Rebecca Motte Chapter, NSDAR

06/11/2026

REMINDER: CAROLINA DAY is just 16 days away at the Old Exchange Building following the parade and presentation at White Point Gardens. Ladies, please check you email for the link to RSVP by June 18th, if you’d like to sign up and help with this historic event during the 250th year of our Nation see below.

This is a PRIVATE EVENT for DAR ladies around the state of South Carolina, SAR members as well as local Heritage Societies.

Local Lowcountry DAR Chapters can check your email inbox or reach out to your Regent for information or Rebecca Motte members can find the link to RSVP in your email.

06/08/2026

On June 13, the Charleston Museum opens an exciting exhibit in its Revolutionary War repertoire, “Ringleaders of Rebellion: Charleston in Revolt, 1775–1783,” with the debut of the original logbook from the HMS Bristol. The logbook is on loan from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, and will be on public display in Charleston for the first time since the ship sailed out of Charleston waters 250 years ago.

The Bristol was a 50-gun British warship that served as the flagship during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28, 1776, when a British naval assault on the American fort was repelled in one of the earliest significant American victories of the war. The battle is still commemorated each year as the famous Carolina Day. The logbook is a day-by-day record of life aboard the ship and documents the assault directly, including the entry noting that Captain John Morris lost his right arm in the engagement. Every man on the quarterdeck that day was either killed or wounded.

The logbook will be on view June 13 through September 20, as part of the larger Ringleaders of Rebellion exhibition, which traces Charleston’s history from early independence, the trials of independence, and eventual triumph for the patriot cause. Admission to the exhibition is included with general museum admission.

You may find the museum at 360 Meeting St. Furthermore, the museum operates under the following hours: Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

06/05/2026

June 6th marks the beginning of Operation Overlord in 1944, which remains the largest seaborne invasion in history. While regular businesses and government offices operate on normal schedules, the occasion is widely observed privately. God Bless Our Troops over the years and the ones overseas now.🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸

06/04/2026

If you’re interested in another 250th event check this event out about our very own Rebecca Motte.

05/30/2026

CAROLINA DAY is in a few weeks at the Old Exchange Building following the parade and presentation at White Point Gardens.

This is a PRIVATE EVENT for DAR ladies around the state of South Carolina, SAR members as well as local Heritage Societies.

Local Lowcountry DAR Chapters can check your email inbox or reach out to your Regent for information or Rebecca Motte members can find the link to RSVP in your email.

05/24/2026

South Carolina's anniversary is May 23, 1788. The Palmetto State ratified the U.S. Constitution and officially became the 8th state to join the United States.

Cheers to 238 years being a part of the United States.🇺🇸

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

As we go into the Memorial Day Weekend let us Remember the Veterans who have fought and died so that we could be free. Today is National Poppy day .Wearing a Red poppy today is meant to honor fallen service members and are sold by legions to help support disabled or hospitalized veterans.
Read In Flanders Fields
By John Mcrae . Written after World War I.

Plus, simple ways to decorate with it at home. 🇺🇸

05/12/2026

Rebecca was an amazing lady!! 🇺🇸

A Charleston surrender. A house set on fire. One woman connected to both.

On May 12, 1780, Charleston surrendered to the British, placing the city under occupation and changing life across the Lowcountry.

Rebecca Brewton Motte felt that shift directly. British officers used her family’s Miles Brewton House at 27 King Street as headquarters in Charleston. One year later, on May 12, 1781, British forces had occupied another of her properties along the Congaree River, turning it into Fort Motte.

When patriot forces moved to retake the post, Motte supported the decision to set fire to her own house to force the British out.

Wealthy, powerful, complicated, and undeniably tough, Rebecca Brewton Motte’s story is evidence that Revolutionary history was deeply personal. Homes became headquarters. Private lives became part of public history.

Image: Jeremiah Theus, Mrs. Jacob Motte (Rebecca Brewton), ca. 1758. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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