SAR Blue Ridge Chapter
2026 Meetings and Events Schedule
October 23, 2026 Version
Chapter Meetings
· February 21, 2026
11:00 am
Hawg Wild Smokehouse & Taproom, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28786
Speaker: Compatriot Paul Grass – "A Big Problem for Making Peace with Britain, 1783.”
· April 11, 2026
11:00 am (10:30 am For Lunch)
J & S Cafeteria, 800 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Speaker: Ashley Gilbert, UNC Greensboro – The Role of Taverns in the South during the Revolution
· August 8, 2026
11:00 am
Picnic Luncheon (Serves as our Chapter Meeting for August)
Mills River Park, The Willow Oak Picnic Shelter, 124 Town Center Drive, Mills River, NC 28759
Hominy Valley Men’s Christian A-Cappella Choir performing
· October 17, 2026
11:00 am
Hawg Wild Smokehouse & Taproom, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
Speaker: Craig Isaacson - Patriots and Loyalists of Non-European Descent
· December 5, 2026
11:00 am
Annual Meeting. Lunch on your own.
Hawg Wild Smokehouse & Taproom, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
Speaker: Glenn Stach, Chairman, Buncombe Co. America 250 NC Committee
Executive Committee Meetings
· Dates: January 14, 2026
March 4, 2026
May 13, 2026
June 24, 2026 – Special executive committee meeting for America 250 planning
September 9, 2026
November 11, 2026
· Time: 11:00 am
· Location: St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Rd,
Asheville, NC 28803
Events – 2026
· Check the NSSAR website for events and the event calendar: https://www.sar.org/events/
· Check the NCSSAR website for events and the event calendar: https://ncssar.org/events/
· March 24-May 12, 2026: UNCA OLLI Course – “The American Revolution: Overlooked Histories” presented by Blue Ridge Chapter, SAR and DAR Compatriots: Each Tuesday, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, starting March 24, 2026 for 8 weeks.
You must be a member of UNCA OLLI to attend the course.
Follow these 3 steps to attend the course:
1) Join OLLI: https://olliasheville.unca.edu/about/membership/
2) Register for class in the History section of the Spring 2026 catalog https://www.campusce.net/olliasheville/course/course.aspx?catId=98
3) Plan for parking: https://olliasheville.unca.edu/parking/
· March 27-29, 2026: NCSSAR Annual Meeting Greensboro, NC
· April 13, 2026: Flag certificate to town of Fletcher at Fletcher town hall, 6:00 pm.
· April 15, 2026: Blue Ridge Community College History Fair, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm,
TEDC Conference Hall, 49 East Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731
· April 18, 2026: Honor Flight, ~9:00 to ~9:30 pm flight landing, Asheville Airport hangar. Our Color Guard will welcome Veteran Compatriot Dave Gunther at the airport hangar. Park at gate 7 of the WNC Agricultural Center, where you can pick up a shuttle to the hangar. You can arrive at the hangar any time after 8:00 pm. Color Guard will muster at the hangar by 8:15 pm. Shuttle times are not listed, but the shuttle will likely be running by 7:00 pm. A Thank You goes out to Compatriot George Alley for coordinating this from our chapter’s side.
· July 4, 2026: Hendersonville 4th of July Parade 10:30 am – Color Guard marching
· July 4, 2026: Asheville Tourists 4th of July home baseball game, 6:05 pm first pitch (Color Guard muster time 4:30 pm) – Color Guard presenting the colors
· July 9-16, 2026: 2026 National Congress – NSSAR, Greensboro, NC
· September 12, 2026: Battle of Dark (Black) Hole 250th anniversary commemoration from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Wyah Creek in Macon County, NC. The event will be led by the Western Waters Chapter, NCSSAR. Our Color Guard is needed for the commemoration.
· September 17 2026: Constitution Day – DAR hosting, 3:30 pm (Color Guard muster: 3:00 pm), Hendersonville Historic Courthouse
· September 18, 2026: Asheville Naturalization Ceremony:
Information:
Color Guard Muster Time to Prepare: 10:15 am (for an event start time of 11:00 am)
Location: U.S. Courthouse, 100 Otis Street, Asheville, NC 28801, 3rd Floor, Room 3
Parking: Wall Street Garage
Other Details: The event is open to the public. When you arrive, proceed through security on your own, go to the 3rd floor, and wait outside the courtroom (room 3 on the 3rd floor).
· Date To Be Determined: Patriot Elijah Stepp Grave Marking, Red Hill Stepp Cemetery, Dana, NC
Event start time – 10:30 am
Color Guard Muster time – 10:00 am
· November 7, 2026: Black Powder Training for Color Guard. Details to Guardsmen will follow. Muster time is 9:30 am unless you have received a request to arrive at 8:45 am.
· November 8, 2026: Liberty Tree Dedication for America 250 NC hosted by Edward Buncombe DAR Chapter. Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard will serve as the Color Guard for the ceremony. Location: Cathedral of All Souls Episcopal Church, 9 Swan Street, Asheville, NC 28803.
Event start time – 2:00 pm
Color Guard Muster time – 1:15 pm
· November 14, 2026: Patriots James Palmer and William Robeson Grave Markings, Big Sandy Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Leicester, NC
Event start time – 10:30 am
Color Guard Muster time – 10:00 am
· November 15, 2026: Patriot David Vance grave marking led by the Society of Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge and the DAR Edward Buncombe Chapter. The SAR Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard will serve in this ceremony.
Location: Vance Cemetery Road, Weaverville, NC 28787
Time:
Event start time – 10:00 am
Color Guard Muster time – 9:15 am
Rain date is Nov 14 with notification by Nov 13.
December 19, 2026: Wreaths Across America, noon (Color Guard muster time 11:15 am), Forest Lawn