Breakfast - Not provided by the Marriott but
available in The Bistro
8:30 AM - Silent Auction Begins
9:00 - 9:15 AM - Memorial Service: Ballroom MSSSAR Chaplain Rev. Glenn Shows
BUSINESS
9:15 - 11:15 AM - MSSSAR Business Meeting
President Ben Block Jones II
9:30 AM - Ladies gather in the lobby for optional trip:
(1) Ole Miss Museum to the collection of Greek Vases
(a short walk),
or
(2) The Home of author William Faulkner
($5.00 admission)
Daniel McKie members will have directions at the registration table.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Southern District Meeting
Vice President General Michael Schenk
12:30 - 2:30 PM - Award Luncheon
(Award presentations immediately following the luncheon)
Award Presentations: Youth Awards
3:00 - 3:30 PM - Shuttle service to the Daniel McKie Gravesite
3:30 - 4:15 PM - Grave Marker Dedication Service
Commemorating the Life and Service of
Revolutionary War soldier Daniel McKie,
at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Oxford, Mississippi
4:15 PM - Shuttle back to the Hotel
4:15 - 5:15 PM - MSSSAR Business Meeting (if needed)
5:15 PM - MSSSAR Color Guard gathers for pictures in
the Ballroom
6:30 - 8:30 PM - MSSSAR Banquet in the Ballroom
Keynote Speaker is Mike Bunn, the Director of the Historic Blakely State Park in Alabama.
Author: The Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten
Story of the Gulf South During America’s
Revolutionary Era.
3:30 - 6:30 PM - Registration: Hotel Lobby
6:30 - 8:30 PM - Welcome Reception:
Bistro and Outside Patio (cash bar)
7:00 - 7:15 PM - Living History: Bistro and Outside Patio:
“Meet the Generals”
7:15 - 8:00 PM - Reception Continues
8:00 - 8:15 PM - Living History: “Meet Francis Scott Key”
8:15 - 8:30 PM - Reception Continues
Embassy Suites by Hilton
200 Township Ave, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Please check back periodically as more
information becomes available.
Friday, March 25, 2022
Deadline to register and make hotel reservations is
March 1, 2022.
To Register for the convention, please click on the Convention Reservation form below.
Check-in: 25-MAR-2022 Check-out: 27-MAR-2022.
As of February 5, 2022, the MSSSAR has filled all room blocks at the Courtyard Marriott in Oxford. No facility will allow us to reserve a block of rooms for our event. However, additional Lodging alternatives are available:
- Quality Inn & Suites - the rate is $126 per night. The address is 1808 Jackson Ave W. Oxford, MS 38655; Phone: (662) 234-5000
- Holiday Inn Express Downtown - The rate is $152 per night. but a cheaper rate may be available through Travelocity. the address is 12 Heritage Dr. Oxford, MS 38665; Phone: (662) 236-2500
- Hampton Inn Oxford West - the rate is $152 per night. The address is 110 Heritage Dr. Oxford, MS 38665; Phone: (662) 232-2442
- Home2 Suites by Hilton - The rate is $207 per night. The address is 101 S. Lamar Ct. Oxford, MS 38665; Phone: (662) 238-3400
- La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham - The rate is negotiable, whatever that means. The address is 1171 Frontage Rd. Oxford, MS 38665; Phone: (662) 638-8060
The following hotels are already filled for the weekend of our event: University Inn; The Graduate; The Inn at Ole Miss; Hampton Inn-Conference Center; The Z; and Castle Hill Resorts.
Thanks to Tommy Thompson and the Daniel McKie Chapter members for working the phones and their contacts.
Annual Business Meeting & Convention
Mar 24-Mar 26, 2023
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Additional Lodging Options
Put key note speaker info here
Convention registration does not include a hotel reservation. Attendees must reserve hotel rooms on their own.
2023 MS SAR
Registration now Open
Award Presentations: Youth Awards