Ocoee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution

06/18/2026

Kristie had a wonderful time in Arizona with Tennessee & North Carolina state regents

06/18/2026

Tennessee’s DAR Chapters work together.
Ocoee Chapter’s Betsy Bassette was asked by Rhea-Craig Chapter Regent Jane Yates to present the Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” DVD set and companion book, “The American Revolution: An Intimate History” to the Clyde W. Roddy Library in Rhea County Tennessee. Director Brittney West graciously accepted the donation for the library.
Betsy enjoyed visiting with Director Brittney West, Jacob Smith Archivest for Rhea County, and Patricia Guffey representing Rhea County Historical Society. It was fun to share about our respective counties and learning a little about the current library and Historical Society events. The donation was funded by a TN250 grant. Tennessee 250

06/16/2026

06/14/2026

Betsy and Rick Bassette travelled to North Carolina to bring greetings and to be part of the color guard for the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill in Lincolnton, NC. (Rick’s patriots fought in the battle) Both Patriots and Torys are honored in this ceremony since this battle was fought with neighbor fighting neighbor. In essence it was the first civil war.
The guest speaker talked about the important role the militias played in the southern campaigns. Without the militias in the south the Revolution could have been lost.
Rick met an 11th cousin thanks Family Tree.

06/14/2026

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One of the first homes to receive a land grant was the residence of John Barger in 1839. Since that time, Terry Barger, his third great-grandson, has tried to keep

06/13/2026

Honeybee Festival Cleveland TN