Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution

National (DC) - National Memorial Day Parade
2025-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | GA
Save teh date – On the Monday of Memorial day normally at 2:00 PM start time

National (MO) - Commemoration of the Battle of Fort San Carlos
2025-05-25 11:30 - 15:00 | GA
Battle of Fort San Carlos Festival and Grave Marking
S U N D A Y , M A Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 5 – S T E . G E N E V I E V E , M I S S O U R I
Plan your stay now in beautiful, historic Ste. Genevieve, the first organized European settlement west of the Mississippi River in present-day Missouri. Lots of great places to stay, eat and visit.
11:30 a.m. – Registration at Guibord-Valle House – Commemorative challenge coins and medals available for purchase
1 p.m. – Memorial Cemetery Ceremony – (rain location: Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church)
Bring your own wreath and receive a commemorative flag streamer Militia and Color Guard muster at 12:30 p.m. at Guibord-Valle House National Color Guard Event
Sons of the American Revolution Participating Color Guard members must contact State Commander Steve Perkins to review safety requirements and eligibility for medal qualification: patriotmarcher@fastmail.com

Snellville Memorial Day Ceremony - 4:30 PM
2025-05-24 16:30 - 17:30 | Snellville Veterans Memorial, 2342 Oak Road SW, Snellville, GA, 30078, United States
Saturday May 24, 2025 at 4:30pm
Snellville Veterans Memorial, Snellville, Georgia

Color Guard and Musket Salute

Brier Creek Battlefield Memorial Service and Dedication Ceremony - 11:00 AM
2025-05-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Brier Creek Battlefield, 6199 Brannens Bridge Road, Sylvania, GA, 30467, United States
Brier Creek Battlefield Memorial Service and Dedication Ceremony – 11:00 AM – Brier Creek Battlefield in Sylvania, GA
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Events:

Flag raising ceremony at 11:00 AM followed by
Short Memorial Service held at the flagpole
Dedication ceremony for the pavers and bronze plaque at the flagpole
Dedication of the Liberty Tree marker across the road at the old oak tree that will be our Liberty Tree
Firing of muskets and cannon volley’s
BBQ Lunch

This event is jointly sponsored by the Brier Creek Chapter and Wiregrass Chapter of the Georgia Society SAR.

National (IN) - George Rogers Clark Commemoration - 11:00
2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:00 | GA
George Rogers Clark Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony
Celebrating the 246th Anniversary of the Capture of Fort Sackville and Patriot Grave Marking
Francois Godere, Jean Marie Philippe Le Gras, Jean Baptiste Racine, Honore Denis, and Jean Legarde
May 24, 2025 @ 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT George Rogers Clark Memorial 401 S 2nd St
Free admission and open to the public. Vincennes, IN 47591
For questions contact Robert Cunningham. 812-327-5114, Email: rpcunnin@iu.edu
Event websites: https://www.nps.gov/gero/index.htm and https://www.spiritofvincennes.org/

National (SC) - Commemoration of the Battle of the Waxhaws (Buford's Massacre) - 10:30 AM
2025-05-24 10:30 - 11:30 | GA
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, South Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, And The General Francis Marion Chapter cordially invite you to participate in the 245th Commemoration of
Buford’s Massacre (also known as the Battle of the Waxhaws)
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Buford’s Massacre Site, Buford’s Crossroad, South Carolina – Buford Battleground: 262 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 – GPS Coordinates: 34.741949,-80.626124

SAR, DAR, CAR, and SR societies and chapters are invited to participate in a formal wreath laying ceremony at the Park’s Monument beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Participants desiring to present wreaths must deliver them to the Park no later than 10:00 a.m., May 24th, to label and arrange them.
All compatriots are encouraged to wear period dress (Continental or Militia).

