Category: Community Service

Liberty Tree Dedication

Thanks to the generosity of Jockey Hollow Chapter members, who have personally donated funds, we will be dedicating the first Liberty Tree in our community as part of the America 250 Celebration. The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has set a nationwide goal of 250 trees, while our state organization, the New Jersey Society of the Sons of the American, has set of goal of one tree in each of our counties. As shown on the map, Jockey Hollow Chapter’s region covers Hunterdon, Morris, and Somerset Counties. Our first Liberty Tree Dedication will take place in Morris County at the historic Burnham Park in Morristown, NJ on November 15, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. next to the statute of the great American Patriot, Thomas Paine. The statute is one of only two in the Nation that displays the full figure of this great American Patriot.

About this Event

Thanks to generous compatriot donations, the chapter will be dedicating our first Liberty Tree, in accordance with the National SAR program. Please note that the Jockey Hollow Chapter, SAR is non-profit 501(c)(3) apolitical, philanthropical lineage society and will we gladly accept additional donations to help fund at least two more Liberty Trees which will need to be planted at dedicated at Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, respectively. Please contact us if you wish to contribute.

A Princeton Elm will be planted in Burnham Park in Morristown, next to the statute of Thomas Paine at the historic site of Brig. Gen. Henry Knox’s Artillery Encampment (1779-1780) and home to one of only two statues in the U.S. of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and The American Crisis during the Revolution.

The statute of Thomas Paine is one of only two in the Nation that displays his full figure.
Thomas Paine depicted as writing one of his “Crisis” papers.

Planting is expected mid-October and the ceremony is currently scheduled for 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. Future notification and more details will be sent to all chapter members. Area dignitaries and other lineage organization members are being invited.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this important event honoring the foundation of our county.

This plaque will be placed on the site as part of the Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony

Help Us Assist with Grave Cleanings

In preparation for this year’s Wreaths Across America Program (Saturday, December 13, 2025), the Jockey Hollow Chapter will be assisting the Ferro Monte Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution in cleaning some of the graves that will be marked with wreaths later. This event will take place:

First Presbyterian Church Graveyard
99 Main St., Succasunna, NJ
Friday, October 10, 2025
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.

If you have never cleaned graves before, it’s a very rewarding process and the results are often quite specular. All chapter members are encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact us.