Abraham Salle, NSDAR Celebration, Florida

09/15/2026

The Abraham Salle Chapter has once again adopted an actively deployed unit with members from our community. Please help us send them wonderful care packages by clicking on our wishlist below!!! All items will be packaged up and sent out on October 11!

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03/24/2026

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03/17/2026

Happy Evacuation Day! Watch the enclosed video for a historical America 250 reenactment of this monumental event that took place in Boston, Massachusetts, and learn the significance of what happened 250 years ago today.

Hundreds gathered in South Bonton on Tuesday to recognized the 250th anniversary of evacuation day, which honors the moment British troops left the city, and the revolutionary war turned in the coloni...

03/03/2026

🇺🇸 March 3, 1931 — America’s National Anthem Officially Established 🇺🇸
On this day, The Star-Spangled Banner was officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States by a congressional resolution signed by President Herbert Hoover.

"Oh Say Can You See...."

The lyrics were written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

More than a century later, Congress made it officially our NATIONAL ANTHEM!

01/15/2026

Let us help you join our chapter. We will research your lineage for free to see if you have a Revolutionary War Patriot.

Today's spotlight honors a patriot who worked as a highway surveyor, John Heald Jr. of Acton, Massachusetts; they didn't have to fight to serve the cause and be labeled as a Patriot.

There were several John Heald's in the area during the Revolution. One of the Johns is credited as having marched on the Lexington alarm on April 19, 1776, and John III, the above's son, owned a Red Lion Tavern. The eldest John Heald was a Captain who overthrew Sir Edmond Andros in 1689, eighty-four years to the day prior to the Alarm.

The Heald family was credited as being early settlers of the Concord area. Due to the multiple generations of John Healds, there may be some confusion as to which was responsible for doing what during the revolution. The eldest appears to have died in 1775.

FS - https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/collaborate/LRZS-PK7
HMBD: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=48826
Eldest John Heald https://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/earlytownrecords/page001.html
John Heald III - https://www.carlisle250.org/john-heald-jr.html #:~:text=Captain%20John%20Heald%20Jr.%2C%20son,(today%20known%20as%20West%20Street).

01/14/2026

We'd love to help you join our chapter of DAR in Celebration, Florida by researching to see if you have a Revolutionary War Patriot in your Lineage.

Today, as we barrel toward America's 250th birthday, we honor John Heald, Jr. of Acton, Massachusetts. He is credited with being a highway surveyor. They didn't need to take up arms to be considered a Patriot. Civil Service counted as well. This particular Patriot was one of several John Healds. His father, John, was considered an early settler of the area, and his son, also named John, was a Patriot. One of the Johns responded to the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1776. See the links below to follow what was found during a quick search. A deep-dive would need to be done to separate the three.

John Heald on FamilySearch - https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/collaborate/LRZS-PK7
Red Lion (likely this John's son) - https://freedomsway.org/place/captain-john-heald-house/
Early Settler John Heald - https://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/earlytownrecords/page001.html

01/13/2026

In honor of America's 250th birthday, we are saluting the Revolutionary War Patriots of our DAR Chapter. Contact us to join our chapter, and we will research to see if you have any patriots.

Let's salute James Garrison, who was born in Pennsylvania but found himself enlisted as a private in North Carolina. His pension was granted in Greene County, Illinois, and a transcription can be read at the link below. He was involved in an engagement at Cross or Moore's Creek Bridge in NC, and was in the Battle of Eutaw Springs on September 8, 1781.
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01/11/2026

Celebrate America's 250th birthday by joining our DAR Chapter. We will help you discover if you have a Revolutionary War Patriot in your lineage.

David Bradbury of NJ is one of our members' patriots. Today we honor his service in the Essex County, New Jersey Militia. His company fought in the following battles: Short Hills, Monmouth, Connecticut Farms, and Springfield. To learn more, visit this site:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Captain_Benjamin_Laing%27s_Company%2C_First_Regiment%2C_Essex_County_Militia #:~:text=Militia%2C%20New%20Jersey-,Blue%20Hills%20Militia%20Post%20at%20Plainfield,from%20Washington%20Rock%2C%20located%20nearby.