The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation invites you to a special ceremony and historical marker unveiling on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 8 AM, on thegrounds of the U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum. We will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Liberty Tree, a Virginia live oak with significant local ties to American history.
Join us at 8 AM on the corner of Hay Street and Hillsboro for this early morning ceremony and the dedication of a permanent historical marker. This project was produced with assistance from the America 250 North Carolina initiative, administered by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
After the ceremony, there will be fun and games for the whole family as we host Camp Flintlock in the Museum’s Reflection Garden. Based in Four Oaks, N.C., Camp Flintlock specializes in hands-on historical education about life in the American Colonies through a series of engaging activities. Watch a musket demonstration, learn quill and pen writing, block printing, marching techniques, and tomahawk throw.
This event will be held from 8:00 A.M. until noon, as part of the National Airborne Day Festival, and is free for the entire family.
The Le Marquis de Lafayette Chapter Color Guard will be participating.
The SAR New Bern Chapter, DAR Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, the North Carolina History Center and Tryon Palace Historic Site, St. Johns Masonic Lodge #3, the National Sojourners, Valley of New Bern Scottish Rite, and New Bern York Rite will host a ceremony in remembrance of the 71 Delegates and Resolves of America’s First Provincial Congress held in New Bern during 25-27 August 1774.
The event will be in person on:
Saturday, 23 August 2025: Check-in NC History Center, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Line-up at 9:00 a.m. Procession starts at 9:30 a.m. Ceremony follows.
Guest Speaker: NC Senator Bob Brinson, District 3
The Ceremony will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. at the South Lawn of Tryon Palace, 529 South Front Street, New Bern, NC 28562.
There will be a STATIC ONLY (no color guard or Greetings/Wreath Presentation options) Zoom session for anyone wishing to view the procession and ceremony.
