The Wiregrass Chapter Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting, Thursday night, June 8, 2023, at the New China Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. With President Wilder Smith presiding, there were 22 in attendance including five guests. President Wilder Smith, Jr. inducted new member Bobby Reeves into the Wiregrass Chapter. Besides his approved document, President Wilder presented Reeves with a Sons of the American Revolution Certificate and asked his wife Daisy, to pin the SAR Rosette on Reeves. The Rosette has the colors of General George Washington's uniform that he wore during the Revolutionary War. Registrar Dess Smith III then presented President Wilder with four Chapter Flag Streamers that were earned by presenting the Wiregrass Chapter wreath at these four events: The Elijah Clarke Event, the Kettle Creek Battle event, the Brier Creek Battlefield event, and the Frederica Naval Battle event.
The evening program was presented by Dan Elliott of the Lamar Institute. He had a video and spoke on the "Arms of Ebenezer". Daniel was the speaker at the second Annual Brier Creek Celebration that was held on March 11, 2017, on the Brier Creek Battlefield picket line on Andy Chisom's property. The following is Daniel's bio:
Mr. Daniel Elliott has more than 48 years' experience in archaeology in the southeastern United States with diverse expertise in settlement patterning, prehistoric exchange networks, archaic studies, battlefield archaeology, and Ground Penetrating Radar surveying. Mr. Elliott has directed archeological projects at the following locations, Ebenezer, Fort Hawkins, Ossabaw Island and Purysburg as well as many other sites.
Mr. Elliott is currently serving as the President of the LAMAR Institute here in Georgia. He lives with his wife and fellow archaeologist Rita and their dog Sheila in their Birdhouse in Rincon, Georgia.
