Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution

NSDAR 250th marker Dedication - Watkinsville, GA - 1:00 PM
2026-03-28 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mars Hill Baptist Church, 2661 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, GA, 30677, United States
The Apalachee Chapter NSDAR is hosting an America 250th Marker dedication
Date: Saturday 28 March 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Mars Hill Baptist Church, 2661 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677

A Color Guard Has been requested with musket firing.

State Regent Helen Powell has planned to be in attendance along with local county officials.

I cannot attend on that date and am requesting any one that can attend on behalf of the color guard to let me know as soon as possible.

Patriot Grave Marking - Baker and Clark - Gainesville - 2:00 PM
2026-03-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Alta Vista Cemetery, 521 Jones Street, Gainesville, GA, 30501, United States
Colonel William Candler Chapter, NSDAR and Lyman Hall Chapter, Georgia Society SAR
Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony Honoring Revolutionary War Patriots Pvt BEAL BAKER – NC (P-107021) and Pvt WILLIAM H. CLARK – NC (P-134218) and DAR Marker for wife of Revolutionary War Patriot, William H. Clark, RUTH GOODWIN CLARK – NC
Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Alta Vista Cemetery, 521 Jones Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 – Grave Location: 34.28877 -83.83592
Please R.S.V.P. by March 25, 2026 if you plan to lay a wreath.
Email: sidhughes@icloud.com
Mail: Sid Hughes, 4118 Brands Court, Braselton, GA 30517-1537
To assure listing in the Ceremony Program please provide: Organization, Name of Presenter, Office or Title of Presenter, Email Address, and Phone.

Lyman Hall Chapter - Birthday Celebration for Patriot Lyman Hall - 1:00 PM
2026-04-11 13:00 - 14:30
Lyman Hall Chapter Georgia SAR and the Colonel William Candler Chapter National Society DAR Invite you to attend a ceremony celebrating the 302nd Anniversary of the Birth of Lyman Hall
Saturday, April 11th, 2026, at 1:00 PM
Monument near parking lot at Hall County Government Center – 2875 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, Ga 30504 – GPS N34° 27.8365 W83° 87.715
Please RSVP for Wreath Presentations by Tuesday, April 7th
To: Mike Watkins at Michael.LHSar@Yahoo.com
For wreath registration please include: Organization, Name of Presenter, Office or Title of Presenter, Email Address, Telephone number

National - (NC) - Halifax Resolves
2026-04-12 13:30 - 14:30
COMMEMORATION OF THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THEADOPTION OF THE HALIFAX RESOLVES
Date/Time:
April 12, 2026 / 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Organized by:Halifax Resolves Chapter
Location: Halifax State Historic Site
70 Market St, Halifax, NC, United States
See North Carolina Society SAR website for details.
HALIFAX RESOLVES DAY

Three Patriot Grave marking - 4:30 PM - Brunswick, GA
2026-04-17 16:30 - 17:30
Three Patriot Grave marker Dedication Ceremony
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Wright Square on Egmont Street in Brunswick, GA
At Intersection of Egmont and carpenter Street
Captain John Cutler Braddock – SAR P-119378 / DAR A013316
Private Frederick Lamb – SAR P-232439
Patriot Thomas Stone – SAR P-298755 / DAR A110321
Patriot David Moses Vallotton – Dedication Only. Marker will be unveiled in Savannah, GA – SAR P-309106 / DAR A116874
More details forthcoming

National - (GA) - Frederica Naval Action
2026-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | St Simons Island Casino, 550 Beachview Drive, St Simons Island, GA, 31522, United States
Let’s Celebrate our 248th Anniversary of the “Frederica Naval Action”
April 19th – a significant date in the founding of our nation – the “shot heard ‘round the world” at Lexington and Concord in 1775 and the capture of British ships in the Frederica River in 1778.

