The Star-Sangled Banner - Penguin Young Readers Level 4 books were donated in Brunswick, New-Hanover and Pender Counties by the Charles Gause 1812 Chapter

 Susan DeGroote delivers 2 books to Barbara Anderson, the Media Specialist at the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering.

Star Spangle Banner Books being delivered to Brunswick County Schools.  L to R. Cindy Gulledge standing with Acacia Dixon's administrative assistant.

1812 Donated Snacks to the VA Clinic in Wilmington , NC

Dale Spencer, recently donated snack items to the VA Clinic. With the cash donations, Dale was able to purchase 40 boxes of crackers to add to our snacks. Tyra Hoffman, from the clinic was the contact person for Dale to drop off the items she had collected at our last 1812 meeting.

Photos from our October 8, 2018 meeting

L to R: Kathy Miller, President, Lynn Deen, new 1812 member signing her papers, Carol Jutte, Registrar

L to R: Kathy Miller, President and Pat Tucker, Secretary giving her report at the 1812 meeting.

Fort Niagara - Program at the October 6, 2018 General Gause 1812 Meeting

Vice-President, Cindy Sellers gave an introduction to Fort Niagara prior to showing the 1812 members a video about the Fort at our October 6th meeting, which was held at the in Southport, at the Sushi and Gourmet Restaurant. 

Facts about Fort Niagara:

Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in North America. It is located near Youngstown, New York, on the eastern bank of the Niagara River at its mouth, on Lake Ontario.Wikipedia

Opened: 1726

Area: 250 acres

Location: Fort Niagara State Park, Porter, Niagara County, New York, USA

Designated NHL: October 9, 1960

Architect: Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry

Did you know: The history of Old Fort Niagara spans more than 300 years. ny.gov

Star-Spangled Banner Books Donated by General Gause 1812 Chapter

As part of Patriotic Education, two books have been delivered to each Brunswick County Elementary School.  New Hanover County Schools delivery was interrupted by Hurricane Florence.  Once we can resume, contact Kitsy Lackey if you would like to help with the delivery of the books. We have 25 schools to get to. There are ten elementary schools in Brunswick County and twenty-five in New Hanover County.Contact Kitsy at  lackeyw@yahoo.com . It was decided at the October 6, 2018 meeting to donate books to the Pender County School District too. This has been a very successful and a wonderful way to educate the children in our nearby schools about the War of 1812. There are 6 schools in Pender County.