FEBRUARY 6TH MEETING

  Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the US Daughters of 1812 

Will meet Saturday, February 6^th, 2016, 11:00am at the home of chapter member May 2 in Winnabow, NC.  After our meeting, we will go to Brunswick Town where Jim McKee will tell us more about the War of 1812 in North Carolina and new findings at the site.  We do not plan a walking tour, but you will be welcome to look around the historic site.  Members are asked to RSVP by February 1st in order to plan for lunch.

 Jim McKee will be the keynote speaker

     Jim McKee is the site manager at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site. He is a graduate of Greensboro College and a passionate life-long student of American history. He serves on numerous historic battlefield boards and participates in living history programs throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Previously, he worked for the National Park Service and the NC Maritime Museum in Southport, NC.

The public is cordially invited to attend.

Jim Mckee in his patriot outfit

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Commemorate The Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 2016

                                                              1812 Marker

On Friday, January 8, 2016, Members of the Charles Gause 1812  Chapter and our State Historian, Faye Floyd commemorated the Battle of New Orleans by laying flowers at the War of 1812 Marker. 

The ceremony was opened  with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a brief summary of NC in the War of 1812. General Gause President, Betsy Hamer placed the first flower on the 1812 marker and each member took turns placing a beautiful flower. Cindy Sellers, Registrar for 1812 rang a chime as each flower was place on the marker. Then, the Star Spangled Banner was sung by all present.  After the ceremony all the members had a delicious lunch at The Pharmacy Restaurant in Southport,  NC where we continued our celebration.

L to R: Kathy Miller, Pat Gooding, Ann Warren, Bonnie Becmer, Jackie Craft, Betsy Hamer, 1812 President; Faye Floyd, State 1812 Historian; Anne Boone, Carol Jutte, Pat Tucker, Joan Hall, Diane Price, 1812 Vice-President, and Cindy Sellers, 1812 Registrar

 Faye Floyd, 1812 State Historian and Betsy Hamer 1812 General Gause President

                   Diane Price placing a flower on the 1812  marker.

                          Ann Boone placing a flower on the marker.

                                     Photo taken prior to ceremony.

  

Diane Price provided information about  our ancestors. She said, " We are here to honor those who gave us freedom in the past, to thank those who preserve it in the present and in  hope that others will continue to do so in the future." Each member while placing a flower on the 1812 monument named their ancestor. 

Ladies enjoying lunch at The Pharmacy Restaurant in Southport, NC

Welcome to Anne Boone, our newest member to 1812 with Betsy Hamer

Ladies getting ready to leave the Pharmacy Restaurant. The rain held out during the ceremony, but caught up with all of us after lunch.

Photos taken by 1812 member  Phyllis Wilson