Saturday, 18 April 2026
10:00 AM – Memorial Ceremony – St. Simons Casino – 550 Beachview Drive, St Simons Island, GA
11:30 AM – Parade of Patriots – St Simons Village

Wreath and Hotel Information will be distributed shortly

Georgia Society SAR Spring Board of Managers Meeting
2026-04-25 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

Midway Church Service, Dinner on the Grounds and 5 Patriot Grave Markings
2026-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Midway Church, 491 N Coastal Highway, Midway, GA, 31320, United States
Church Seriove is at 11:30 AM – Colors to be presented by the Color Guard at the beginning of the serivce.
Dinner on the grounds to follow the church serivce. Barbecue and paper producst/suppplies will be provided. Bring an item to enjoy.
Grave marker Dedication service in teh Cemetery at 2:00 PM
Grave Marker Dedication for Patriots:
William Baker (July 1749 — November 5, 1798) – SAR PRS #P-335904
Francis Brown (1728 — December 12, 1796) – SAR PRS #P-344794
Simon Fraser (1758 — October 27, 1812) – SAR PRS #P-161694
John Mitchell (1729 — December 22, 1798) – SAR PRS #P-338508
John Stacy (March 29, 1725 — May 12, 1781) – SAR PRS #P-295769

Liberty Tree Dedication - 10:00 AM Ball Ground, GA- color bearers and muskets needed
2026-05-02 10:00 - 11:00
The Robert Forsyth Chapter Georgia Scoiety SAR and the Chestatee River Chapter NSDAR is co-sponsoring a Liberty ?tree Dedication on Saturday.
Date: 02 May 2025 Saturday
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Eagle’s Beak Park – 8395 Old Federal Road, Ball Ground, GA – across from the historic Sherrill House
Contact: Chris Russo 770-315-6348 Guido139@yahoo.com
Color Guard and Militia with muskets are requested

Liberty Tree Dedication - Columbus, GA - 10:00
2026-05-09 10:00 - 11:00 | National Infantry Museum, 1775 Legacy Way, Columbus, GA, 31903, United States
Location: National Infantry Museum, 1775 Legacy Way, Columbus, GA 31903 (https://nationalinfantrymuseum.org)
Date and Time: May 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Color Guard and Musket firing requested
Description:
Dedicate a Liberty Tree at the National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning, GA. The Commanding General and Garrison Commander of Fort Benning as well as the Mayor of Columbus are invited to attend. There will be local news media coverage. We plan an elaborate celebration. After the ceremony the museum is offering special tours for those attending – the Revolutionary War Gallery is a must see, along with the monument to the Revolutionary War soldier.
Contact: coweta Falls Chapter Georgia Society SAR, Roger W Buterbaugh, rogerwayne@hotmail.com

Sequoyah Chapter, NSDAR - America 250 Marker Dedication Ceremony - 1:30 PM
2026-05-12 13:30 - 14:30 | Pickens County Courthouse, 52 North Main Street, Jasper, GA, 30143, United States
The Sequoyah Chapter, NSDAR will have an America 250 Marker Dedication Ceremony on May 14, 2026. The ceremony will be in front of the Pickens County Courthouse located at 52 North Main Street in Jasper, Georgia from 1:30 – 2:30.
Location: Pickens County Courthouse
Date and Time: May 14, 2026. 1:30 – 2:30.

South Atlantic District meeting as part of Florida Society SAR Annual Meeting
2026-05-15 08:00 - 2026-05-16 17:00
Details forthcoming

Patriot Enoch Smith Grave Marker Dedication - Ellijay at 1:00 PM
2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:00
WHAT/WHO: Single Patriot Enoch Smith grave marking jointly co-sponsor Blue Ridge Mountains (BRM) Chapter SAR with Capt. James Kell (CJK) Chapter DAR
WHERE: This will be at Macedonia Baptist Church, 6568 Big Creek Road, Ellijay, GA 30536 at 1:00 PM
HOW: The DAR have determined that the grave is lost to time but will place a plaque on a pole in the cemetery with the dedication. SAR will mark with our traditional granite plaque at its foot.

Other details forthcoming.

