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Fall 2019
Fall Luncheon Woodstock Club, 1301 W 38th St.—Indianapolis
Saturday, November 23, 2019, 11:30 am
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Governor’s Message 2
Historian’s Report 3
Board & News 4
In Memoriam 5
Photos 5
GBOA Meeting 6-7
2020 Events & reminders 8
Plymouth UK 9
Historian & Mayflower II 10
Reservations form 11
Scholarship Form insert
Fall Member Meeting
November 23, 2019
Note Prompt Start Time
11:30 am meeting, Lunch to follow
www.indianamayflower.com
The Mayflower Society
Comparing & Contrasting the Settlements of
Jamestown and Plymouth
Please specify one of the following meal requests on the page 11 RSVP form
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner (salad with feta cheese with raspberry vinaigrette, turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans) Portabella Mushroom Steak with tomato, poached in garlic & herbs, with Parmesan thyme polenta (vegetarian, gluten free)
Please specify dessert requests:
Pumpkin pie with cinnamon whipped cream
Scoop of vanilla bean ice cream
Cost of the luncheon will be $35 for adults or $20 for children (10 and under). Pre-paid reservations are due by November 11, 2019 and can be mailed to Deb Givan 7050 Hull Road, Zionsville, IN 46077 Cancella-tions are required by 11/12/2019 and can be made by contacting Deb Givan via email: [email protected].
Please join Mayflower members and guests to hear our Fall guest speaker. Dr. James P. Fadely is an engaging speaker and educator. He took his B.A. in history at Han-over College and the M.A. and Ph.D. at Indiana Universi-ty Bloomington. He has taught U.S., European, Latin American, Asian, and African history at the university and secondary school levels, including University, and Brebeuf high schools. Dr. Fadely is an author, having written a political biography, Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss, 1856-1929, about one of Indi-ana’s legendary political figures.
His articles have appeared in historical publications and he has given lectures and talks on a variety of subjects for many years. Long active in civic affairs in Indianapolis, he serves on the board of directors of six nonprofit organizations in the city and is a member of over twenty organizations. His family includes his wife, Sally, and two children, James and Adele. The Fadelys live in Indianapolis.
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Governor’s Message By Linda McGlothlin—Indiana Society Governor
Greetings Everyone, Please save the date of November 23, 2019 for our next luncheon meeting. It is a very important meeting as this is the time to vote for the next slate of offic-ers. In addition, we have a wonderful program planned. Come and hear our speaker Dr. Jim Fadely who will compare and contrast the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements. This is an encore presentation, as Dr. Fadely spoke to us 13 years ago, and was well received at that time. With the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing in 2020, you just might be interested in being in Plymouth in September 2020 to attend the Mayflower Congress. The national society has created a website, www.GSMD2020.org which shares information with members concerning that event. If you are in-
terested in attending as a delegate, please let me know so that you can participate as a voting member at Congress. Indiana is eligible to have several voting delegates. This will be a well attended event with crowds of people. If you are planning on being in Plymouth for any of the 2020 festivities, please be sure to book your accommodations A.S.A.P. Plymouth is a small town with just a few hotels and Bed & Breakfast Inns. If you are interested in a 400th Anniversary Cruise, one is being hosted by Dr. Hopkins. Please email him at [email protected] for more information. It will be a seven day cruise on the Queen Mary II on August 14-21, 2020. New Mayflower silver books are being published. William Brewster vol. 24 part 2 is now available at the GSMD website. Thomas Rogers vol. 19 part 2 will soon be available. And the silver book Edward Winslow will be going to the printer soon. If you are not yet receiving our newsletter by email and would enjoy seeing it in color, please email me and I will add your email to our list. The newsletter is published twice a year, spring and fall. It has been an honor to serve as your Governor for the past three years. A big thank you goes to each board member and committee chair for their loyal support. Looking forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming fall Thanksgiving luncheon, Linda McGlothlin Governor, Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants [email protected].
