THE LIBERTY TREE PROJECT - Ron Redner, National Chairman Liberty Tree Project

Members of Sons of the American Revolution, Piedmont Chapter and Roswell City Council on February 17, 2024 planted Liberty Tree in honor of the United States of America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026 and for the sacrifice of our patriots and veterans that won us our freedom.

They planted the Liberty Tree at Bulloch Hall, Roswell, GA the home of “Mittie” Bulloch Roosevelt and the mother of our 26th US President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Jr. whose ancestors were Patriotic who fought in the American Revolution and was a SAR member.

The new article and video on the PATCH about the Liberty Tree planting at Bulloch Hall on February 17th, 2024 can be viewed by clicking on the link below

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In honor of the United States of America’s 250th Anniversary, the Sons of the American Revolution Piedmont Chapter planted a Elm Tree (Liberty Tree) with the help of the Milton City Council on November 4, 2019 in front of Milton City Hall.

Doctor Tom Price, one of SAR Piedmont Chapter members sponsored this Liberty Tree for Milton City Hall. Pictured in photograph is SAR Piedmont President Ron Redner and Mayor Joe Lockwood. Also in photo is SAR Piedmont members George Thurmond, Bob Sapp, Paul Prescott, Rick Reese Jr. and Milton City Council.

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On April 28, 2023, in honor of the United States of America’s 250th Anniversary, the Sons of the American Revolution Piedmont Chapter planted an Elm Tree (Liberty Tree) with the help of the Roswell City Hall Council, Mimosa Hall, DAR and SAR members at Mimosa Hall in Roswell, GA.

Paul Prescott, one of SAR Piedmont Chapter members sponsored this Liberty Tree for Mimosa Hall. Pictured in photograph are SAR Piedmont President Stacey McCarver, DAR members Julie Buroughs and, Cynthia Waskowsky, Roswell City Council member and DAR member Lee Hills, Paul Prescott's daughter Leslie Ballard, Mike Ballard, Paul Prescott, son Chris Prescott, DAR member Catherine Jimenez, Piedmont SAR members George Thurmond and Ron Redner, Mimosa Hall President Susan Rumble, DAR Regent Sue Gilbert, Piedmont SAR members Rob Ufford, Craig Benton, Al Finley and Rick Reese Jr, DAR member Linda Reese, Piedmont SAR members Bob Sapp and Rick Reese III, with Roswell City Council Member Peter Vanstorm.

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On June 10, 2023 in Ohio, the SAR Georgia Piedmont Chapter (in cooperation with the Ohio Society of SAR and the Rufus Putman Chapter in Zanesville Ohio) a “Liberty Tree” was planted in New Concord, Ohio on a Centennial Farm. Representing the Piedmont Chapter was Al Finley (past President, and a dual member of the Rufus Putman Chapter), and representing the Rufus Putman Chapter was Bill Finley, President of Rufus Putman (and a distant cousin of Al), who is a dual member of the Piedmont Chapter here in Roswell; a dual member of the Ben Franklin chapter in Columbus Ohio ; as well as the Saramana chapter in Sarasota, Fla. . Also, John Swisher from Rufus Putman was in attendance.

Two DAR chapters were also involved in the ceremony : Pat Smith for the Martha Stewart Bulloch Chapter here in Roswell, Georgia.; Also, Bernie Litt and Susan Ballentine from the Anna Asbury Stone Chapter Ohio DAR Society, located in Cambridge, Ohio.

The farm has been in the Finley-Litt family for 100 years. Al Finley (past President of the Piedmont Chapter) and Bernie Litt (his sister). The Finley clan are members of the First Families of Ohio. Guernsey county is the resting place (6 miles from this farm) of an ancestral grandfather who served with George Washington at Valley Forge. There were 13 people in attendance.


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On June 15, 2023, in honor of the United States of America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the Sons of the American Revolution Piedmont Chapter planted a Elm Tree (Liberty Tree) at Bulloch Hall in Roswell, GA. Bulloch Hall was the home of Mittie Stewart Roosevelt the mother of our 26th US President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt and a SAR member too.

The Liberty Tree was planted with the help of the Mayor Roswell City Kurt Wilson , Roswell City Council Members Lee Hills and William Morthland, Bob Hagan President of the Friends of Bulloch Hall, Bulloch Hall board members Sandy Buhler, Jonathan Cook, DAR Martha Stuart Bulloch DAR Chapter members – Regent Sue Gilbert, Cynthia Waskowsky, Catherine Jimenez, Pat Smith, Linda Reese, Barbara Florence, and SAR Piedmont members, President Stacey McCarver, National Liberty Tree Chairman Ron Redner, Rick Reese Jr., Rick Reese III, Glenn Kirk, Al Finley, George Thurmond and Roswell Rotary President Elect Alex Kaufman.

