Sons of the Revolution
in the
State of Illinois
Officers 2007-2008
James F. Barr, President
E-mail: TaxMan@allways.net
3162 North Broadway, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60657-4509
Voice 773-755-2748
Fax - 773-755-2749
Charles Allen Berry, Vice President
Email: Berry_Lie@sbcglobal.net
Michael T. Kelly, Secretary
P.O. Box 2
Elmhurst, IL 60126-0002
Andrew W. ILL, Treasurer
E-Mail: Andyi05@aol.com
2841 East Woodbury Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60004-7230
AC - 847-506-9049
Dr. Donald E. Gradeless, Registrar
Request Application forms from the Registrar
E-Mail: DrG@execpc.com
1402 East 225 South
Winona Lake, IN 46590-2041
574-267-6020
(vacant), Chaplain
Burton L. Showers, Historian
Past SRIL President 1997-2002
E-Mail: Burt.Showers@att.net
750 Bayer Drive
Palatine, IL 60067-2009
AC - 847-358-0572
Board of Managers 2008
Above Officers plus the following Patriots:
| Robert E. Allen | Paul Fay Christian |
| Rex L. Gradeless | Rex L. Gradeless II |
| Bradford H. Hedrick | Robert D. Johnson |
| Michael J. Kasper | Honorable Lewis V. Morgan, Jr | |
| Robert H. Rati | |
Meeting Dates -- March, June, September & December
You are invited to the next SR-IL meeting.
Please contact an Officer for location.
The SR-Illinois and the lllinois War of 1812
are sponsors of the
Dartmoor Prison American POW Cemetery Restoration Project
Upcoming Meeting Dates
March, June, September & December
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Tentative Dates
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2008 |
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| March 2008 | Presidents Meeting Cancelled
Illinois |
| May 4 2008 | Illinois Huguenot Society Meeting |
| Jun 2008 | Flag Day Meeting Cancelled
Illinois |
| September 2008 | To be announced
Illinois |
| December 6, 2008 | Annual Meeting & Election of Officers
Chicago, Illinois |
LADIES, PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS, CARS, DARS, & GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Reservations for Luncheons are required.
2007 | Location Event |
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| Dec 1 | Radisson Northshore - Annual Meeting and Elections |
| Sep 15 | Radison Northbrook - Meeting & Luncheon
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| Jun 16 | McNally's Elmhurst - Meeting & Luncheon
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| Mar 10 | North Shore Club - Meeting & Luncheon
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2006 | |
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| Dec 9 | Sheraton Executive Suites - Annual Meeting and Elections
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| Sep 16 | McNally's Elmhurst - Meeting & Luncheon
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| Jun 17 | Radison Northbrook - Meeting & Luncheon
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| Mar 11 | North Shore Club - Meeting & Luncheon
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2005 | |
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| Dec 3 | Sheraton Executive Suites - Annual Meeting and Elections |
| Oct 21-23 | General Society SR Board of Managers, Radison Northbrook |
| Sep 17 | North Shore Club Meeting & Luncheon. |
| Jun 18 | Sheraton Executive Suites - Meeting & Luncheon. |
| Mar 19 | Radisson Northbrook - Meeting & Luncheon |
2004 | |
| Dec 4 | North Shore Country Club - Annual Meeting and Election of Officers |
| Sep 18 | Sheraton Executive Suites - Meeting & Luncheon. |
| Jun 19 | Adam's Mark Hotel Northbrook - Meeting & Luncheon |
| Mar 20 | Barn of Barrington - Meeting & Luncheon |
2003 | |
| Dec 6 | Sheraton Executive Suites - Annual Meeting and Election of Officers / FBI Speaker |
| Sep 13 | Adam's Mark Hotel Luncheon - Steve Quick, WWI reenactor. |
| Jun 14 | North Shore County Club Luncheon Meeting - Dr. Michael T. Kelly - DNA & lineage |
| Mar 15 | Barn of Barrington Luncheon -Prof. Andrew Shankman - Was the American Revolution Inevitable? |
2002 | |
| Dec 7 | LaGrange Country Club - Annual Meeting - Address by Rear Admiral Landreau |
| Sep 14 | Sheraton Suites-Elk Grove - Prof. Reginald Horsman "War of 1812 - Life in Dartmoor Prison" |
| Jun 22 | North Shore Country Club - Prof. Ralph Keen, "American Religion: Colonial vs. Federal Ideals" |
| Mar 23 | LaGrange Country Club - Tim Hess told about his role as a British Officer in Butler's Rangers. |
2001 | |
| Dec 1 | Annual Meeting & Election - General President, RADM J. Robert Lunney - Photos of 2001 Meeting |
| Sept 15 | Sheraton Executive Suites - Capt Edward W. Gantt, Commanding Officer, Great Lakes Naval Base. |
| June 16 | North Shore Country Club - Lt. Col Otis Prichard and Major Thomas L. Thomas at Prison Luft II
took part in "The Great Escape"; during World War II, as American Air Force POWs in Germany. |
| Mar 17 | Luncheon Mr. Jay Lehr, scientist, and author was the speaker on Science and Environmental Issues. |
2000 | |
| Dec 2 |
The Town Criers of Elk Grove High School entertained at the Millemium MeetingUnion League Club.
Click for photographs - Takes while to load but worth the wait! |
Mr. Vernon Risty was the speaker for the March 18th, 2000 meeting at the LaGrange Country Club
His topic was "The Young Abraham Lincoln From Kentucky to Illinois"
Professor Theodore J. Karamanski of Loyola University Chicago
was the speaker for the past March 20, 1998 meeting at LaGrange Country Club.
The topic was: "Chicago and the Civil War"
Robert W. Carrow, Jr. of the Newberry Library Chicago
was the featured speaker at the 1998 Annual meeting held at the Tower Club, Chicago.
Professor Paul Sipiera of Harper College and the Planetary Studies Foundation
was the featured speaker at the September 1998 meeting held in Rolling Meadows.
Professor David Maas of the College of Wheaton was the featured speaker
at the March 1998 meeting held at the LaGrange Country Club
Please Email the Registrar for membership information and application forms.
SR-Illinois Presidents 1894-Present
SR-Illinois GSSR Officers & Awards
SR-Illinois Ancestor List
NEW! Index to the Registrar's Records NEW!
SR-Illinois Membership Information
SR-Illinois Bylaws
What's the difference between the SR and the SAR?
Standardized Lineage Society Application Worksheet
Use this as a worksheet for any lineage society.
I have documented my lineage to a revolutionary soldier.
Membership inquiries should be directed to the Registrar.
General inquiries should be directed to the Secretary.
Please use this MS-Word
file for SR-IL Applications
Please Email completed
MS-WORD based Application Form
to the Registrar for review before submission.
NEW! Traditional Application Forms in PDF NEW!
For use with your typewriter.
Download Application Forms - For MSWorks or WORD
Information on completing the SR-Illinois Application
Index to the George Rogers Clark Papers The Illinois Regiment
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Index to the George Rogers Clark Papers The Illinois Regiment
The George Rogers Clark Papers
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Abstract of the Geo. Rogers Clark Papers; Fiche 1159 - $26.00 postpaid.
Index to Geo. Rogers Clark Papers; Fiche 1160 - $10.00 postpaid.
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