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THE
LIBERTY TREE PROJECT - Ron Redner,
National Chairman Liberty Tree Project
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The 250th
SAR Liberty Tree Program was rolled out at the Spring 2023
Leadership meeting by the NSSAR History 250 Committee the
goal of planting 250 Liberty Trees for the 250th Anniversary
with at least one tree in each state on or before July 4,
2026. We feel with by planting a Liberty Tree that it will
help educate the public of the importance of the American
Revolution and the sacrifices that were made to become our
nation. Trees are installed with a dedication plaque. It is
recommended that the Liberty Trees be planted in counties
or cities named after a Patriot or in a location that will
serve as a tribute to veterans.
The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a
famous elm tree that stood in Boston near Boston Common, in
the years before the American Revolution. In 1765, colonists
in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British
government at the tree. The tree became a rallying point for
the growing resistance to the rule of Britain over the American
colonies, and the ground surrounding it became known as Liberty
Hall. In 1775 the British had enough of these rebellious rallies
at the Liberty Tree and had it cut down.
If you
would like plant a Liberty Tree, please contact NSSAR
Liberty Tree Project Chairman, Ron Redner / cell:404-401-0204
/ email: ronredner@renderad.com,
or Jeff Thomas, NSSAR History Committee Chairman email:jthomas4sar@gmail.com
Cost for a Elm Tree and plaque is around $200 and
one way to offset that cost is to have a sponsor for each
Liberty Tree and award that person with a certificate of thanks.
You can purchase a tree or plaque from your locate area if
you would like. We have been purchasing these Liberty Trees
(Elm Trees) from www.FastGrowingTrees.com
for $110 each. The tree is a Princeton Elm Tree with Free
Shipping. Add $15 for Insurance for 1 year. You can purchase
a custom granite stone plaque from Compatriot Emil
Decker / cell 706-216-5015 / eldecker@weegrr.com
for around $65 or a custom plaque from Sign 9”x12”
/ Aluminum (.0.40) from www.buildasign.com
with full color with UV Protection for around $30 each with
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PROJECT
GOAL:
Number
of Trees: |
61 |
As
of : |
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250
LIBERTY TREES PLANTED |
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you plant any trees, notify Ron Redner by email ronredner@renderad.com
Get 20% discount with my link FAST
GROWING TREES
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| Location |
City/State |
Date |
Description |
| Bulloch
Hall |
Roswell,
GA |
February
17, 2023 |
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
VIDEO
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| Milton
City Hall |
Milton,
GA |
November
4, 2019 |
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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| Cottage
School |
Roswell,
GA |
March
14, 2023 |
On March 14, 2023 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
students of the Cottage School in Roswell, GA.
Bob Sapp, one of SAR Piedmont Chapter members sponsored this Liberty
Tree for the Cottage School. Pictured in photograph is SAR Piedmont
President Stacey McCarver, Ron Redner, Bob Sapp, Rick Reese Jr.,
Rick Reese III, George Thurmond, Craig Benton, John Wassell, Headmaster
Steve Palmer, Principal Lynn Bosworth, teachers and students of
the Cottage School.
VIDEO
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| Mimosa
Hall |
Roswell,
GA |
April
28, 2023 |
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.
VIDEO
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Centennial Farm |
New
Concord, OH |
June
10, 2023 |
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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| Bulloch
Hall |
Roswell,
GA |
June
15, 2023 |
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.
VIDEO
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| McFarlane
Nature Park |
Marietta,
GA |
October
27, 2023 |
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.
VIDEO
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Liberty
Trees Planted (a
work in progress) |
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Date |
No.
