Kristina can trace her lineage and has joined Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and all kids are in Children of the American Revolution (CAR) (she was Society President) and Wade is SAR (Sons of the American Revolution).

DAR/CAR 4th of July parade- dresses made by the girls in the above photo!

A trip to Mount Vernon

Monticello

Colonial Williamsburg

DAR/CAR/SAR Annual Icecream Social, we lead the music each year (2016)

 DAR/CAR/SAR Annual Icecream Social, we lead the music each year (2018)!

And who doesn't love a parade?

Leading the 10th Annual Salute to Veterans Parade in Riverside, CA with SAR, DAR and CAR on the 240th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (2015)

July 4, 2016 Repesenting DAR, SAR and CAR as the Descendants of Patriots" entry in the Rico, Coloado Independance Day Parade

Offering George some cherries



Presenting George with the Betsy Ross flag

 George & Martha Washington at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA on President's Day

Martha Washington meets

Mary Todd Lincoln

They've visited Mt. Vernon, Washington's home

the Potomic River and border with Maryland off the back porch

 Final resting place for the Washingtons

The American Revolution

took place in the time period from 1765 and 1783 during which the Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed an independent nation, the United States of America. The American Revolution was the result of a series of social, political, and intellectual transformations in American society, government and ways of thinking (wikipedia.com)

Colonial American Revolution is one of the longest the Characters have done

They even got engaged in their costumes over 25 years ago!

 and still wear them and new ones made along with the kids for events...

Aurora as Sybil Ludington was presented as her Girl Scout Bronze Award Project. One of the Character's ancestor's family in the American Revolution crossed paths with Sybil on her famous ride rallying her father's army to counteract the British at Danbury, CT as they fled from their blacksmith shop/home that night the British burned down the city to family in NY. George Pearsall (6th & 7th Great Grandfather) joined the Revolution and was in several key battles under George Washington including the surrender at Yorktown. See a slideshow of George's story put together for a 5th grade project here!

She even went to Ludingtonville, New York in 2017 and saw Sybil's momument in her dress!

See details of these presentations here!

 In 2017 they went to where the British Surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown

Above: the monument where out ancestory Chester A. Arthur made his first speech as President at the 100th anniversary of the Revolutionary War dedication

Above: the cave British Commander Cornwallis hid out in during the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender

Fife and Drum Corps in Colonial Williamsburg

Jamestown Settlement (above)

A break for another Parade! This one is July 4, 2018 Rico Coloardo "Descendants of Patriots" entry

Aurora with the Bennington Flag

All over the U.S. Capitol!

Wade's dad did Revolutionary War re-enactments in Boston, MA. Wade is pictured here with his antique black-powdered rifle and colonial shooting frock at the age of 20

While in Colonial Williamsburg, VA, they sat in the courthouse where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

They were inspired by Williamsburg and Mt. Vernon and wanted to come back to CA and launch more living history!

Surrender Field 

The only thing white they had to wave was from a new package of underwear at the place where the British surrrendered!

5th grade field trip to Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, CA (below)

They have a great program teaching school children the cost of liberty (2015)

But in the snow is even better (2019)

Getting to be on trial in a British Colonial Court (2017)