Wreaths may be dedicated to the slain at the site, a unit or group of patriots or an individual patriot. To ensure all participants are recognized in the celebration program, it is requested you complete and mail your intent for my receipt not later than May 16th to:
Greg Ohanesian, Past President, S.C.S.S.A.R. – Post Office Box 1373 – Bennettsville, S.C. 29512
(843) 479-7193, Fax: (843) 479-7195, E-mail: ohanesianfirm@cs.com

Please fill out information below and return
Name of Society/Chapter/Individual:
First Middle Last
Lay wreath at the Monument? NO YES Presenter:
Wreath dedicated to:
Bringing unit/chapter flag? Yes No Color Guard? Yes No
Number of members expected to attend In Uniform or Colonial Dress

Georgia National Cemetery, Canton Georgia - 9:00 AM
2025-05-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Dr, Canton, GA, 30114, United States
Saturday May 24, 2025 at 9:00am
Georgia National Cemetery, Canton Georgia
Color Guard and Musket Salute

Requested 7 muskets for 21 gun salute
Button Gwinnett Muskets – Tom Jacques, Ray Kyle, Gordon Woodard, David Sikes

Marietta National Cemetery - 8:30 AM - Flag Placement by Scouts
2025-05-24 08:30 - 09:30 | Marietta National Cemetery, 500 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA, 30060, United States
The Sons of the American Revolution’s militia and color guard participation in our Flag Placement Ceremony held at the Marietta National Cemetery each year is a highlight.

This year’s ceremony is Saturday, May 24; I hope we can count on your participation again.

We begin at 8:30 a.m. with the presentation of colors by your Color Guard. Then your militia fires a 3 volley salute just before Taps is played.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours in Scouting,
Bob Cato, Chairman
Memorial Day Weekend Flag Placement Ceremony
Foothills District, Atlanta Area Council
Scouting America
770-298-5540

Dedication of re-located Revolutionary War Patriot Marker - Bainbridge, GA - 11:00 AM
2025-05-17 11:00 - 12:00 | GA
The Joel Early Chapter, Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution cordially invites you to attend a monument dedication ceremony honoring Revolutionary War Patriots who fought for our independence during the American Revolution.
The ceremony will be on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. E.T. at Chason Park, 229 South Florida Street, Bainbridge, Georgia.
This event will feature a traditional SAR Dedication Ceremony for the commemorative marker. The ceremony celebrates the culmination of a project that began several years ago in collaboration
with local officials enabling the monument to be moved from a rural area in Iron City, Georgia to Chason Park, Bainbridge, Georgia, where it was placed in a prominent location for the local
community and visitors to view. The Patriots honored on the marker are individuals who resided in Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Early and Grady Counties in Georgia following the American Revolution. This dedication ceremony is relevant as we near the 250th anniversary of our independence.
Bring a chair, if needed, and join us for this moment of remembrance and dedication.
Please RSVP by phone or text to (918) 327-1403.
Dale Macumber, President, Joel Early Chapter, GSSAR

Mountain Laurel Festival in Clarkesville, GA on May 17, 2025 - 9:30 AM
2025-05-17 09:30 - 11:30 | GA
Mountain Laurel Festival in Clarkesville, GA on May 17, 2025:

The Mountain Laurel Parade, Clarkesville, GA, will be held May 17, 2025. The parade will step off at 10 a.m. Line up will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Park in the South State Bank parking lot at 949 Washington St.
Parade will line up adjacent to the parking lot on Llewellyn Street.

SAR Color Guard members will lead the parade. All are invited.

Many thanks,
Larry Whitfield

Liberty Tree Marking - 1:00 PM - Demorest, GA
2025-05-13 13:00 - 14:00 | GA
Liberty Tree Marking – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Hilliard Wilbanks Middle School
3115 Demorest Mt Airy Hwy
Demorest, GA 30535

Can carry weapons
No black powder
No volleys

Call Ed Hendricks with questions: 706-499-4732

District Event - (SC) - 23 Revolutionary War Patriot Grave Dedication
2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Nazareth Presbyterian Church, 680 Nazareth Church Poad, Moore, SC, 29869, United States
The South Atlantic District of the National Society SAR and the Daniel Morgan Chapter of the South Carolina society SAR invite you to a
Grave Dedication and Wreath Ceremony honoring 23 Revolutionary War Patriots
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is considered a District Event

