Annual December Meeting, Awards Ceremony and Gift Collection for the Batavia Veteran's Hospital, December 19, 2012
Veteran's Day Ceremony at the War Memorial, November 11, 2012 with SAR, CAR and DAR
"Bring a Vet to School Day" at Athena Middle School, November 9, 2012
Presentation of the SAR Bronze Good Citizenship Medal to Thomas Anderson of the Webster Union Cemetery on October 24, 2012 for his 70+ years of care for the cemetery. Pictured left to right are Mike Tunison, Steve Clarke, Thomas Anderson, Robert Fuller, Bob Coomber and James Egan
Flagpole Dedication Ceremony, Mt. Hope Cemetery, October 21, 2012
Compatriot Brent Downing presents the Certificate of Appreciation to Commander John Cubit of Island X-12, Navy Seabee Veterans of America. The presentation of the Certificate of Appreciation by the Rochester Chapter, ESSSAR, to Island X-12 took place on 20 October 2012 at the Ira Jacobson American Legion Post. The certificate was for their ongoing work in restoring veteran’s graves in the Charlotte Cemetery next to the post home. There is at least one Revolutionary War veteran buried in this cemetery.
Compatriot Steve Clarke's brother, Albert, is working on a complete and fully detailed genealogy of the Lincoln family of Saratoga County, NY, where Al lives. Along the way, he learned that not only was Nedabiah Lincoln a Revolutionary War veteran, but that the cemetery where he was buried was neglected and run down. Working with the Town of Corinth and a private contractor hired by Al, the cemetery has been restored to the extent possible and the weeds and overgrowth removed. The cemetery is now under the proper care of the Town of Corinth. Al contacted Steve to find out what markers were available for Revolutionary War Patriots and the Rochester Chapter provided an SAR Patriot marker for Nedabiah's grave. Photo by Al Clarke, 15 Oct 2012, all rights reserved.
Rochester Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution Annual Picnic, September 15, 2012 in Henrietta
Independence Day Annual Meeting and Sharing of Patriot Ancestors, June 30, 2012
Waterloo Memorial Day Parade, May 26, 2012. CAR, DAR and SAR Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapters participated
Annual Waterloo Memorial Day Parade with DAR, CAR and SAR, May 26, 2012
Rochester Chapter compatriots Steve Clarke, Mike Tunison, Bob Coomber and Brent Downing at the dedication of a Veteran's Administration marker for Patriot Joseph Graves. This was the first grave marker Graves ever had. A descendant of Graves brought to our attention that he did not have a marker and the Chapter worked with the VA to obtain one for him.
May 3, 2012
Compatriot Brent Downing, with help from a young fifer, places a wreath at the grave of Alexander Millener, May 2012, as part of the "Percussion Rochester" celebrations.
Alexander Millener Grave Dedication, May 2012
Members of the Rochester Chapter gathered on 27 April 2012 at the village cemetery off Rt. 19, south of Brockport, NY, to install an SAR Member grave marker for our Compatriot Roy David Goold, CG, FACG and former Chapter and ESSSAR Registrar for over a quarter of a century. L to R: Lee Harris, Dave Fairley, Bob Fuller; Roy's niece, Sharon Worth; Dave Grosvenor, Steve Clarke, Mike Tunison and Bob Coomber. Compatriot Red Fairley was also present.
Patriot's Day - April 19, 2012 at Fort Niagara
Rochester Chapter Registrar surprises (L to R) Secretary Jim Eagan, President Mike Tunison and Treasurer Bob Coomber with Bronze Good Citizenship medals and certificates for their work with the Porter Paintings Project to bring to the public the J. Erwin Porter paintings of famous Revolutionary War sites in New York State - Feb 2012.
Buffalo President Carl Berg welcoming new Compatriot Tommy Thompson to the SAR, Feb 2012 at the Joint Meeting of the Buffalo
and Rochester Chapters at Bohn's Restaurant, Batavia.
Veteran's Day Wreath Laying Ceremony at Blue Cross Arena
2011 SAR Picnic at Groveland Ambuscade. Photo taken at Monument. September 10, 2011
Kayla and David Richardson at SAR Picnic at Groveland Ambuscade Sept. 10, 2011
SAR Annual Meeting at the Groveland Ambuscade
L to R in the above photo are David Richardson and his daughter, Kayla, Chuck White, Bob Fuller, Jack Chambers (hidden behind Dave Grosvenor), Dave Grosvenor, Bill Brewer, Lee Harris, Vi Harris, Jim Eagan, Dick Bean, Mike Tunison, Helen Kidd, Wayne Kidd, Floyd Gage, Gladys Gage, Marlene White, Barb Koschara, Bob Coomber. Photo by Roberta Calhoun-Eagan.
Compatriots Bill Brewer, Brent Downing and Steve Clarke at Mt Hope Cemetery for the August 2011 Revolutionary War Tour presented by The Friends of Mt Hope Cemetery.
The Rochester Chapter’s 2011 Knight Essay Contest winner Mitchell Gillard of Elba, NY, with his parents,
Jason and Cindy Gillard, and Lee Harris, 1st Vice-President and Knight Essay Competition Chairman, at
the 2011 July 4th celebration.
Justus Wolcott tombstone installed by
Mike Tunison and David Richardson
Justus Wolcott Tombstone Dedication, June 4, 2011, Gorton Cemetery, Corning, NY
L to R: Sarah Vestal, Ruth Davis, Mike Tunison, Bill Brewer, Daryl Verstreate, Jeanie Buddle Wiggins, Bob Davis, Wayne Thurston, Allan Buddle, Roberta Calhoun-Eagan, Jim Eagan, Brent Downing, Wayne Kidd, Blaine Elkie,, Bill Sebring. Banner holders and CAR escorts, L to R: Leah Rose Wiggins, Adriana Rodriguez, Ashton Wiggins, Camilla Rodriguez., Bob Coomber, Bob Gang, Robert Fuller, Not Pictured: David and Kayla Richardson.
Memorial Day Parade in Waterloo, 2011
SAR, DAR and CAR Joint Meeting at DAR House on April 20, 2011
ROTC Awards Presentation April 13, 2011 at U of R Chapel
2010 SAR Annual Picnic in Henrietta
Charlie White, Robert Fuller and Mike Tunison at the Vincent Hill Cemetery Grave Dedication Ceremony on June 12, 2010
Memorial Day parade in Waterloo on May 29, 2010. From left to right the SARs are: Mike Tunison, Bill Sebring, Allan Buddle, Blaine Elkie (with SAR parade flag), and Wayne Thurston.
Captain Daniel Shays' Grave Rededication, September 2009. From Left to Right; Mike Tunison, Todd Shillington, Norm Steinbaugh, Bob Coomber, Floyd Gage and Bill Brewer