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On October 27th, 2023 the Piedmont Chapter held a Liberty Tree planting ceremony at McFarlane Nature Park in Marietta, GA. The American Elm 'Princeton' Liberty Tree was planted to recognize the upcoming 250th anniversary of our country. This elm is reputed to be resistant to Dutch Elm disease and is one of the varieties promising to return the American Elm to our landscapes. In attendance for the ceremony were Piedmont Chapter President Stacey McCarver and his wife Sherry, Ron Redner, Rick and Linda Reese, Rick Reese III, Larry Guzy and his wife Karin Guzy, who is the Chairwoman of the Cobb Land Trust, and the McFarlane Nature Park Caretaker Valerie Stewart .

This tree will proudly live among the other trees in the McFarlane Nature Park's impressive collection of Oak and Native trees.

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The Hocking Valley Chapter has been involved with Liberty Camp each year since the camp's founding in 2015. It is an important part of our chapter's activities in youth education. Each Liberty Tree comes with a wooden post and a plaque dedicating it to that year's Camp Staff, students, and the Hocking Valley Chapter OHSSAR, as well as some event or person of the Revolution, and / or a person held dear by the camp. This year the tree was dedicated to Denise Whalen, founder and director of the camp who passed away earlier this year. Her daughter Allison and son-in-law Patrick are now co-directors. Also Betsy Ross was recognized, a heroine of Denise's. All the attached photos are from July, 2024.

Here is a photo of our Liberty Tree Plaque at the Michigan State Capitol Grounds, note that this had to have three SAR color logos on it. This cost us $2,700 last year from Sewah Studios and they needed 6 months lead time. Here's contact information for this excellent Plaque manufacturer:

sewahstudios.com
Sewah Studios
190 Mill Creek Rd, Marietta, OH 45750
(740) 373-2087

In photo note that two people are carrying Michigan White Pine Tree seedlings along with planting instructions. At the April 26, 2024 Liberty Tree Commemoration event, the Michigan Society of SAR distributed 100 free tree seedlings to people who wanted to plant Liberty Trees in their local communities.

Finally, a National SAR contact that you may wish to communicate with is Ron Redner from Georgia who is Chairman of America 250 Committee and he's developing a list of 250 Liberty Trees across the country for SAR. MISSAR is proud to be #67 on his list. His Email Is: ronredner@renderad.com . I understand that he's aware of smaller and more economical Liberty Tree plaques than the large Sewah Studio ones.

On August 3, 2024 the Denali Chapter C.A.R. (Anchorage, Alaska) and the Martha Stewart Bulloch Chapter C.A.R. (Roswell, Georgia) celebrated America 250! by planting the first Liberty Tree in the State of Alaska.
For both C.A.R. chapters, the semiquincentennial celebration served as an educational moment. It provided a chance to teach the history of the American Revolution, the significance of the Declaration of Independence, and the enduring relevance of the Constitution - ensuring that a legacy of the nation's founding is passed on.
A Quaking Aspen tree was purchased with donated funds from the Piedmont Chapter S.A.R. in Roswell, Georgia. A plaque for the tree was also provided. Both C.A.R. chapter members planted the tree in person with the help of the Col. John Mitchell (Anchorage, AK) and the Fielding Lewis (Marietta, GA) D.A.R. chapters. The event was livestreamed where members of both D.A.R. chapters joined online if they were not able to attend in person.

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Congratulations to the Nebraska Society SAR on dedicating its first Liberty Tree, on the Campus of Hastings in Hastings, NE.

Here are a couple of photos. It was a great ceremony. The tree was planted by the SGT Ariel Nims chapter in Jasper County, MO, in honor of SGT William Jasper, Revolutionary War soldier and the county namesake.

CTSSAR dedicated a Liberty Tree in honor of Captain Nathan Hale, Connecticut State Hero, at the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse in East Haddam, Connecticut. Attached are CTSSAR Liberty Tree photos from the ceremony.

On October 5, 2024, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Dubuque members of the Iowa Society SAR planted Iowa’s first Liberty Tree in historic and picturesque Linwood Cemetery. The tree is located near the new Veterans’ columbarium. The tree, a Bur Oak, is the state tree of Iowa. Dubuque, located on the Mississippi River, is the oldest city in Iowa and is known as the “Key City” as the city unlocked the Iowa territory.