Friendship Oak Chapter, NSDAR, Long Beach, Mississippi

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The Friendship Oak Chapter is named for the 500 year old Friendship Oak tree located in Long Beach MS

For information about joining DAR, contact the Chapter Regent, Mary Coward at [email protected].

11/02/2026

Come out and support the Veterans
Parade - it rolls at 11 am , Saturday November 7th in D’Iberville.
Friendship Oak Chapter will join the Ship Island Society C.A.R., Biloxi Chapter NSDAR , and the James Vernon Lynam Sr Chapter SAR.

Make plans for a morning together to celebrate the men and women who have served our country.

The Gulf Coast Veterans Parade is free to attend, and we’d love to see your family along the route!

📍 D’Iberville
📅 Saturday, November 7 | 11 a.m.
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Details: msveteransparade.org

10/31/2026

You might know about our alliance with France, but today we’re looking back at a crucial thank-you note from the Continental Congress to another vital ally: General Bernardo de Gálvez.
As the Governor of Spanish Louisiana, Gálvez launched a massive campaign against the British along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast. By capturing key British forts, he effectively secured the southern frontier and kept critical supply lines open for Washington’s army.
Recognizing his immense impact, the Continental Congress passed a formal resolution expressing the deep gratitude of the United States on October 31, 1778.
We love highlighting the distinct threads that weave our revolutionary history together. General Gálvez’s brilliant strategy reminds us that American independence was truly a global effort. 🇺🇸✨

10/28/2026

Today, on National First Responders Day, we say a massive thank you to the police officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and 911 dispatchers who rush toward danger when everyone else is running away.
💙 Thank you for answering the call!

10/28/2026

She's turning a big 140 today! 🎂🗽
On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was officially dedicated in New York Harbor. For 140 years, she has stood as a universal symbol of freedom and a welcoming face to the world.
Have you ever visited Lady Liberty in person, or is she still on your bucket list? Let me know in the comments! 👇

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!

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1419 27th Avenue
Gulfport, MS
39501

Website

http://www.DAR.org/

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