Liberty Tree Dedication with the Sons of the American Revolution Roger Sherman Branch #5
Sat, May 17
|Mather Homestead lawn
As part of a program marking the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States, The Sons of the American Revolution have established an initiative to plant 250 Liberty Trees across the nation. The Mather Homestead will receive an elm! Join us for a dedication ceremony + bagels & coffee.
Time & Location
May 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Mather Homestead lawn, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
Guests
About the event
The Liberty Tree Program is one of the official programs of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
The SAR have established an initiative to plant 250 Liberty Trees across the nation by July 4, 2026, and are encouraging individual State Societies and Branches to engage in the program. The Roger Sherman Branch of the Connecticut Society SAR (CTSSAR) is proud to participate and bring this reminder of the sacrifices of the American Revolution to our communities in Fairfield County.
The original Liberty Tree served as a rallying point in Boston for the nascent revolutionaries as they reacted to the Stamp Act, setting in motion the chain of events that would lead to the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
Planted in 1646 near the Boston Common, the stately elm was almost 120 years old when the first meetings of the Sons of Liberty took place in 1765. Becoming a symbol of resistance throughout the land, the Liberty Tree was host to a number of symbolic expressions of colonial displeasure with the Crown. The Liberty Tree was felled by loyalists in August of 1775, but the fires of liberty would not be quenched until independence was achieved.
Thank you to The Roger Sherman Branch of the CTSSAR and Donn Smith for bringing the Liberty Tree to the Mather Homestead in recognition of the Homestead's Revolutionary War history!
