Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution

President Day
2025-02-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

National (TX) - George Washington Parade and Bridge Ceremony
2025-02-22 08:00 - 17:00
Save the date – No details currently available
Laredo, TX
Time – 6:300 AM to 9:00 AM

George Washington Birthday
2025-02-22 08:00 - 17:00

National (NC) - Commemoration of the Battle of Moore's Creek
2025-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Moore’s Creek Battlefield, 200 Moore's Creek Dr, Currie, NC, 28435, United States
Save the Date
Moore’s Creek Battlefield – 200 Moore’s Creek Drive, Currie, NC 28435
Normally starts at 10:00 AM
Please join us as we present the Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, the 1st Patriot victory in North Carolina during the War for Independence. Activities will include musket and cannon demonstrations throughout both days, as well as demonstrations of colonial trades such as blacksmithing, candle dipping, spinning, cooking, gardening, powder horn making, colonial toys and games, live music, and much more. For up-to-date information, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/moores creek nps. The event is FREE and activities will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 22-23, 2025 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm.
Preceding the Wreath Laying Ceremony there will be a colonial church service in the amphitheater near the visitors center at 9:00 am presented by the pastor of the Currie Community Church, Eric Hutchins, for those who come early.
The combined North Carolina SAR Color Guard and North Carolina DAR, C.A.R., and SR chapters will commence a memorial walk on Saturday, February 22 starting at the visitor’s center at 10:00 AM. There will be wreaths displayed at the Women’s Monument, at the Moore Monument, at the Loyalist Monument, and finally at the Patriot John Grady Monument. Senior representatives of the SAR, DAR, and C.A.R. will present wreaths for their respective chapters.
RSVP to get your wreath properly recognized in the program. Deadline 1 Feb 2025
Suggested accommodations in Wilmington

Hampton Inn Wilmington-University Area/Smith Creek Station
124 Old Eastwood Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-1861 +1 855-605-0317
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Wilmington – University Center
160 Van Campen Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403-1621 +1 877-859-5095
Wingate by Wyndham Wilmington
5126 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28405-3445 +1 800-337-0070

National - George Washington Birthday Celebration - Gainesville, GA
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Washington Monument Gainesville, 121 E. E. Butler Parkway, Gainesville, GA, 30501, United States
Lyman Hall Chapter Georgia Society SAR and the Colonel William Candler Chapter National Society DAR
Invite you to attend a ceremony celebrating the 293rd Anniversary of the Birth of President George Washington
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, at 2:00 PM
Washington Monument at the corner of Green and Washington Streets
212 Washington Street, Gainesville, Georgia, 30501
Please RSVP by Wednesday February 19th to Sid Hughes at SidHughes@icloud.com
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Wreath Registration
Submit request for Wreath Presentation no later than February 19, 2025.
Organization:
Name of Presenter:
Office or Title of Presenter:
Email Address:
Phone:
Email: SidHughes@icloud.com
Email preferred or Mail to: Sid Hughes, 4118 Brands Ct., Braselton, GA 30517-1537
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For the Color Guard this is considered a National Society SAR event.

National Society SAR - Spring Leadership - Louisville, KY
2025-02-27 08:00 - 2025-03-01 17:00
Details will be on www.sar.org under the Events Tab when available
will be at The Galt House

Brier Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield Association - Annual Meeting and Dinner
2025-03-06 18:00 - 21:00
The Brier Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield Association, Inc. Invites you to join in celebrating the Battle of Brier Creek at the Annual Meeting and Dinner.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Forest Heights Country Club, 3772 Country Club Road, Statesboro, Georgia
Speaker: LTC Leslie Chandler, GaARNG, Director of the Integrated Primary Prevention Program, Joint Staff “Remembering Well”
Dinner Cost: $50.00 per person
Annual Meeting and Dinner 6:00 PM
Please make your checks payable to the BCRWBA, Inc. and mail to:
BCRWBA, Inc., P.O. Box 603, Swainsboro, GA 30401-0603
Please include your email address.
Dinner reservations must be postmarked no later than February 26, 2025
Name:     , Email:       ,Phone:

Brier Creek Commemoration- Education events at Battlefield
2025-03-07 09:00 - 15:00
246th Anniversary of the Battle of Brier Creek Weekend
Friday, March 7, 2025
We will have 4 sessions 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, 1:30 at the battlefield with the following schedule for each.
Contact our event coordinator for reservations.
STATION #1: Dr. John Derden will share ideas for upcoming tours & present an overview of the history of the battlefield &; the direction to be taken to ensure a maximum acquisition of the findings on the site &; its preservation.
STATION #2: Steve Burke will share his lifetime collection of Revolutionary period artifacts, weapons, clothes, etc. with assistance from Lee Herron and Don Bazemore.
STATION # 3: Alton McCloud, Bernard Martin and Allen Mincey will demonstrate Revolutionary tent encampment, weapons and their display of Revolutionary items.
EACH SESSION WILL DIVIDE INTO 3 EQUAL GROUPS AND REPORT TO A STATION.
EACH STATION WILL LAST 15 MINUTES AND THEN ROTATE TO NEXT STATION.
 After each session, there will be a demonstration and firing of the Brier Creek Militia and the Brier Creek Artillery of our 50 Cal. Flintlock rifles, 75 Cal. Brown Bess Muskets, 69 Cal. French Charleville Muskets, one 6-pounder Naval
Cannon, two 6-pounder Field Guns, one 6-pounder Coehorn Mortar and an 8-pounder Field Gun. Afterwards, Taps will be sounded on the bugle by Compatriot Don Bazemore of the Brier Creek Chapter, Georgia Society Sons of the
American Revolution.
Coordinator: Dess Smith III, (478) 299-1039; saussure@bellsouth.net

