Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
The Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge was organized as a Bicentennial Project on March 25, 1976, by Mr. Donald G. Cronan of New York. Charter members were the first 79 members who joined. The organizational meeting was held in the Guild Room at the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge, PA, October 23, 1976.
The Society was organized “for the purposes of attracting the interest and support of the descendants of George Washington’s Army at Valley Forge” for educational and charitable purposes. Various scholarships and awards are presented by the National and state organizations, known as Brigades.
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Members prove their “descent in a direct blood line from an officer or enlisted man of proven honorable service in a Continental Line or other military unit headquartered at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, under the command of General George Washington at any time within the calendar dates of the historic winter encampment of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge, viz., December 19, 1777, through June 19, 1778.”
Additional Information Regarding Valley Forge
The Valley Forge Muster Roll, a project of the Valley Forge Park Alliance, is dedicated to the memory of those who were at winter quarters from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. The Continental Army used monthly muster rolls to track the army’s strength. Each roll contains names, ranks, dates of enlistment, and other notes on soldiers’ assignments, activities, or conditions. This will have information and resources of interest to William Keyser descendents.