The William Freeman Society is currently working on an official web page of its own. More information will be forth coming.

The local society of the Children of the American Revolution is off to a great start! It is sponsored jointly by the Ozark Mountain Chapter Sons of the American Revolution and the Rachel Donelson Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Membership is open to any child from birth to age 21 who can trace their lineage back to someone who rendered assistance to the American troops during the American Revolution. The local C.A.R. society meets 4 times a year at the McDonald's on Battlefield Rd. next to the Battlefield Mall. Currently we have over 10 approved C.A.R. members.

Having received approval of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution, the local society is known as the William Freeman Society Children of the American Revolution after local patriot, William Freeman, who is buried in the Springfield National Cemetery.

The organizing ceremony took place on Saturday, February 13, 1999, at Old Country Buffet, 1536 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, MO. State, regional, and local officers of the C.A.R., SAR, and DAR all participated in this momentous occasion. We also won some national and state awards for our participation in 1999-2002. We hope to win some awards for activities in 2003 as well.

For further information on our local C.A.R. Society, contact Compatriot Gerald R. McCoy: GRMccoy@aol.com/, who is the senior president of the William Freeman Society C.A.R.

Election of officers for this calendar year took place at the February 2003 meeting.

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William Freeman Society President for 2002 is

Timothy McCoy

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As an annual event, the William Freeman Society C.A.R. always holds a brief memorial service and laying a wreath at the grave of our namesake, Revolutionary War Soldier William Freeman. This is held on Memorial Day at the Springfield National Cemetery. This last year's event took place on May 27, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. Afterwards the group went out for ice cream. Another gravemarking service will be held again this year on May 26, 2003.

Some Members of the William Freeman Society C.A.R.
at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, August 1999

We won quite a number of national awards during 1999, 2000, and 2001, and we hope to receive equal recognition for our activities in 2002. Once again the C.A.R. participated in the annual DAR/SAR Luncheon at the Hammons' Tower Club, held in November.

Members of the William Freeman Society C.A.R.
November Meeting, 2000

We are always looking for more members to join our local C.A.R. society. If you know of a child from birth to age 21 who can trace their lineage back to someone who rendered assistance to the American troops during the American Revolution, please contact either Compatriot Gerald McCoy or Compatriot Glenn Gohr for further information and an application blank.

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To learn more about Revolutionary Soldier William Freeman, go to the William Freeman Page.

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N.S.C.A.R. Web Pages

National Society Children of the American Revolution (N.S.C.A.R.)

Missouri C.A.R. Societies Recorded by Rachel Donelson Chapter DAR

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Other Junior Lineage Societies

Junior Membership Page for Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims

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