SAR/DAR Luncheon
And We Had A Winner!
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Held Annually in November
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2025 - 2026 Speaker Schedule
Updated September 6, 2025
WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2025 - See Above Schedule
Monthly Meeting Luncheons
The Prescott Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution raffledoff a Dennis DeAtley "Call to Arms" Bronze statue. There are only 35 of these rare statues to be made. We sold 35 tickets for a chance in the drawing, of one of these beautiful statues. Each ticket was $50.00 with a limit of 4 per person. Street retail on the Bronze Statue is over $2,500.00.
Updated September, 2023
2025
Saturday September 13th - Ron Williams, Topic - The Murder of Yavapai County Deputy Sheriff Johnny Murphy and the Hanging of Dennis W. "Gus" Dilda.
Saturday, October 11th - Tom McColloch, Topic - History of Railroads in Prescott.
Saturday, November 8th - SAR/DAR luncheon meeting - starts at 11:0am in the Marina Room of the Hassayampa Inn in Prescott. In celebration of America's 250th Anniversary, there will be a skit of the 1775 Lexington-Concord battle performed by SAR/DAR members. Dennis DeAtley will speak separately as Patrick Henry. Tucson Chapter member Christopher Francis will perform the minuet.
Saturday, December 13th - No Meeting
2026
Saturday, January 10th - Kelly Cordes, Topic - Important People in Prescott from 1846 to 1930
Saturday, February 14th - Darlene Wilson, Topic - "Haunting of Prescott," in which she will discuss the various places in Prescott that are presumed to be haunted. She has written a couple of books including "Haunting Mining Towns of Arizona."
Saturday, May 9th - Drew Desmond, Topic - "Damn the Drunk & the Disaster," which is about the largest natural disaster in Arizona which occurred on Walnut Grove in 1881. Drew is the President of the Prescott Western Heritage Foundation and writes the PrescottAZHistory blog, which has welcomed over a million readers.
Saturday, October 10th - Kathy Lopez, Topic "The History of Williamson Valley."
Prescott Chapter Sons of the American Revolution is now accepting orders for the new release of their Challenge Coin shown below.
The cost is $10.00 per coin and no limit on the number you can purchase. These are 2 inches in size. You can call 928-925-8684 and order now.
SAR Prescott AZ
Bill Smith on the left was the raffle winner of the Bronze Minuteman statue. The artist, Past Prescott Chapter President Dennis DeAtley, is awarding Bill with the statue during the April, 2023 meeting.
Be Our guest at our next meeting!
@ the Hassayampa Inn on the 2nd Saturday of the month
122 E Gurley St. - Prescott AZ, United States
Special Announcements
Meeting Special Announcements
Please remember in your prayers Mr. Fred Piper. Fred is a 94 year old WWII Veteran. He flew 36 missions as a ball gunner for B-17’s of the Army 8th Air Force. He was to have been our speaker. Fred was at our luncheon, and as a result, he was on an Honor Flight in September. He still talks about both. I got worried when I called him to inform him of our cancellation. His voice mailbox was full. Finally he called me yesterday afternoon. He had been hospitalized for 7 days with viral pneumonia, not Corona virus. It “knocked me on my butt.” Fred is home now in quarantine to be sure he did not pick up anything else while hospitalized. He said he is weak, but I have to say he sounded like his usual self. He feels badly that he won’t give his talk this month, but he definitely wants to re-schedule when things get back to normal. I am not sure when we will be able to hold our next meeting, but I will work with Tim to get Fred at the podium. Best regards and stay well. Jim Cates, President, Prescott SAR