There is a 2 for 1 Sale Sponsored by Wreaths Across America from December 14th throught January 17th, 2025

 

For more detailed information on purchasing a wreath for Wreaths Across America, click on the TAB in the upper right corner. If you buy one wreath between December and January 17th, it counts as two wreaths. We have had some very generous people who have purchased 10 or more wreaths, which is fantastic. The wreaths are $17. Contact Phyllis Wilson at  par4wilson@gmail.com if you need assistance.

Wreath-Making Demonstration at Moore's Creek Battlefield

 

Member Judy Ward held a wreath-making demonstration at Moore’s Creek National Battlefield. Forty-five students and their chaperones from Classical Charter School of Southport attended the event.

Moores Creek National Battlefield's Candlelight Tours

 On November 14, members Linda Lashley and Judy Ward assisted with Moores Creek National Battlefield's annual Candlelight Tours. Over 320 visitors attended the 14 free tours. This was a signature event with multiple costumed reenactors staged along the trails, bringing history to life as they told the story of the fight for American Independence.

Photos and Information from the October 5th, 2024 Daughter of 1812 Meeting

 The speaker at our 1812 meeting today was Jacob "Jake" Grossman, the Educator and Collections Coordinator for the Old Baldy Foundation. Jake used a PowerPoint presentation with slides that depicted Old Baldy Lighthouse and its long history here in the region.  Bald Head Island was once called Smith Island. Jake told how in 1739, well before the American Revolution, Wilmington had about a thousand people. The Cape Fear River, he said, allowed for the shipment of tar from around the interior state town of Cross Creek, now known as Fayetteville, back down to Wilmington where it could be loaded onto British ships. He said we sent out tar, used to waterproof wooden vessels, as well as longleaf pine wood and turpentine, to be used for shipbuilding. Before the Revolutionary War, some 50 percent of the British vessels were supplied by these products from here in North Carolina. After the war, the same supplies went to build American ships. Old Baldy, he says, is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina. In 1734, the first lighthouse was built on Smith Island near the water's edge. However, the contractor on the project was slow and his calculations were off. By 1780, only 60-percent of the lighthouse was finished and Alexander Hamilton knew something was off. He asked for an inspection and realized he was correct. The calculations of the lighthouse were indeed off. In time, another lighthouse was built, this time more inland on the island, with some of the bricks from the original lighthouse. The cost was $15,000 and would be built by Daniel Lay. The project began in earnest in 1813 and was completed in 1817. The Old Baldy lighthouse was built 110 feet high and with walls that start with 5 feet of brick at the base and go up to 2 feet walls of brick at the top. It was then covered with stucco. Old Baldy is the only lighthouse that is built of brick in an octagonal Federal style. The biggest mistake David Lay made in building his Old Baldy lighthouse was not going deep enough with the foundation. He therefore had to build a glacis wall around the base of the lighthouse to catch the water so that when it pours down from the top of the lighthouse when it rains, it could easily run off. However, that original glacis wall was removed in the 1970s and replaced with an earthen glacis wall, which has since eroded. The Old Baldy Foundation is in the process of proving to the State of North Carolina that the original concrete glacis wall existed, which they have summarily done, and offered to replace the earthen wall with a new concrete wall to help protect the lighthouse for future generations. If you'd like a tour of Old Baldy, Jacob Grossman can be reached at jake@oldbaldy.org or by calling 910-457-7481.

Information provided by Caron Myers 

Public Relations Committee for 1812

President Michele Russell and guest speaker Jacob "Jake" Grossman pose for a photo after his informative PowerPoint presentation.

President Michel Russell presented former President Carol Jutte with the past President's Pin.

The Charles Gause Chapter US Daughters of 1812 participates in the Stamps for the Wounded program, which was founded in 1942 to help wounded and ill service members deal with boredom, loneliness, and convalesce through stamp collecting and art projects that use canceled stamps. At the Oct 5th meeting, we were gifted two boxes of stamps donated by a local stamp-collecting society. These will be sent to the program in our name.

Information provided by Veterans Chair Suzanne Palmer                                        

Chaplain Linda Lashley collected an unbelievable amount of stamps. 

The Charles Gause Chapter US Daughters of 1812 is a Commemorative Partner with the Vietnam War Commemoration. Over the last three years, we have recognized spouses of our

members who served on active duty in the U.S. military between 1955-1975. At the October 5th meeting, we honored two surviving spouses of veterans and a living veteran. We will continue to recognize the friends and family of our members through 2025.

Presentation of Vietnam Commemorative Certificate and Pin by Suzanne Palmer

Book received from General Society of the War of 1812

U.S.D. 1812 Presented National Outstanding Public Relations - Individual Award for April 5, 2024

 

President Michele Russell presented Phyllis Wilson with the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public Relations. Phyllis also received the National Award in 2023. In 2021-2022, Phyllis received an award from the National Historian Faye Floyd, who felt that Phyllis contributed above and beyond what was expected of an 1812 Daughter in American History. Therefore, she personally chose Phyllis because she continually kept her updated. This award is a pin that is not given out every year. 

Phyllis has maintained the 1812 blog since 2011. She also sends articles to The State Port Pilot and The Brunswick Beacon. If other 1812 chapters send her articles and photos, she will post them on the blog for their chapter. This is the second year Phyllis has won this award. 

President Russell announced at the October 5th meeting that our 1812 chapter received a certificate from National for Public Relations, Best Chapter Program, Most Supplementals Approved, and Most Donations to National. Certificates were presented to Suzanne Palmer for most donations to the Veterans Hospital and Phyllis Wilson for Public Relations.

We Will Never Forget 9/11

 

The NC State Daughters of 1812 State Conference was held on August 3, 2024

 The NC State Daughters of  1812 State Conference was held on August 3, 2024, at the NC State University Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

                                                      

Laura Edwards was the State President for the past three years. If you look through past posts on our 1812 blog you will view many memorable events.

The new 1812 President, Mary Tatum, put the past president's pin on Laura Edwards.

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Here are the new 1812 state officers who will hold their positions for three consecutive years.