Commemoration of the Battle of Brier Creek - DISTRICT EVENT
2025-03-08 11:00 - 12:00
246th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRIER CREEK
Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
Brier Creek Battlefield and Memorial Site
This will be a National Society SAR South Atlantic District event
Google maps to Brier Creek Battlefield or Set GPS to Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area then down Brannen’s Bridge Road for ½ mile. Screven County, Georgia
SAR, DAR, C.A.R., other patriotic and Lineage societies, chapters, and the general public are invited to the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Brier Creek. Continental, militia, or period attire is encouraged.
To participate in the Wreath Presentation, please complete and return the registration form no later than Friday, February 28, 2025, to assure listing in the Ceremony Program.
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Wreath Registration
Name of Wreath Presenter
Organization
Office or Title of Presenter
Email address
Will you participate in the Color Guard? Musket Firing?
Please complete and mail by Friday, February 28, 2025, to assure listing in the Ceremony Program.
Mail to: Jane Durden, PO Box 478, Swainsboro, GA 30401-0478 or Email: hsdurden@bellsouth.net
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LOCATIONS TO STAY
 SYLVANIA INN-SYLVANIA
404 West Ogeechee Street, Sylvania, GA, 912-564-2490, 912-564-9212, sylvaniainn@gmail.com
 KINCHEY PLACE BED & BREAKFAST-SYLVANIA
309 Singleton Ave, Sylvania, GA, 912-425-2169, info@kinchleyplace.com
 EDENFIELD HOUSE INN-SWAINSBORO (Exceptional)
426 West Church Street, Swainsboro, GA, 478-237-3007, 540-717-4672, 516-220-9703 (David & April Quinn), Edenfieldhouseinn.com, Edenfieldhouse426@gmail.com
 HOLIDAY INN-STATESBORO
427 S Main Street, Statesboro, GA, 912-205-5999
 HAMPTON INN-WAYNESBORO
235 Peachtree Street, Waynesboro, GA, 706-558-4190
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DIRECTIONS
 BEST DIRECTIONS: GOOGLE MAPS & GO TO BRIER CREEK BATTLEFIELD AND YOU MAY ALSO GPS-Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area From Augusta, go abt. ½ mile past Tuckahoe &; turn left at BIG BATTLEFIELD SIGN.
 FROM STATESBORO: Take U.S. HWY 301 North to Sylvania where GA HWY 21 crosses. From this point, drive north on U.S. HWY 301 for 5.0 miles and turn right on GA HWY 24 East. Drive 5.1 miles to Brannans Bridge Road (white building on left) and turn Left. Drive 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge, 100 yards to GATE on right. There will be a sign at the GATE that says Ceremony.
 FROM DOWNTOWN SYLVANIA: From the downtown circle, take East Ogeechee Street/Brannans Bridge Road and drive 5.9 miles to the stop sign. Continue driving straight for another 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge,100 yards to BIG SIGN on right.
 FROM NEWINGTON: Take GA HWY 24 West until you get to the Brannans Bridge Road (white building on the right, approximately 17 miles) and then turn right. Drive for 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge, 100 yards to BIG SIGN on right.
 FROM AUGUSTA: Drive to Waynesboro on U.S. HWY 25 South. Continue through Waynesboro and turn left onto GA HWY 24 East. Continue on HWY 24 until you reach U.S. HWY 301. Turn right (South) for less than a mile and then turn left onto GA HWY 24 East. Drive 5.1 miles to Brannans Bridge Road (white building on left) and turn Left. Drive 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge, 100 yards to BIG SIGN on right. When you turn into the gate, it’s straight back 1 mile to site

National (NC) - Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
2025-03-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Guilfod Courhouse Natl MP, 2332 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC, ilford, United States
Save the date – details forthcoming
This event is of the day of the actual anniversary.

National (FL) - Commemoration of the Last Naval Battle
2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00
Save the Date – Merritt Island, FL
This is a Saturday event

Liberty Tree Planting - 11:00 AM
2025-03-15 11:00 - 12:00
Save The Date – The Mars Hill Memorial Association has been able to coordinate with their membership and has confirmed the date of March 15, 2025 for a Liberty Tree planting.
The Captain John Collins Chapter has marked the calendar for 11:00 am, Saturday, March 15, 2025;
the location is the Mars Hill Cemetery, 2850 Mars Hill Church Road NW, Acworth, GA 30101.

Georgia State Society NSDAR - 127th State Conference
2025-03-19 08:00 - 2025-03-23 17:00
March 19-23 — 127th State Conference — Augusta Marriott

Georgia State Society NSDAR - 127th State Conference - Banquet
2025-03-21 17:00 - 19:30
March 19-23 — 127th State Conference — Augusta Marriott

Will need two flag bearer and potential one musket bearer.
The Georgia Society SAR Color Guard will present colors at the start of the banquet, post colors and then we have completed our service.

Potential Lafayette marking in Savannah - ???
2025-03-22 08:00 - 17:00
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 Augusta - ???
2025-03-23 08:00 - 17:00

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

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

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

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

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

Potential Lafayette marking in Macon - ???
2025-03-28 08:00 - 17:00
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 Roberta - Buena Vista - ???
2025-03-29 08:00 - 17:00

National (FL) - Commemoration of the Battle of Thomas Creek
2025-03-29 10:00 - 12:00
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 at Fort Mitchell - Fort Moore - ???
2025-03-30 08:00 - 17:00

26th Anniversary Button Gwinnett Chapter
2025-04-05 11:30 - 14:30
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 = ____________________________

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

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

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

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.