250th Marker Dedication - Acworth, GA - 2:00 PM
2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Mars Hill Cemetery, 2850 Mars Hill Church Road, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Come join us in a ceremony dedicating a granite marker honoring the
250th Anniversary of American Independence, 1776 – 2026.
Mars Hill Cemetery – 2850 Mars Hill Church Road – Acworth, GA 30101
Saturday; May 16, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
Sponsored by the Captain John Collins Chapter Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution.

To present a wreath, please complete the Wreath Registration
Form and email to President Jim Poole at
jimpoole82@gmail.com

Memorial Day - Marietta National Cemetery - 8:00 AM
2026-05-23 08:00 - 09:00 | Marietta National Cemetery, 500 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA, 30060, United States
RAIN or SHINE
Marietta National Cemetery has requested a color guard and musket firing for the event on Saturday, May 23. The Marietta National Cemetery event begins at 8:00 a.m. and they have requested that color guard and musket firing participants arrive early (by 7:00 a.m. or so at the latest).

Brad Quinlan, when he reached out to me in February, said that the Secretary of the Interior has implemented a new requirement before musket firing at these kinds of events, that the musket firing individuals be provided a brief safety training. Hence, the early arrival request time. Brad knows that the SAR color guard members who fire muskets are well trained and apologized for the need, but apparently some kind of incident occurred last year that made the training/safety requirement be put in place (not related to these events)

Here is the link to the National Memorial Day Association of Georgia website for the Marietta National Cemetery to confirm the date/timing for the Saturday flag placement event.

Memorial Day - Georgia National Cemetery - 10:00 AM - placing of flags at 9:00 AM
2026-05-23 09:00 - 23:00 | Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Dr, Canton, GA, 30114, United States
RAINE or SHINE
The Georgia National Cemetery has requested a color guard and musket firing for the Georgia national Cemetery Memorial Day event.
At 9:00 AM a few thousand volunteers place gravesite flags on the 23,000+ gravesites of Veterans and their family members in the cemetery.
This is immediately followed by the ceremony (expected at 10:00 AM)
Keynote speadker is COL (Ret) Richard White, President of the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame.
Bill Palmer is coordinating.

(SC) National - Buford's Massacre - Lancaster, SC - 10:30 AM
2026-05-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Buford’s Massacre Battlefield, 262 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, SC, 29720, United States
The Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield will host its annual Memorial Day Program at 11:30 am, immediately following the Sons of the American Revolution commemoration, which begins at 10:30 am.

(IN) - National - George Rogers Clark Commemoration
2026-05-23 11:00 - 17:00
Location: George Rogers Clark Memorial – 401 S 2nd St – Vincennes, IN 47591
Time: 11:00 AM

Memorial Day - Snellville
2026-05-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Snellville Veterans Memorial, 2342 Oak Road SW, Snellville, GA, 30078, United States
Snellville Memorial Day Program
Location: Snellville, GA Veterans Memorial
Date and Time: Saturday May 23, 2026 4:30pm
Musket Salute and Color Presentation at the Snellville Vetrans Memorial
Rain location will be in City Hall on the hill next to the Memorial.

Patriotic Service and 250th Stone Dedication Ceremony - Gainesville, GA - 11:00 AM
2026-05-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Northlake Baptist Church, 4823 Thompson Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA, 30506, United States
Memorial Day Patriotic Service followed by Memorial Stone Dedication
Location: Northlake Baptist Church – 4823 Thompson Bridge Road – Gainesville, GA 30506 (closer to Murrayville – 8 miles north on Hwy 60)
GPS: 34.401045, -83.894764
Time: Presentation of Colors for 11:00 AM ceremony. (Quick in and out, similar to Midway). Following the service, a brief 250 th Memorial Stone Dedication at Flagpole at 12:15 PM. [The Flagpole is surrounded by memorial bricks with the names and Branch of Service of Veteran members.]
Expect to have musket and cannon firing after the dedication
Emil Decker is contact person – eldecker@weegrr.com 706-482-8248

Memorial Day - Watkinsville - 11:00 AM
2026-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Oconee County Veterans Memorial, 3500 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA, 30677, United States
Come join us at the Oconee County Veterans Memorial located at the entrance to the Oconee County Veterans Park.
The rain location is not in the same facility as prior years. This year’s rain location will be in the Herman C. Michael Park Gymnasium located across the street from the Memorial. Oconee County Veterans Park is on one side of the main highway and Herman C. Michael Park is on the other side on the main highway. Upon entering Herman C. Michael Park the Gymnasium will be to your right and down the hill.
After the event Compatriot Jay Guest of the Athens Chapter will be hosting his barbeque luncheon for the color guard, veterans, and other guests.

