Houston VA Medical Center Visit - November 18, 2017

From left are Tom Green, Elizabeth Neely (Director of Recreational Therapy), Fred Bultman and Carl Hill.

The Alexander Hodge Chapter of the SAR visited the VA Hospital in the Houston Medical Center on Saturday November 18, 2017. A certificate of appreciation was presented to Elizabeth Neely, Director of Recreational Therapy, for her help.

Patriot Ancestor: Col. Mark Bird

Mark Bird was born 1763, in Berk Co., Pennsylvania into the iron master family of William Bird. William was the strength of the family. William died in 1763 the year Mark married into the Ross family. William left Mark 3000 acres of land three forges a gristmill and a saw mill.