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Celebration of the Anniversary of the 226th Birthday of General Andrew Pickens
On the second Saturday of September in the year 2005, descendants, compatriots and other interested people gathered at the Old Stone Church near Clemson, South Carolina to celebrate the 266th birthday of Revolutionary War General Andrew Pickens.
The ceremony began with the presentation of the colors by the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution. Dr. Fay Hart, Chairman of Commemorative Events SCDAR recited the DAR pledge to the flag. Greg Ohanesian, President of the SCSSAR led the recitation of the pledge to the SAR flag.
Carol Burdette, mayor of Pendleton, SC welcomed and greeted those assembled.
Mrs. Sylvia Summerville, Chaplain, Nathaniel Greene Chapter said the invocation. DAR.
Representative of several organizations of South Carolina and Georgia laid honorary wreaths.
Dr. Ralph E. Welton, Jr., Secretary, General Andrews Pickens Chapter, SAR, spoke on the life and times of Andrew Pickens.Several testimonials were given and the ceremony was closed with the SAR recessional led by Eldon Bullington, Vice President, SCSSAR.
Lynne Ramsaur
Images of President Stewart's letter, the invitation, and program are provided through the courtesy of Lynne Ramsaur.
Images of the articles from The Pickens Sentinel appear here with permission and through the courtesy of the newspaper. The pre-event story by Sandy Foster appeared on the front page of the Sep 7, 2005 issue; the event story and photo appeared on the front page of the Sep 14, 2005 issue; and the group photo ran on page 5A (society section) of the Sep 21, 2005 issue. These articles and some of the photos below are provided through the courtesy of Kayce Shusterman, Assistant Editor, The Pickens Sentinel.
The photos captioned 'Wreaths in Cemetery' and 'Whitehurst' show some nice shots of stones in the cemetery. The photo of the Old Stone Church is a very nice image of that historic building. Both photos of the wreaths are beautiful, and the images of those who came in costume as well as those in military costume are worth seeing.
'Thank You' doesn't come close to expressing our gratitude to those who shared these documents, images and memories, and to all who participated to make this event possible and so memorable.
Invitation (.pdf)
Program (.pdf)
266th Birthday to Be Commemorated - by Sandy Foster (.pdf)
Event Story (.pdf)
Sentinel Photo page (.pdf)
The following photos provided courtesy of Lynne Ramsaur and Bill Kivett
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Group at celebration 
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The following photos are courtesy of Kayce Shusterman and The Pickens Sentinel
Two Patriots
Bowing Flag
Color Guard
Cook
Group Shot
Hart
Hart Group
Inside Church
Participants
Stewart
Stewart/Cook
Whitehurst 1
Whitehurst 2
Wreaths
Bowing
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