Our Mission

The Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York has been instituted:

  • to perpetuate the memory of the men who, in military, naval or civil service, by their acts or counsel, achieved American Independence;

  • to promote and assist in the proper celebration of the anniversaries of Washington’s Birthday, the Battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill, the Fourth of July, the Capitulations of Saratoga and Yorktown, the Evacuation of New York by the British Army, and other prominent events relating to or connected with the War of the Revolution;

  • to collect and secure for preservation the manuscript rolls, records and other documents relating to that War;

  • to inspire among the members and their descendants the patriotic spirit of their forefathers;

  • to inculcate in the community in general, sentiments of Nationality and respect for the principles for which the patriots of the Revolution contended;

  • to assist in the commemorative celebration of other great historical events of National importance;

  • and to promote social intercourse and the feeling of fellowship among its members.

SRNY Constitution, By-Laws, and Rules of the Board will be posted in the near future.

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