Edmund Terrill Chapter #34 Sherman

Welcome

Greetings, Compatriots!

The Edmund Terrill Chapter has many irons in the fire!

Firstly, I want to thank Treasurer John Young for presiding over the July meeting while I was in Wisconsin on vacation. The attendance was sparse, but many thanks to all who did attend.

We are on the grow! We have one new member application for Jacob Vaughan currently in progress at the SAR HQ in Louisville, KY, and seven others in various stages of early research and processing at the Chapter level. I am working hard to get those all to our State Registrar. We also have a supplemental application currently being processed at the State level and another supplemental in the works, and we have two newly approved members!

There are two projects that our Chapter has in the works. The first is the planting of a "Liberty Tree" (a Princeton Elm) with a granite marker celebrating America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The tree will be planted in late October in Fairview Park in Sherman, adjacent to the existing Veterans Memorial. Our DAR Sisters in the Martha Jefferson Randolph Chapter in Sherman and the Rebecca Crockett Chapter in Gainesville have very graciously agreed to help our Chapter to defray the cost of this project. We plan a joint dedication ceremony on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th, 2026. Please plan to attend if you are able.

The second project is the marking (with an official SAR member grave marker) of the grave of Compatriot Col. Joe Meredith Hill in Ladonia, Texas (1888-1980). His son, Col. Joe McFarland Hill, sponsored me into the Dallas Chapter of the SAR in 1994. The latter passed away in 1999. Both father and son had served as Texas SAR State President. I am currently trying to locate some of Joe Meredith Hill’s descendants who may be willing to attend the ceremony along with some of our Color Guard members and local dignitaries, so a date has not yet been set. Here is the link to his FindAGrave.com listing

It was my pleasure to award our SAR Life-Saving Medal and Certificate to Southmayd Police Officer Scott Barrett on August 18th, thanks to the watchful eye of Past President Gary Barker! We have various leads on other awardees for the five Public Service Medals that the SAR has available each year (Law Enforcement, Fire Safety, EMS, Life Saving and Heroism), but if you are personally acquainted with any potential awardees, please let me or any of the Chapter Officers know.

Our upcoming meeting is on Saturday, September 19th, 2026 at 9:30am at the Grandy’s Restaurant at 3201 Texoma Parkway in Sherman. We hope to induct our two newest members, Richard Bayless and Ash Harmon, at that time. Our program will be "Patrick Henry: A Liberty Well-Lived", partly lecture and partly performance, brought to you by our Chaplain Lynn Johnson and yours truly. We hope that you all will enjoy it. It is a fairly new program, but it has been road tested! We will again have a gift card as a door prize for one lucky attendee and a separate surprise raffle ($1 dollar per ticket) for members only! Please attend! Each of you is needed and appreciated!

Patriotically yours,

Dr. Gary N. Sisson, President
Edmund Terrill Chapter, Number 34, TXSSAR
413 Blackmon Trail, Bells, TX 75414
214-546-3766

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Our meetings are open to all chapter and visiting Compatriots, prospective members and guests. Candidates should select our Membership menu Joining Info link for more information. Our chapter is small and growing. All guests are welcome!