Friendship Oak Chapter, NSDAR, Long Beach, Mississippi

10/26/2026

To every service member currently deployed overseas: thank you for your courage, your dedication, and the sacrifices you make to protect our freedoms. We are thinking of you and your loved ones today on National Day of the Deployed. 🇺🇸

10/25/2026

Everyone knows about the Boston Tea Party, but did you know about the Edenton Tea Party? 🫖🇺🇸
On October 25, 1774, 51 patriotic women in Edenton, North Carolina—led by Penelope Barker—gathered at the home of Elizabeth King to sign a formal resolution. Instead of dumping tea in a harbor, they pledged to boycott British tea and manufactured goods until unjust laws were repealed.

It was one of the first organized political demonstrations by women in American history—long before women even had the right to vote! Even though the British press tried to mock them in cartoons at the time, history remembers their bold stand.
#1774

10/24/2026

Lovely time at Rosalie Day!

10/24/2026

Happy Birthday, Mary Smith Lockwood, (October 24, 1831 – November 9, 1922) one of four of DAR's founders! ✨

Great-granddaughter of Revolutionary War patriots, Lockwood was unable to contain herself when in 1890 the Sons of the Revolution refused to allow women to join. No stranger to women’s rights advocacy (she was close to Susan B. Anthony among others), Lockwood took it upon herself to write an editorial about the heroics of Hannah White Arnett in The Washington Post entitled “Were there no mothers of the Revolution?”

Her indignation got the ball rolling and the NSDAR was founded—in her own parlor no less—on October 11, 1890.

Lockwood was the DAR's fist Historian General and was the inspiration for the construction of DAR Headquarters. She was a prolific writer, covering women's rights issues, and was president of the the Women's Press Club. At Swarthmore Arms, her formidable Washington DC home, she hosted many distinguished local and international guests and was a well-known DC hostess.
Lockwood died in 1922, and is the only one of the Four Founders to be buried in Washington.

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10/23/2026

Twilight at Rosalie Mansion in Natchez! 🏛️✨
Our Lady on the Bluff looks amazing lit up against the evening sky, and those luminaries lining the brick path make the whole evening feel completely magical. Just a perfect evening with great company. 🌅💛

10/22/2026

Headed up early for Rosalie Day, had lunch and toured Longwood Mansion. Joette , our tour guide there was amazing and so knowledgeable ! Your love of this beautiful house was so evident and made the tour so enjoyable!

10/20/2026

Happy Birthday!
Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832-1915) is DAR member #3. An American author, lawyer, and activist who had a flair for the pen! She was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. 🇺🇸

🖋 In 1893, during a speech at the World's Columbia Exposition (Chicago World Fair), Walworth was one of the first people to propose the establishment of the United States National Archives.
🖋 Walworth was one of the first women in New York State to hold a position on a local board of education, a role that was frequently used to bolster the call for women's suffrage.
🖋 Mrs. Walworth was an authority on the battlefields of Saratoga and even published an account of the Burgoyne campaign.
🖋One of her earliest public efforts was her moving plea to the members of her local community to contribute to the fund to renovate George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, in Alexandria, Virginia.
🖋 Ellen served as the first editor of the American Monthly Magazine, the official publication of the NSDAR, from 1892 to 1894.

10/19/2026

On this day in 1774, Annapolis had its own “Tea Party” that changed the course of the American Revolution.

When the brigantine Peggy Stewart arrived in the harbor carrying 2,000 pounds of contraband British tea, it directly violated the colonists' non-importation boycott. Even though owner Anthony Stewart paid the hated import tax to land the cargo, the public outrage was immediate and fierce.

An angry mob and a local committee gathered—even erecting a gallows outside Stewart's home—and threatened severe consequences. Facing no other choice, Stewart was forced to row out and set fire to his own ship with the tea still on board.

The Peggy Stewart burned right down to the waterline with its sails and colors still flying as the crowd watched from the shore.
Talk about making a statement! 🇺🇸☕️

10/18/2026

📚 Bringing the Joy of Reading to Students! 🎒
We are incredibly proud of Jennifer, a Friendship Oak Chapter DAR member, for volunteering her time with the Book Buddy program!
Through this wonderful initiative, Jennifer shares the gift of literacy, encourages a love for books, and provides meaningful mentorship. Literacy and education are core pillars of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and seeing our members active in the community perfectly reflects our mission.
Thank you, Jennifer, for your dedication to inspiring the next generation of readers! ❤️
👉 Have you ever participated in a reading mentorship program? Let us know in the comments!

10/17/2026

Long Beach Police Department “Night Out Against Crime “