National - (MO) - Battle of Fort San Carlos Commemoration
2026-05-31 08:00 - 17:00
I extend a heartfelt welcome and seek your attendance and command of Color Guard activities at the 2026 Commemoration and Grave marking Ceremonies at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Most years the event has been held the Sunday immediately preceding Memorial Day. However, in 2026, Missouri Society is hosting this national Color Guard event on May 31.

Please plan on attending and drop a pin on your calendar for this ceremony. We have had 30 plus color guard for the prior 3 years, and enjoy the full support of the community and their local militia group.

2026 is a special year that honors the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It will be a two-day event in Ste. Genevieve. The French Colonial Museum and historians will be Saturday’s highlight.

If plans come together, a first-time grave marking for a patriot may also get worked into Saturday’s schedule. The rural cemetery is south of Ste. Genevieve about 60 miles.

If your schedule permits, stay a night or two. The town is blessed with some very nice restaurants and shops for the spouse if she joins you.

I look forward to seeing you! MOSSAR will notify everyone when online registration is established.

Steven G Perkins
Missouri Society SAR – Ozark Mtn Chapter
Chapter Registrar/Genealogist
State Color Guard Commander

Liberty Tree - South Locust Grove - 2:00 PM
2026-05-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Luella Baptist Church, 3164 state Route 155, South Locust Grove, GA, 30248, United States
The Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, GASSAR, will participate in a 250th Liberty Tree planting ceremony at Luella Baptist Church, pastored by our own Compatriot Phillip Ivey. We warmly invite all chapter members to attend and show their support. We also encourage any members of the chapter color guard who are able to participate to attend in uniform to present the colors and take part in a musket salute.
Date & Time: May 31, 2026, at 2:00 PM
Location: Luella Baptist Church
3164 State Route 155
South Locust Grove, GA
Kai Thomsen <kethommy@gmail.com
Bo Hill 404-434-0451

Liberty Tree - Houston County Courthouse, Perry, GA - 10:30 AM
2026-06-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Houston County Courthouse, 200 Perry Parkway, Perry, GA, 31069, United States
Liberty Tree Marker Dedication Ceremony

Houston County Courthouse
200 Perry Parkway
Perry, Georgia 31069
June 2, 2026 * 10:30 a.m.

Contact John Trussell for other information

Patriot Grave Marker Dedication - Nicholson, GA - 2:00 PM
2026-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Pittman, 667 Pittman matthews Road, Nicholson, GA, 30565, United States
The James Pittman Chapter, NSDAR, the Athens and Lyman Hall Chapters of the Georgia Society SAR request the honor of your presence at the dedication of a grave marker Commemorating the service of Revolutionary War Soldier: Lt. James Pittman (SAR P-271003)

Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 2:00pm
667 Pittman Matthews Road, Nicholson, Georgia

Please park along the cemetery side of the road or at 689 Pittman Matthews Road

Driving Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9dAiMtBjMFSk2Z82A

Wreath and Descendant Registration by June 2, 2026: https://forms.gle/5J1wMzNovdoiMU3N8

Printable invitation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o-Qg3Y44FRai1lPP12WKvSov177iSLpK/view