of
Trees |
State |
Sponsor |
Location |
| 5/1/2017 |
2 |
New Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Stark
Park, Manchester, NH |
| 5/1/2017 |
1 |
New
Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Perley
Street Park, Concord, NH |
| 5/1/2017 |
1 |
New Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Dunbarton,
NH |
| 5/1/2017 |
1 |
New
Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Keene,
NH |
| 4/1/2018 |
1 |
New Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Derry,
NH |
| 2/26/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Carmel
ES, Woodstock, GA |
| 4/1/2019 |
1 |
New Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Warner,
NH |
| 4/10/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Free
Home ES, Free Home, Ga |
| 5/13/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Mountain
Road ES, Woodstock, GA |
| 6/1/2019 |
1 |
New
Hampshire |
NHSSAR |
Fruit
Street, Concord, NH |
| 11/4/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Carmel
ES, Woodstock, GA |
| 11/19/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
White
ES, White, GA |
| 11/21/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Carmel
ES, Woodstock, GA |
| 12/04/2019 |
1 |
Georgia |
Piedmont
Dr. Tom Price |
Milton
City Hall, Alpharetta, GA |
| 4/28/2020 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
? GA |
| 11/14/2020 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Veterans
Park, Jasper, GA |
| 12/04/2020 |
1 |
Georgia |
George
Thurmond |
Fellowship
Christian School |
| 2/19/2021 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Newton
Park, Jasper, GA |
| 4/22/2021 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
? GA |
| 4/26/2021 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Main
Street Park, Moultrie, GA |
| 11/18/2021 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Valdosta,
GA |
| 2/2/2022 |
2 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Veterans
Park, Canton, GA |
| 3/02/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Kennesaw,
GA |
| 3/25/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Hill
City ES, Jasper, GA |
| 11/6/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Ackworth
Sports Complex, Ackworth, GA |
| 11/6/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Ackworth
Sports Complex, Ackworth, GA |
| 11/6/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Ackworth
Sports Complex, Ackworth, GA |
| 11/6/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Ackworth
Sports Complex, Ackworth, GA |
| 11/6/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Ackworth
Sports Complex, Ackworth, GA |
| 11/18/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
? GA |
| 3/2/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
?
GA |
| 3/2/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Hillside
Methodist Church, Kennesaw, GA |
| 3/2/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Hillside
Methodist Church, Kennesaw, GA |
| 3/2/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Hillside
Methodist Church, Kennesaw, GA |
| 3/13/2022 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
GA
Mnt. Research Experimental Ctr., Blairsville, GA |
| 3/14/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Piedmont
Bob Sapp |
The Cottage
School, Roswell, GA |
| 3/14/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Blue
Ridge Mnts Chapter |
Union
County, GA |
| 3/14/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Blue
Ridge Mnts Chapter |
Mayor's
Park,Towns County, Hiawassee, GA |
| 4/20/2023 |
3 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Chattahoochee
Tech College , Ackworth, GA |
| 4/20/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Chattahoochee
Tech College , Ackworth, GA |
| 4/28/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Piedmont
Paul Prescott |
Mimosa
Hall, Roswell, GA |
| 6/10/2023 |
1 |
Ohio |
Piedmont
Allen Finley |
Finley-Litt
Family Farm, New Concord, OH |
| 6/15/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Piedmont
Malon Mimms |
Bulloch
Hall, Roswell, GA |
| 10/21/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Sherill
House, Forsyth Cnty, GA |
| 10/24/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
West
Fannin Elem. School, Blue Ridge, GA |
| 10/24/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Cherokee
Chapter |
Tacooa
River Park Veterans Memorial, McCaysville, GA |
| 10/24/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Blue
Ridge Mnts Chapter |
West
Fannin ES, Fannin Cnty, GA |
| 10/24/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Blue
Ridge Mnts Chapter |
Towns
County, GA |
| 10/27/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Larry
and Karin Guzy |
McFarlane
Nature Center, Marietta, GA |
| 11/6/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Piedmont
Rick Reese Family |
Barrington
Hall, GA |
| 11/15/2023 |
1 |
Pensylvania |
Marquis
de Layfayette |
Hamburg,
PA |
| 11/21/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Marquis
de Layfayette |
Fayetteville,
GA |
| 12/3/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Casimir
Pulaski Chapter |
Veterans
Park, Carrolton, GA |
| 12/4/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Mount
Vernon Chapter |
Sandy
Springs, GA |
| 12/4/2023 |
1 |
Georgia |
Coweta
Falls Chapter |
Hamilton
Town Square, Hamilton, GA |
| 11/17/2024 |
1 |
Georgia |
Piedmont
Rick Reese Family |
Bulloch
Hall, Roswell, GA |
| 12/4/2023 |
1 |
North
Carolina |
Blue
Ridge Mnts Chapter |
Hayesville
Elem. School, Hayesville, Clay County, NC |
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