Nazareth Presbyterian Church, 680 Nazareth Church Road, Moore, SC 29869 – Spartanburg County, SC
For the NSSAR Patriot Grave Marking Medal Application you will only be able to count the dedication of five markers as listed below:
John Caldwell – SAR P-127293 – Birth 1727, Death 19 Jul 1807, GPS 34.897510, -82.030672
John Collins – SAR P-136668 – Birth 28 Nov 1754, Death 04 Apr 1841, GPS 34.897214, -82.030976
Richard Harrison, SAR P-176238 – Birth 18 Mar 1752, Death 22 Oct 1791, GPS 34.897357, -82.030850
Patrick Crawford, SAR P-140871 – Birth 1750, Death 1783, GPS 34.897518, -82.030699
Michael Miller, SAR P-249553, Birth 10 Dec 1757, Death 19 May 1815, GPS 34.897568, -82.030898

National (FL) - Galvez Day - Battle of Pensacola
2025-05-09 08:00 - 12:00 | GA
The National Society SAR and the Florida Society SAR invite you to a National SAR event honoring The Battle of Pensacola and General Bernardo de Galvez.
Schedule (all times are in Central Time):
08:30 – Color Guard Muster at Fort George
09:45 – Color Guard procession from Fort George down to the Galvez Monument
10:00-10:30 – Ceremony at the Galvez Monument
11:30 – 2:30 – Luncheon at Pensacola Yacht Club (Reservations are REQUIRED. Link below)
3:00 – 3:30 – Wreath Laying at the Minuteman Monument in Veterans Memorial Park

The Color Guard will have the pleasure of once again being under the command of Scott Collins, Vice President General for the NSSAR South Atlantic District and the NSSAR Color Guard Commander.
You’ll note that there are some changes to the schedule from what has been published. There is no service at St. Michael’s Basilica this year due to scheduling problems, so the overall ceremony in the morning will be much shorter. Also, the women from the DAR will be “mustering” with the color guard up at Fort George and following behind the Color Guard as we come down Palafox Street to the Monument. Unlike past years, I have asked that the color guard not have to stand flanking the monument with the flags for the entire ceremony but rather post the colors and be able to then find a seat or find some shade. The City of Pensacola is running the morning ceremony, and they have asked that we not retire the colors at the end of the ceremony.

For those who are staying for the luncheon and the wreath laying, Rhonda Brach, the current Regent of the Fort Pickens DAR, has offered her house at 903 N. Spring Street for Color Guardsmen and others to come and cool off a bit before heading to the Luncheon at 11:30.

Link to purchase a ticket for the Luncheon: https://ecom.roller.app/uwfhistorictrust/galvezpublicluncheon/en-us/home

Midway - 5 patriot grave marking
2025-04-27 11:30 - 15:00 | Midway Church, 491 N Coastal Highway, Midway, GA, 31320, United States
Flyer attached.
Five Patriot Grave markings on Sunday, April 27, 2025
Matthew Bennett (1750 — August 15, 1800), SAR PRS #P-113357, GPS 31.806247, -81.431270
Samuel Burnley (1754 — January, 1791), SAR PRS #P-338458, GPS 31.806153, -81.431319
John Jones (January 20, 1749 — October 9, 1779), SAR PRS #P-226407, GPS 31.806139, -81.431283
Richard Quarterman (1760 — 1820), SAR PRS #P-274722, GPS 31.806122, -81.431321
Joseph Winn (1763 — 1802), SAR PRS #P-322568, GPS 31.806122, -81.431274

Midway Cemetery, US Highway 17 South, Midway, GA 31320 (Liberty County)

Marking ceremony at 2:00 PM
Please consider joining us that morning for the yearly church service at the Midway Church at 11:30 a.m. followed by dinner on the grounds.
The church is located across from the cemetery. This will be patriot markings 36 to 40 for this cemetery.
Nearby Richmond Hill (19 miles north) and Hinesville (11 miles west) have many chain hotels and restaurants.
This will be the eight of several annual markings that have marked the 18 Patriot Graves that can be located with their individual markers and potentially another 51+ unmarked patriot graves in this cemetery.

