“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires
in people’s minds.” – Samuel Adams
February 10, 2026
A Tea Party Tribute to HK
With the passing of HK Edgerton on January 18, 2026, the extent of HK’s influence has been revealed. Tributes are being posted on social media from across the country. Clearly, HK had a broad and national following.
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The Saint Augustine Tea Party (SATP) became involved with defending the Confederate veteran monuments located in the Historic District of St. Augustine, Florida within days of the toppling of a Statue of a Confederate Soldier on horseback in Charlottesville Virginia. Communist rioters that first appeared at the campus of the University of Virginia on August 21, 2017, soon spread across the country, but primary in the south.
The oldest veteran memorial in the State of Florida and the monument marking the burial site of General Loring were soon under attack. HK Edgerton became a frequent visitor to St. Augustine.
The SATP was honored to have HK as a featured speaker in 2019. Lance Thate, the SATP Chairman at the time, reported that Mr. Edgerton was the most entertaining speaker the Tea Party ever had. The laughter resounded from the back room of the Village Inn bringing people from the main dining room to look in to see what was going on at the SATP open meeting.
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The SATP was honored to have HK as a featured speaker in 2019. Lance Thate, the SATP Chairman at the time, reported that Mr. Edgerton was the most entertaining speaker the Tea Party ever had. The laughter resounded from the back room of the Village Inn bringing people from the main dining room to look in to see what was going on at the SATP open meeting.
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HK celebrated MLK Day 2020 with a march through the Historic District. SATP member Doug Russo and the SATP Chairman were part of the HK event.
HK also celebrated Independence Day 2020 in St. Augustine. Mr. Edgerton was onboard the Dartmouth when she made her trip into Davis Shores to visit the City of St. Augustine’s Mayor and City Commissioners’ homes.
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HK Edgerton inspired people wherever he chose to present himself. These photos presented here bear testimony to the tireless effort to preserve southern history.
The SATP offer these pictures as a tribute to his efforts in St. Augustine and Palatka, Florida
The SATP offer these pictures as a tribute to his efforts in St. Augustine and Palatka, Florida
On September 9, 2020 the veteran memorial that was placed in the “Plaza de la Constitucion” in 1879 was removed from the Historic District by St. Augustine politicians who supported the cultural war that swept the country during the fake pandemic and the Communist assault of the BLM hysteria.
Though greatly disheartened by the loss in St. Augustine, HK continued his struggle to save history in nearby Palatka. Thanks to HK’s efforts the Confederate Statue still stands in front of the historic courthouse in Putnam County.
Edgerton and TCCR Staff Photos
Edgerton and TCCR Staff Photos
Major General William Wing Loring was a life long resident of St, Augustine. General Loring was a local historic warrior who fought under three flags. He was interred in the public plaza, on land owned by the State of Florida, which was managed by the University of Florida. On August 24, 2020 the University of Florida removed the monument that marked his grave site in the dead of night. The remains of General Loring where relocated, effectively eliminating his memory from public awareness.
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February 3, 2026
Obituary: Ellen Louise Albert
December 8, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Ellen Louise Albert, 84, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on January 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Ellen was born on December 8, 1941, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Margaret and Oliver J. Brett.
She is survived by her husband, David Heimbold; her beloved children, Kristin (Arthur) Guerra, Monica (Paul) Thiele, Maria (Jason) Ashton, and Joel Albert; her 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Gregory (Gayle) Heimbold, Keith Heimbold (Joanna Wilson), Danielle (William) Sing, Garrett Heimbold, Kristina Heimbold, David Heimbold, and Greta Heimbold; as well as her former husband of 32 years, Robert F. Albert.
December 8, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Ellen Louise Albert, 84, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on January 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Ellen was born on December 8, 1941, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Margaret and Oliver J. Brett.
