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Anchors of Heritage! Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United States Navy and Marine Corps

SAR Genealogical Research Library

11:00 am — 3:00 pm

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Library Programs
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Join us at the SAR Genealogical Research Library in Louisville on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, during our regularly scheduled Saturday opening for special programming celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. In addition to a new display of related artefacts from the collections of the NSSAR, there will be showings of short World War Two era documentaries about life in the Navy and Marine Corps as well as a raffle drawing to win either a SAR Commemorative U.S. Navy 250th Challenge Coin OR a SAR Commemorative U.S. Marine Corps 250th Challenge Coin.

United States Marine Corps celebrates its 250th birthday in 2025.

Free Preview of PBS's The American Revolution

SAR Genealogical Research Library

12:00 pm — 1:00 pm

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Library Programs
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The SAR will host a special Lunch & Learn Preview of The American Revolution on October 22nd and 29th at 12:00 p.m.in the SAR Genealogical Research Library. The program will feature an exclusive preview of the upcoming documentary, followed by a presentation of authentic 18th-century objects by Zac Distel, SAR Curator and Director of Collections. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy this engaging opportunity to connect history with the present. Complimentary bottled water and light refreshments will be available.

Free Preview of PBS's The American Revolution

SAR Genealogical Research Library

12:00 pm — 1:00 pm

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Library Programs
On-Site Only

The SAR will host a special Lunch & Learn Preview of The American Revolution on October 22nd and 29th at 12:00 p.m.in the SAR Genealogical Research Library. The program will feature an exclusive preview of the upcoming documentary, followed by a presentation of authentic 18th-century objects by Zac Distel, SAR Curator and Director of Collections. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy this engaging opportunity to connect history with the present. Complimentary bottled water and light refreshments will be available.

Frontiersman and Founder: A Tribute to George Rogers Clark

SAR Genealogical Research Library

11:00 am — 3:00 pm

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Join us at the SAR Genealogical Research Library in Louisville on Saturday, November 15th, 2025, during our regularly scheduled Saturday opening for special programming celebrating the life of George Rogers Clark. Think you might have an ancestor who served with General Clark? Here’s the place to learn more! Presented by NSSAR Headquarters staff member and Clark researcher Gina Possanza, the day will include a introductory discussion about the life of General Clark followed by a short walking tour (weather permitting) of local George Rogers Clark historical sites near NSSAR Headquarters. Register in a raffle to win a specially selected gift celebrating the life of General Clark!

Library Closed for Thanksgiving

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Library Closed for Day After Thanksgiving

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Christmas in the Colonies: A Revolutionary Celebration

SAR Genealogical Research Library

11:00 am — 3:00 pm

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Join us at the SAR Genealogical Research Library in Louisville on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, during our regularly scheduled Saturday opening for special programming surrounding Christmas in the American Colonies. Attendees will be able to enjoy specially themed colonial Christmas refreshments, create take-home Colonial-era Christmas ornaments and register for a raffle to win a commemorative tea tin with teabags from Oliver Pluff & Co. of Charleston! And as always, access to over 55,000 volumes relating to genealogy and the American Revolution, as well as affiliate-library subscriptions to on-line databases and genealogy research sites.

 

 

 

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