Wreath registration form is included on the flyer. – Name, Title, Chapter, Organization, State if not Georgia, Attending: 11:30 AM Church Service, 2:00 PM Program, both.
Send response to AthensChapterSAR@gmail.com – Deadline for program is Thursday, April24, 2025 at 5:00 P<
If you will fire a musket please have eight rounds available. We fire once after each biography and then the three round volley at the end.

Georgia Society SAR Spring BOM Meeting
2025-04-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Garden Patch Restaurant, 100 Southland Drive, Barnesville, GA, 30204, United States
Georgia Society SAR Spring BOM Meeting
Pam’s Garden Patch Restaurant
100 Southland Drive
Barnesville, GA
Price has increased to $20 for lunch.

National (GA) - Frederica Naval Action
2025-04-19 10:00 - 12:30 | St Simons Island Casino, 550 Beachview Drive, St Simons Island, GA, 31522, United States
Frederica Naval Action – Patriots’ Day
SATURDAY, April 19, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Memorial Ceremony – Saint Simons Island Casino, 550 Beachview Dr, Saint Simons Island, GA – SAR Color Guard with Revolutionary Flags, Patriotic Music, Wreath Presentation, Cannon, and Musket Salutes.

The Parade of Patriots – Saint Simons Island Village – Details and TIME are to be announced
Normally the parade will start at the Lighthouse then proceed to the Pier then back to the Lighthouse. There will be the SAR Color Guard, DAR and SAR Revolutionary Reenactors, JROTC Cadets, Glynn County Students, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Participating.

National (MA) - Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
2025-04-19 08:00 - 17:00 | GA
Save the Date

Patriots' Day
2025-04-19 08:00 - 17:00 | GA
Patriots’ Day – April 19, 1775
Observed on the third Monday for Official Holiday.

National (NC) - 249th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Halifax Resolves
2025-04-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Historic Halifax, 72 Market Street, Halifax, NC, 27839, United States
Date/Time: April 12, 2025 / 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Organized by:Halifax Resolves Chapter
Location: Historic Halifax
72 Market St, Halifax, NC 27839, USA

More information forthcoming

26th Anniversary Button Gwinnett Chapter
2025-04-05 11:30 - 14:30 | GA
250th Anniversary of “The Shot Heard Round the World” And 26th Anniversary Button Gwinnett Chapter
Join us on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
American Legion Post 232, 3163 Main Street West, Snellville, Georgia
An Early Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of “The Shot Heard Round the World!
Please join us for a casual attire lunch meeting, catered by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 232 at their location in Snellville. Lunch will include pork and chicken BBQ, assorted salads, baked beans, green beans, chips, beverages, and assorted desserts.
We welcome our Charter Members, Past Officers, Members from SAR, DAR, and C.A.R. chapters and societies, and patriotic and lineage organizations.
Button Gwinnett and GASSAR Color Guard will present colors at 11:45 AM.
Lunch will be served at 12:00 Noon.
Meeting and Awards Program will begin at 1:00 PM.
$25 for each adult – $15 for each child 12 and under
Make checks payable to: American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 232
Mail checks to: Tom Jacques, 1442 Bromley Dr, Snellville, GA 30078
Registration/Payment Deadline is March 15th
NAME/TITLE: ___________________________________________________
CHAPTER: ______________________________________________________
# ADULTS: ___________________ x $25 = ____________________________
# CHILDREN: _________________ x $15 = ____________________________

Potential Lafayette marking at Fort Mitchell - Fort Moore - ???
2025-03-30 08:00 - 17:00 | GA
Save the date
The time schedule is yet to be set exactly and will be announced soon. All events will need to be tightly scheduled to allow everyone an opportunity to be involved, so it is suggested that any presentation be limited to not more than 5 minutes. I would be glad to talk with local lodge Grand Masters to discuss any tentative plans. They can email me or call 478-957-7411. We are hoping to get all our plans firmed up by January 1, 2025 so we can get advertising , printing , etc, done in plenty of time. Thank you!
John (and Billie Trussell, Bev Baker, Lynne Tate)
Co-Chairs, American Friends of Lafayette, Georgia Committee

