Colonel Hardy Murfree, NSDAR

07/06/2026

More photos from our Fourth Celebration

07/04/2026

We had a wonderful America 250th Celebration on the Murfreesboro Square this morning. We wish to thank our funding supporters: the LaRoche Family Foundation, Colonel Hardy Murfree, NSDAR, Rutherford County Government, and private individuals. We also wish to thank all the organizations who participated in today's activities: Colonel Hardy Murfree and Captain William Lytle DAR Chapters, Stones River Sons of the American Revolution, Children of the American Revolution, Rutherford County Historical Society, Democracy Project, and Rutherford County Government. We appreciate the musical talents of Rhonda Rhonda Braswell Tenpenny and Brenda Williams who greatly added to the event. And we wish to thank all our community members who showed up today and helped us celebrate this momentous occasion. God Bless the U.S.A.

07/03/2026

Daughters of the Colonel Hardy Murfree, NSDAR and Captain William Lytle Chapter worked together to individually package 1,000 patriotic cupcakes. Thank you, too, to our HODARs who showed up to help. Our treasurer met us at Sam's to pay for the 1,000 cupcakes and bottled waters, which was covered through a grant from the LaRoche Family Foundation. We wore hair nets and gloves to follow all health code protocol. Then we packed everything up and secured it at the Courthouse for the Celebration on the Square on the morning of July 4th. We have a great group of members who always answer the call. Thank you to the great team at the County Mayor's office for working with us especially Sonya Stephenson.

07/01/2026

Don't forget the America 250 Celebration on the Square.

This is the public page for the Colonel Hardy Murfree Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. This chapter is located in Murfreesboro,TN, the geographic center of the state.

06/30/2026

Thank you to Karen Hudson for teaching us how to paint a silhouette of our Revolutionary War Patriot. It is a wonderful way to honor them during this America 250. Pictured are Colleen Crenshaw, Monie Bigelow, Kelly Nelson, Marzee Woodward and Betsy Murfree.

06/16/2026

The Colonel Hardy Murfree Chapter, NSDAR celebrated this 249th Flag Day in high spirits. Our fun yearly Flag Day Picnic encourages all members to attend the potluck dinner and program with their family. This year we invited Past TSDAR Historian Linda Moss Mines to share her inspirational Betsy Ross interpretation of the creation of the thirteen star flag. We tried creating five point stars with Service to America chair Colleen Crenshaw. We listened to TNSAR Drummer Gary Baggett and TNSAR Fifer Doug Dickerson. We sang patriotic songs led by Regent Valerie Stone DeHoff and gave out great door prizes. It was a fun event with great people. The fellowship time with chapter members is a great way to end the year.

Then on Saturday a few chapter members attended the Sequoyah District Flag Day Luncheon with the Crab Orchard Chapter in Crossville, TN. It is always good seeing old friends and making new ones.

We are truly proud of our United States Flag and look forward to its 250th Celebration next year!

06/07/2026

The three Rutherford County Chapters of the DAR were honored to present for the Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution the Ken Burns book and video titled, "The American Revolution" to the Rutherford County Library System. The TSDAR were awarded a grant from the Tennessee America 250 Semiquencentennial Commission and used the funds to purchase the book and video set for 95 county libraries in Tennessee. What a great gift to our communities.

06/05/2026

What a great event we had Wednesday night, June 3rd at Linebaugh Library! It was our Grand Opening celebration for our American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit from the American Battlefield Trust. We had a wonderful turn-out of 96 participants from the Tennessee DAR State board, local officials, DAR, SAR, Historical Society, Rotary Club, Library Board, Library Staff, Veterans, and Community members. Dr. Amy Sayward from the History Department at MTSU was an excellent speaker sharing how the South was involved in the American Revoltion. The reception was fun and the exhibit is inspiring. Please take time to check the exhibit out. It will be there until June 10th at 2 p.m. under the Library's normal operating hours. Thank you to all three Rutherford County DAR chapters for making all this happen.

06/05/2026

Happy Birthday Colonel Hardy Murfree! Today is his 274th birthday. He was born June 5th, 1752 at Murfree's Landing now known as Murfreesboro, North Carolina. He was a Revolutionary War hero known for his bravery at the battles of Brandywine and MonMouth. These led him to be chosen by General Washington to be the military leader for the Battle of Stony Point where he was highly successful.

Prior to 1811, his friend Captain William Lytle had donated 60 acres to develop the town. It was called Cannonsburg after local representative Newton Cannon. In 1811, Lytle, petitioned the state to change the town's name to Murfreesborough in honor of his friend Colonel Hardy Murfree who had died in 1809. This passed and the name was shortened in 1812. Murfree is buried in Williamson county.

Your chapter namesake remembers you!

06/02/2026

The Three Rutherford County DAR Chapters presented the Rutherford County Library Board with the book, The American Revolution by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns and the DVD with the same name by Ken Burns. These were donations from the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and were made possible through a grant from the Tennessee America 250 Commission. Ninety-five county libraries in Tennessee will be given this book and DVD set as a gift from TSDAR and is a perfect celebration of America's 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Pictured are: Beth Duffield, RCLS Treasurer; Valerie DeHoff, Colonel Hardy Murfree, Regent, Sam Huddleston, RCLS Vice- Chair, Marzee Woodward, Colonel Hardy Murfree First Vice-Regent, Barb Turner, Captain William Lytle America 250 Chair.