Join 3rd Annual Celebration of Colonel Tench Tilghman Week on October 24th
The Colonel Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution (MDSSAR or SAR) will conduct the 3rd Annual Celebration of Colonel Tench Tilghman Week on Saturday October 24, 2026 from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM in Easton, Maryland with the following three events:
Patriotic parade, starting at 9:00 AM at the Talbot County Courthouse, to honor Colonel Tiighman, General Washington’s longest serving aide-de-camp (i.e., personal secretary) who helped Washington manage the war effort, Matthew Tilghman (i.e., Patriarch of Maryland) and all our patriot ancestors who sacrificed for the cause of liberty, freedom, and independence.
A grave marking / wreath laying ceremony, starting at 9:45 AM at Spring Hill Cemetery, to honor Solomon Barrott the last living member of the Maryland Line who served during the Revolutionary War and died in 1851 at age 88, nearly 70 years after war ended.
Guest speaker, starting at 11:00 AM at the Avalon Theatre - Patrick K. O’Donnell, historian and bestselling author of Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution who will tell the story of the Maryland 400 troops, known as Washington’s Immortals for their heroic actions at the Battle of Brooklyn that occurred 250 years ago on August 27, 1776.
Watch the parade consisting of SAR members from across the state of Maryland, Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mid-Shore Historical Societies, Chesapeake Caledonian Pipes & Drum Band, Colonel Richardson High School Band, and more.
Witness the historic wreath-laying ceremony at Spring Hill Cemetery that will end with a three-volley musket salute with members of the SAR dressed on 1st Maryland Regiment uniforms.
Reserve a seat at the Avalon Theatre via the Talbot County Free Library website (www.tcfl.org) to hear the guest speaker tell tales of Maryland’s soldiers including African-American and Native-American soldiers who were part of Maryland’s Revolutionary War army.
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR), founded in 1889, is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, serving our communities, and educating and inspiring future generations about the founding principles of our country.
To learn more about the Colonel Tench Tilghman Chapter of the SAR, please go to the MDSSAR website at https://www.mdssar.org/ and the chapter’s Facebook Group page at https://www.facebook.com/ColTenchTilghman