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She is survived by her husband, David Heimbold; her beloved children, Kristin (Arthur) Guerra, Monica (Paul) Thiele, Maria (Jason) Ashton, and Joel Albert; her 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Gregory (Gayle) Heimbold, Keith Heimbold (Joanna Wilson), Danielle (William) Sing, Garrett Heimbold, Kristina Heimbold, David Heimbold, and Greta Heimbold; as well as her former husband of 32 years, Robert F. Albert.
Ellen was preceded in death by her sons, Robert Brett Albert, Scott Michael Albert, and Eric Anthony Albert, and by her grandsons, Christopher Adam Evans and Andrew Brendan Evans.
She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose life was defined by love, creativity, and faith. A remarkably gifted artist and an accomplished dance performer and instructor, Ellen shared her talents generously, inspiring and uplifting all who had the privilege of learning from her. Her beauty and elegance were evident not only in her appearance but in the grace with which she lived her life.
Above all, she was a woman of deep and abiding faith in the Lord, our Savior. Her spiritual devotion guided her life and brought her peace, even in passing. She firmly believed that death was not an end, but a joyful reunion, and she held fast to the promise that she would one day be reunited with her beloved family in Heaven.
Ellen will be remembered for her warmth, her artistic spirit, her dedication to others, and her unwavering faith. Her legacy lives on through the generations she cherished and the many lives she touched.
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She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose life was defined by love, creativity, and faith. A remarkably gifted artist and an accomplished dance performer and instructor, Ellen shared her talents generously, inspiring and uplifting all who had the privilege of learning from her. Her beauty and elegance were evident not only in her appearance but in the grace with which she lived her life.
Above all, she was a woman of deep and abiding faith in the Lord, our Savior. Her spiritual devotion guided her life and brought her peace, even in passing. She firmly believed that death was not an end, but a joyful reunion, and she held fast to the promise that she would one day be reunited with her beloved family in Heaven.
Ellen will be remembered for her warmth, her artistic spirit, her dedication to others, and her unwavering faith. Her legacy lives on through the generations she cherished and the many lives she touched.
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A memorial service was held at St. Johns Family Funeral Home on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
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Ellen’s Tea Party Connection
Ellen will be missed and remembered for her involvement with the Saint Augustine Tea Party (SATP). Ellen attended nearly every meeting the Tea Party ever had with her husband David Heimbold who is a founding member of the SATP. Heimbold was a former Chairman, Treasurer and Media Chairman of the SATP. He currently serves as Treasurer of the St Augustine Tea Party, Inc.
Ellen will be missed and remembered for her involvement with the Saint Augustine Tea Party (SATP). Ellen attended nearly every meeting the Tea Party ever had with her husband David Heimbold who is a founding member of the SATP. Heimbold was a former Chairman, Treasurer and Media Chairman of the SATP. He currently serves as Treasurer of the St Augustine Tea Party, Inc.
Ellen provided proof reading for this publication for over 10 years. Since Thanksgiving the TCCR publication has had to recognize the passing of three beloved members of the SATP and a close associate HK Edgerton. We share Ellen’s belief that we will all meet again in peace and joy.
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January 26, 2026
Naturalized Citizens, The Constitution and Saving the Country
The “Naturalization Oath of Allegiance” is a solemn promise where new citizens renounce foreign allegiances, pledge to support and defend the US Constitution and laws, bear arms or perform national service if required, and take the oath freely, without mental reservation, cementing their commitment to the United States and its Constitution as the final step in becoming a citizen.
Naturalized Citizens are bound by their Oath. Failure to live up to their oath or make false applications makes them subject to de-naturalization.
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Mamdani and Soros are conspicuous naturalized citizens who came to America under false pretenses. They came to destroy America and its Constitution. The US citizenship for Zohran Mamdani and George Soros should be revoked. Their assets seized for liquidated damages and deported to their “Country of Origin”.
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January 20, 2026
OBITUARY:
Harold Kenneth “HK” Edgerton
February 18, 1948 – January 18, 2026
Harold Kenneth “HK” Edgerton
February 18, 1948 – January 18, 2026
Harold Kenneth Edgerton “HK,” 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior and his family and Southern heroes and family on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the Asheville Veterans Administration Medical Center in Asheville, NC.