Liberty Tree and America 250 Celebration - Moultrie, GA - 9:30 AM
2026-06-13 09:30 - 14:00 | Colquitt County Courthouse, 9 South Main Street, Moultrie, GA, 31768, United States
The Thigpen Trail Chapter invites you to join us as we dedicate the historic magnolia tree on the grounds of the iconic Colquitt County Courthouse on June 13. This event will be part of the Moultrie-Colquitt County America 250 Celebration which will include the 250th Commemoration of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island under the command of Col. William Moultrie, for whom the city was named.
Location: Colquitt County Courthouse, 9 South Main Street, Moultrie, GA
Date and Time: Saturday, June 13, 2026 Opening Ceremony begins at 9:30; event concludes at 2:00
We would greatly appreciate participation of the Color Guard for the opening ceremony of the celebration and to portray soldiers in the Fort Sullivan encampment. If you are available to participate, please call or text – Thomas R. Coleman, Jr. – President – Thigpen Trail Chapter, SAR – ThigpenTrailSAR@gmail.com – cell 229-891-1914

Patriot Grave Marking - John Thrasher (P-304753)
2026-06-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Old Salem Methodist Church, 3280 Salem Road, Watkinsville, GA, 30677, United States
The Athens Chapter Georgia Scoiety SAR invites you to a Patriot Grave Marker Dedciation cermony for Patriot John Thrasher (P-304753) at the Old Salem Methodist Church near Farmington, Georgia in Oconee County.
Address: 3280 Salem Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677
GPS of Cemetery: 33.72610, -83.38970
Wreath and Descendant registration by June 9, 2026
Contact: johnpaulthrasher.tfa@gmail.com
Cell: 770-328-3991

Flag Day Service and Annual Flag Retirement - Cumming, GA
2026-06-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Ingram Funeral Home, 210 Ingram Avenue, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
The Robert Forsyth and Piedmont Chapters invite you to join us for our Annual Flag Day and Flag Retirement Ceremony.

WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2026 • 10:00 AM

WHERE: Ingram Funeral Home Chapel – 210 Ingram Avenue – Cumming, GA 30040

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Open to the public — all are welcome! SAR, DAR, C.A.R. Veterans, military families & all community members.

FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY: A solemn and respectful tradition in which worn, tattered, or faded American flags are retired — giving our nation’s symbol the dignified farewell it deserves.

BRING A FLAG: Worn or unserviceable U.S. flags accepted for dignified retirement.

RSVP & QUESTIONS:
Christopher Russo
guido139@yahoo.com
770.315.6348

ROBERTFORSYTHSAR.ORG • PIEDMONTCHAPTER.ORG

15th Annual Gwinnett Flag Day Ceremony - Lawrenceville, GA - 10:00 AM
2026-06-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Lawrenceville VFW Post 5255, 368 Grayson Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046, United States
15th ANNUAL GWINNETT FLAG DAY CEREMONY
Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM
VFW Post 5255, 368 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Join us as we unite in celebration and patriotism to honor the 249th birthday of the American Flag, our nation’s symbol of freedom, equality, and justice for all.
Gwinnett Flag Day LLC – A 501(c)(3) non-profit, nonpolitical organization with the mission of uniting our communities and teaching future generations the history and importance of respecting our American Flag.
Website: GwinnettFlagDay.org Facebook: Flag Day Gwinnett
Refreshments available before and after the ceremony.

(NC) National - Battle of Ramsour's Mill
2026-06-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Ramsour’s Mill, 3010 Jeb Seagle Dr, Lincolnton, NC, 28092, United States
See North Carolins Society SAR website for additional details.

Date/Time:
June 13, 2026 / 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Organized by:Catawba Valley Chapter NCSSAR

Location:

Ramsour’s Mill Mass Grave Site

301 Jeb Seagle Dr, Lincolnton, NC 28092, USA

Wreath Laying, Color Guard, Honor Guard, Musket Firing Registration

Our event will kickoff with a reception on 12 June, Friday evening 6pm to 8pm in the hotel reception room for a time of comradery, jollification, and fellowship.
On Saturday 13 June, the Wreath Laying Ceremony for the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill will occur at the battlefield near the Mass Grave at 10 AM.
Below is the link for information, registration, and the hotel block of rooms we have available. The deadline for registration and getting our group rate is 14 May 2025. If we fill all of these, the hotel will attempt to get more, however, this is a first come first served basis.

EVENT REGISTRATION FORM
