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06/26/2026

Did You Know?

While we celebrate Independence Day on July 4, most of the delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence didn't add their signatures until August 2, 1776.

July 4 marks the adoption of the Declaration. August 2 marks the principal signing of the engrossed parchment copy that survives today.

As we approach America's 250th anniversary, it's a reminder that our nation's founding was not a single moment, but a series of bold steps toward independence.

Source: The U.S. National Archives notes that the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776, and that "it was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it."

06/23/2026

Nearly 250 years after he died in the Battle of Camden, researchers identified Pvt. John Pumphrey as one of more than a dozen Continental Army John Does that were found near the battlefield.

On Thursday, researchers in South Carolina announced that they confirmed the identity of one set of remains. Pumphrey, whose death was not recorded and whose identity was nearly lost to history, had been from a prominent Maryland family who enlisted in the Continental Army in his early teens. Given his service in the 7th Maryland Regiment, he is believed to have taken part in several campaigns in the nearly four years he fought in the Revolutionary War.

Researchers from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology found the bodies in 2022 after coming across some exposed bones. The Historic Camden museum began studying the site and reached out to FHD Forensics to try and identify the 14 dead. It was determined that 13 were Americans while the 14th was British. According to the Baltimore Sun, a skull fragment — which turned out to belong to Pumphrey — had a strong DNA sample. That, with genealogical databases, gave the researchers leads. Records from the area also helped to narrow the identity of the deceased, leading to Pumphrey. The young private joined the Continental Army at around 14 in 1777.

06/22/2026

MWTGS Meeting 6.09.2026The Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society...

06/22/2026

Two Patriot Grave Markings this coming Saturday, June 27, 2026, both in Chester County. See details below

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day! Today we honor the fathers who guide our families and the Founding Fathers who helped guide a new nation. 🇺🇸

06/20/2026

Larry Newsome of the James Madison Chapter of the Sons of the Ameri...

06/20/2026

06/20/2026

Ricky Long's Presentation to the Sons of the American Revolution James Madison Chapter