He was born in Asheville, NC on February 18, 1948, to Roland Roger Edgerton and Anna B. Edgerton.
Mr. Edgerton is survived by his brothers, Rashad Hasan of Stone Mountain, Georgie, Terry Lee Edgerton and sister Obra Elaine Hall and “Favorite Niece” Danielle Hall, Niece Shykita Hill, Nephews Corey Edgerton and Darius Edgerton, and a host of Great Nieces and Nephews of Asheville, North Carolina.
Mr. Edgerton graduated Asheville High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam as Signal Corp Instructor at Fort Monmouth, NJ 1969-1972.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1976 with a B.S. While in college, he was Chairman of the Board of the United Way Agency that was responsible for running the Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis. He founded the University of Minnesota Black Student Center and served on the Student Regent Board of Directors.
He served as an intern for the Green Giant Company, Customer Service Engineer for International Business Machines (IBM), and later he and his brother Terry Lee owned and operated Edgerton and Edgerton Office Products in Fullerton, California from 1981-1989. He later consulted with APAC, a Fortune 500 company.
He returned to Asheville to serve his hometown in various roles after his retirement including serving as Chairman of the Program Planning and Implementation Committee for the Asheville-Buncombe County Drug Commission, first as Vice President and later as President of the Asheville Branch of the NAACP and conducted a bid for Mayor of the City of Asheville. He received the Citizen of the Year Award.
He was a supporter and leader of youth sports and education, including being a volunteer and founder of the Boys and Girls Golf Team at Shiloh Community Center in Asheville and volunteer coach at Oakley Middle School for girl’s and boys’ basketball. He was a teacher’s aide at Ira B. Jones Elementary School.
He was best known for his Southern civil rights activism. He saw the people of the South being discriminated against and he fought vigorously to support them. He frequently appeared in the news and was featured in an episode of Penn and Teller. He gained international recognition during his Historical March Across Dixie which began in Asheville in 2002 at the now-removed Asheville, NC Vance Monument, and culminated January 26, 2003 in Austin, TX. The March brought attention to the decision by then Governor George W. Bush to remove historic plaques from the Texas Supreme Court Building by marching donned in the uniform of a Confederate Soldier carrying the Confederate Battle Flag.
He was a plaintiff in several lawsuits including against the U.S. Army to prevent the removal of the Reconciliation Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. He authored an Open Letter and Report on his activities for two decades and was a frequent public speaker on Southern History and served as an expert witness in two lawsuits.
He was widely acclaimed for his efforts and received the Key to the City of Carthage, Texas and the Key to the City of Toccoa, Georgia, the Horace L. Hunley Award from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Gen. Robert E. Lee Medal from The Virginia Division, SCV, the Jefferson Davis Medal from the Texas Division, UDC, SC Division SCV, Lifetime Achievement Award, North Carolina Order of Confederate Rose, John F. Harris Award, Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others.
He was a member of numerous organizations including Chairman Board of Advisors Emeritus Southern Legal Resource Center, Save Southern Heritage Florida, Founder, Veterans Defending Arlington, Honorary Scots of Austin, Honorary Life Member North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia Orders of the Confederate Rose, Honorary Life Member Jackson Rangers Camp 1917 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Associate Member Abner Baker Chapter 2614 United Daughters of the Confederacy, Honorary Member of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, Chapter 2640 UDC, and the Judah P. Benjamin Camp 2210, SCV, Honorary Life Member, Longstreet Zollicoffer Camp 87 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Simonton-Wilcox Camp 257 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Life Member, Zebulon Baird Vance Camp 15, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Maria Baker Lemmon, TN OCR #25, Honorary Life Member, Forest Orphans Camp 1744, Sons of Confederate Veterans Honorary, Camp Commander, Granbury, Texas Brigade Camp 1479 Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Honorary Life Member Bradford Rose Camp 1638 Sons of Confederate Veterans.
