March 2nd 1812 Chapter Meeting at Winding River

The next Commissioner Charles Gause 1812 Chapter Meeting will be Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Winding River Golf Club in Southport, NC. It will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Carolina National Grill. The guest speaker will be historian, Capt. Bert Felton. New members and guests are always welcome.

Directions:

South from Leland area

South o Route 17 to Route 211. 

Turn left on Route 211 and go to second stop light and turn right on Zion Hill

Follow Zion Hill to Goley Hewett and turn right

Carolina National is on your left once you make the right turn

Turn left into CN parking lot and come up the steps into the club house and through the front door to the restaurant and go to the back room of the restaurant

North from Calabash area:

North on Route 17 to Route 211

Turn right on Route 211 and goto second stop light and turn right on Zion Hill

follow directions above.

For any questions please call me at 910-575-9987.

Nora Hickam

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Preserve the Pensions

The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), the National Archives and Records Adminsitration (NARA), and the genealogical community have undertaken a monumental project to digitize the
War of 1812 pension files—a fitting beginning to the bicentennial commemoration of a war which has been called our nation's "Second War of Independence." These images will be available to genealogy researcers and the public for free. Contributions to this project have already made these files available.

Why Are The War of 1812 Pension Records So Important?

FGS is committed to projects such as the Preserve the Pensions – War of 1812 Pension Digitization Fund that link the genealogical community by advancing the cause of preserving records and making them more accessible to the public.

FGS is proud to be leading the national fundraising to support this project and is actively seeking donations from genealogical and historical societies, patriotic and military heritage societies,

as well as interested corporations and individuals. Ancestry.com and Fold3 are providing a

dollar-for-dollar match of each donation through a provision of services.

 

The above article has been taken from this web site. http://www.fgs.org/cstm_PreserveThePensions.php

You can click on the address and get more information about this project and see how you can donated to it.

Veterans Day

L to R: Al Pluchos and Ken Scott members of The American Legion Post 454 in Oak Island, NC

Veteran's Day in 2012 is on Sunday, the 11th of November. When a holiday falls on a Sunday the following day is designated for holiday leave. The American Legion Post 454 from Oak Island, NC was represented by Senior vice-commerce, Al Pluchos and St. at Arms, Ken Scott. They were stationed out front of Lowe's grocery store in Southport collecting funds to support the veterans. Each contributor received a red poppy.

The donations that Post 454 received on Veterans Day will go toward sending care packages to active duty officers and also to support the The Warrior Ride.

The donations that Post 454 Debra and her husband Bob Racine are co-founders of received on Veterans Day will go toward sending care packages to active duty officers and also to support the The Warrior Ride.

The Warrior Ride is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in Oak Island, North Carolina with a mission of rehabilitation for our wounded war heroes. The Warrior Ride uses adaptive bicycling and other morale building events as a tool for recreation and rehabilitation. There is no cost to the men and women to participate in "The Warrior Ride” events. All expenses are paid through donations and grants.

The Warrior Ride in Oak Island, NC was founded by residents Bob and Debra Racine. After holding a cycling event in 2005 they came to the realization that this would be a wonderful way to rehabilitate our wounded warriors. Adapting bicycles to injuries can be difficult, but they make it work. It was felt that getting recreational therapy and camaraderie of being with others who had shared the same experiences would put them on the road to healing. Being a Veteran himself, Bob understands the sacrifices made daily by our servicemen and women. This is Bob and Debra’s life work, their personal ministry, which brings great joy to their lives.

http://www.thewarriorride.org/upcoming-cycling-events.html

Go to the above web site to learn more about The Warrior Ride  Project. Learn how you could be a part of it too. Read some of the biographies of wounded soldiers who have come back from battle and have been rehabilitated through this program.