Guest speaker Superior Court Judge C. Ashley Gore
Court Chaplain Sarah MacPhersonnext standing next to Brunswick Town Regent.
Brunswick Town DAR members attended the Charters of Freedom program at the Bolivia Courthouse
Sarah MacPherson court chaplain, Brunswick Town DAR Chapter Regent, Commissioner of Brunswick County Pat Sykes, and Superior Court Judge, C. Ashley Gore at the Charters of Freedom program at the Bolivia Courthouse on September 20th
Brunswick Town chapter's public relations chair did a beautiful job singing the "Star Spangled Banner" a cappella.
"Constitution in the Schools."
Co-Constitution week chairs spoke about the law stating that if schools receive government money, they are required to teach the Constitution at this time of year, every year. She mentioned three main goals: encouraging the study of the Constitution: reminding the public of America's great heritage, and U.S. citizens' responsibility to protect, defend, and preserve the Constitution. In 5th grade social studies is when students receive education about American history.
Carol Hart and Diane Price are co-chairs for Constitution Week and they work with the 5th-grade teachers to decorate bulletin boards with historic pictures and information about the Constitution, such as the Preamble, the Bill of Rights, the Patriots who wrote the document. They decorated with lots of red, white & blue to make the display eye-catching. The bulletin boards are in the 5th-grade hall in each school. She explained the reason the students need to know why we needed a Constitution after the Articles of Confederation. Also, students need to know about the Bill of Rights and the Preamble. Carol showed posters that explain these things.
Constitution Week chairs visited five schools and two libraries with Constitution information: Jessie Mae Monroe, Bolivia, Supply, Virginia Williamson, and Southport Elementary Schools and Harper and Rouark Libraries.
Brunswick Town DAR chairman spoke about the Historic marker for America 250.
Brunswick Town DAR Historic Marker for the 250th Anniversary of America
In year 2026 America will celebrate its 250 anniversary of the Revolutionary War. The National DAR has chosen to participate in the anniversary by declaring a multiyear historic marker program named “Revolutionary America 1775-1783.” National DAR is receiving funding from the Pomeroy Foundation for at least 250 historic markers which will be installed at sites across the nation starting year 2022 through 2027. The markers will commemorate “points of interest” significant to Revolutionary America. The expenses for the historic marker are fully funded by the Pomeroy Foundation. I’m proud to announce that our Brunswick Chapter has completed an application to install a historic marker at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site where thousands of visitors will conveniently review the marker before entering the park and Visitors Center. The application was sent to National in August but will take possibly over a year for approval and production of the marker. A dedication ceremony will be scheduled after installation.
The committee’s mission for the marker’s wording format was “to identify and honor the patriots of the Revolutionary War period who participated in the several battles and skirmishes and who contributed support within Brunswick County.” The wording on the marker represents that mission. It states:
Revolutionary America 1775 – 1783
Brunswick Co. (13)
In Honor of Patriots Who (24)
Defended Independence in (24)
Brunswick County 1775-1783. (27)
May We Hold Them (16)
In the Highest Regard. (22)
NCDAR Brunswick Town Chapter
William G. Pomeroy Foundation [year]
Our historical facts for the marker consist of a listing of over 200 soldiers and patriots who actually were
involved in a battle, skirmish or event in Brunswick County. We proudly listed 10 members from our chapter
whose ancestors are registered as Brunswick County patriots with DAR.
Appreciation is extended to the contributing and hardworking members of the Historic Marker Committee:
Deanna Antonio and I served as co-chairs.
Committee Members were Linda Lashley, Mary Sands, and Lynne Young
History Advisors: Chapter members Gwen Causey, Carol Jutte
History Consultant: Jim McKee, Site Manager Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site,
Winnabow, NC
Consultants: Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of History,
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina
Liz Fuller, President of Southport Historical Society,
Southport, North Carolina
Judge Calvin Chandler, District 4 County Commissioner -Vice-Chairman Mike Forte and District 2 County Commissioner J. Martin ( Marty) Cooke
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