He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a prolonged illness arising from the COVID vaccine.
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He was born in Asheville, NC on February 18, 1948, to Roland Roger Edgerton and Anna B. Edgerton.
Mr. Edgerton is survived by his brothers, Rashad Hasan of Stone Mountain, Georgie, Terry Lee Edgerton and sister Obra Elaine Hall and “Favorite Niece” Danielle Hall, Niece Shykita Hill, Nephews Corey Edgerton and Darius Edgerton, and a host of Great Nieces and Nephews of Asheville, North Carolina.
Mr. Edgerton graduated Asheville High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam as Signal Corp Instructor at Fort Monmouth, NJ 1969-1972.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1976 with a B.S. While in college, he was Chairman of the Board of the United Way Agency that was responsible for running the Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis. He founded the University of Minnesota Black Student Center and served on the Student Regent Board of Directors.
He served as an intern for the Green Giant Company, Customer Service Engineer for International Business Machines (IBM), and later he and his brother Terry Lee owned and operated Edgerton and Edgerton Office Products in Fullerton, California from 1981-1989. He later consulted with APAC, a Fortune 500 company.
He returned to Asheville to serve his hometown in various roles after his retirement including serving as Chairman of the Program Planning and Implementation Committee for the Asheville-Buncombe County Drug Commission, first as Vice President and later as President of the Asheville Branch of the NAACP and conducted a bid for Mayor of the City of Asheville. He received the Citizen of the Year Award.
He was a supporter and leader of youth sports and education, including being a volunteer and founder of the Boys and Girls Golf Team at Shiloh Community Center in Asheville and volunteer coach at Oakley Middle School for girl’s and boys’ basketball. He was a teacher’s aide at Ira B. Jones Elementary School.
He was best known for his Southern civil rights activism. He saw the people of the South being discriminated against and he fought vigorously to support them. He frequently appeared in the news and was featured in an episode of Penn and Teller. He gained international recognition during his Historical March Across Dixie which began in Asheville in 2002 at the now-removed Asheville, NC Vance Monument, and culminated January 26, 2003 in Austin, TX. The March brought attention to the decision by then Governor George W. Bush to remove historic plaques from the Texas Supreme Court Building by marching donned in the uniform of a Confederate Soldier carrying the Confederate Battle Flag.
He was a plaintiff in several lawsuits including against the U.S. Army to prevent the removal of the Reconciliation Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. He authored an Open Letter and Report on his activities for two decades and was a frequent public speaker on Southern History and served as an expert witness in two lawsuits.
He was widely acclaimed for his efforts and received the Key to the City of Carthage, Texas and the Key to the City of Toccoa, Georgia, the Horace L. Hunley Award from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Gen. Robert E. Lee Medal from The Virginia Division, SCV, the Jefferson Davis Medal from the Texas Division, UDC, SC Division SCV, Lifetime Achievement Award, North Carolina Order of Confederate Rose, John F. Harris Award, Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others.
He was a member of numerous organizations including Chairman Board of Advisors Emeritus Southern Legal Resource Center, Save Southern Heritage Florida, Founder, Veterans Defending Arlington, Honorary Scots of Austin, Honorary Life Member North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia Orders of the Confederate Rose, Honorary Life Member Jackson Rangers Camp 1917 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Associate Member Abner Baker Chapter 2614 United Daughters of the Confederacy, Honorary Member of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, Chapter 2640 UDC, and the Judah P. Benjamin Camp 2210, SCV, Honorary Life Member, Longstreet Zollicoffer Camp 87 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Simonton-Wilcox Camp 257 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Life Member, Zebulon Baird Vance Camp 15, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Maria Baker Lemmon, TN OCR #25, Honorary Life Member, Forest Orphans Camp 1744, Sons of Confederate Veterans Honorary, Camp Commander, Granbury, Texas Brigade Camp 1479 Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Honorary Life Member Bradford Rose Camp 1638 Sons of Confederate Veterans.
He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a prolonged illness arising from the COVID vaccine.
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