National (FL) - Commemoration of the Battle of Thomas Creek
2025-03-29 10:00 - 12:00 | GA
The Annual Commemoration of the SAR National Color Guard Battle of Thomas Creek
Saturday 10:00 AM, March 29, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida*
Please join the Florida Society SAR, DAR and C.A.R. as we commemorate the 248th anniversary of the Battle of Thomas Creek (the Southernmost Battle of the American Revolutionary War). The ceremony will be held at Seaton Creek Historic Preserve Park at 10:00 AM. If placing a wreath and/or participating in the color guard, please arrive no later than 9:30AM to register your wreath.
The park is located off I-95 at Exit 366 then head west 2.5 miles on Pecan Park Rd. to 2145 Gold Star Family Parkway /Arnold Rd. that accesses the Jacksonville National Cemetery and Lem Turner Road US#1).
We will have a social and orientation meeting Friday evening at 5:30PM on March 28th at the Long Horn Steak House, 1366 Airport Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32218 Both the Hampton Inn and the Marriott, Spring Hill Suites are in this same complex, as well as a number of other hotels in the area. Organizations and participants will be announced during the ceremony.
We are again honored to have our intriguing Compatriotic speaker Dr. Roger Smith of Colonial Research Associates, Inc. and our Patriotic Choral Group “Let Freedom Sing” plus various Patriotic and Civic Organizations. We are especially honored this year to have our friend and our South Atlantic District, NSSAR Vice President General from GA Scott Collins, who will be bringing greetings from our National Society SAR. We are also honored to have our FLSSAR President James Gaskins bringing greeting and Florida DAR State Regent Elect Kim Zeman, for State
Regent Cindy Addison.
To assure your organization’s recognition and to receive a flag streamer, please complete the following by February 15, 2025 and forward to:
David H. Ramseur, 3733 River Hall Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32217
(904)-502-4819; DavidRamseur12@gmail.com
Society Name: ___________________________________________________________
Chapter or Organization Name: ______________________________________________
Will present Wreath: Yes No
Wreath Dedicated to:
Presenter (s) Name (s): and Title
_______________________________________________________________________
Will bring SAR flag for the Color Guard? Yes No
Number of members from your group: ___ In Uniform /Militia/ Colonial Dress ____
Email: ________________________________Cell phone#__________________________
*Inclement weather site: Motel Mtg. Room, 1351 Airport Rd., Jacksonville, FL

Potential Lafayette marking in Roberta - Buena Vista - ???
2025-03-29 08:00 - 17:00 | GA

Potential Lafayette marking in Macon - ???
2025-03-28 08:00 - 17:00 | GA
Save the date.
The time schedule is yet to be set exactly and will be announced soon. All events will need to be tightly scheduled to allow everyone an opportunity to be involved, so it is suggested that any presentation be limited to not more than 5 minutes. I would be glad to talk with local lodge Grand Masters to discuss any tentative plans. They can email me or call 478-957-7411. We are hoping to get all our plans firmed up by January 1, 2025 so we can get advertising , printing , etc, done in plenty of time. Thank you!
John (and Billie Trussell, Bev Baker, Lynne Tate)
Co-Chairs, American Friends of Lafayette, Georgia Committee

Potential Lafayette marking in Jones County - ???
2025-03-27 08:00 - 17:00 | GA

Potential Lafayette marking in Milledgeville - ???
2025-03-26 08:00 - 17:00 | GA

Potential Lafayette marking in Sparta - ???
2025-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 | GA

Potential Lafayette marking in Warrenton afternoon
2025-03-24 13:00 - 17:00 | GA

Potential Lafayette marking in North Augusta (Hamburg) in morning ????
2025-03-24 08:00 - 12:00 | GA

Potential Lafayette marking in Augusta - ???
2025-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | GA
