members as possible…

  • 2023-4 SAR Eagle Scout Contest

    The Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) sponsors its annual competition for youth who have earned the BSA Eagle Scout badge. Deadline is January 15, 2021.

  • 2023 Constitution Day Luncheon

    The Minnesota SAR’s 2023 Constitution Day luncheon will be hosted by our newly-constituted Northland chapter at the Kitchi Gammi Club, a private club in Duluth. Members and their guests are welcome, though we require that all attendees be registered beforehand. The meeting will start with the usual social hour, and luncheon is served at noon.…