TRIVIA There are an estimated 10 million living Americans and as many as 35 million people worldwide descended from the Pilgrims according to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
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New Members April 2019 through September 22, 2019 From Historian Laura Smith & Assistant Historian Pamala Smith
Approved between the Spring board meeting and the Spring meeting 2019 (4 new – 0 supplemental)
Linda Sue Byers Dunlavey (I Allerton)-apvd 8 Mar 2019 GS 94767 IN 1577 Theryl Jean Hamilton (F Cooke)-apvd 16 Apr 2019 GS 94991 IN 1578 Joyce Hedges Seck (R Warren)-apvd 16 Apr 2019 GS 94992 IN 1579 Kathryn Stilwell McGregor (W Brewster)-apvd 19 Apr 2019 GS 95006 IN 1580 Approved applications since Spring 2019 meeting (9 new—1 supplemental) Barbara Ames Hawkins (J Howland)-apvd 21 May 2019 GS 95206 IN 1581 Grace Wright Fortune (W Bradford)-transfer from IL 22 May 2019 GS 91936 IN 1582 John Charles Thompson Smith (S Hopkins)-apvd 28 May 2019 GS 95243 IN 1583 Sharla Nichols Thompson (E Doty)-apvd 11 Jun 2019 GS 95330 IN 1584 Marianne Gauch Lamborne (R Warren)-apvd 12 Jul 2019 GS 95528 IN 1585 Nancy Paul Gauch (R Warren)-apvd 12 Jul 2019 GS 95529 IN 1586 Kathleen Kay Thomas Nave (W Bradford)-apvd 23 Jul 2019 GS 95583 IN 1587 Rebecca McKown (G Soule sup)-apvd 23 Aug 2019 GS 93928 IN 1569 Melinda Edmonds Leo (W Bradford)-apvd 20 Sept 2019 GS 95896 IN 1588 Melissa Edmonds Limcaco (W Bradford)-apvd 20 Sept 2019 GS 95897 IN 1589
Applications in Plymouth since Spring 2019 meeting (14 new — 2 supplemental)
Ann Casassa (I Allerton)-received 3 May 2019
Karen Church Turnbull (T Rogers)-received 3 May 2019
Susan Batchelder Loucks (J Tilley sup)- received 3 May 2019
Gavin Thomas Loucks (J Howland)- received 3 May 2019
Perry H. Doane (S Hopkins)-received 17 May 2019
Theryl Hamilton (G Soule sup)-received 10 Jun 2019
Phyllis Schuler Little (J Alden)-received 22 Jun 2019
Elaine Little Lucas (J Alden)-received 22 Jun 2019
Jane Byer Cook (E Doty)-received 18 Jul 2019
Annie McKay Yoder (J Howland)-received 18 Jul 2019
Kristin Anne Hawkins (J Howland)-received 08 Aug 2019
Tonya Lee Martin Knouse (W Brewster)-received 15 Aug 2019
Rita Heiderman Sander (S Hopkins)-received 19 Aug 2019
Jaime Miller Ginder (I Allerton)-received 19 Aug 2019
Frederick P. Dorman (E Fuller)-received 3 Sep 2019
Bonnie Sue Woods Stan (W Bradford)-received 3 Sep 2019
Applications very close to sending to Plymouth (6 new – 0 supplemental)
Krystal Taylor Dumas (I Allerton)-awaiting one document
Elissa Davis Smith Zerkel-awaiting one document
Jerry Emerson Davis-awaiting one document
William Dean Zerkel Jr-awaiting one document
Jennifer Harcourt Buchanan (W Brewster)-awaiting one docu-ment
Margaux Wheeler Buchanan (W Brewster)-awaiting one docu-ment
Preliminary applications since Spring 2019 meeting (27 new – 6 supplemental)
Becky Markham (F Cooke)
Thomas Kear (J Howland)
Ann Schnarr (W Bradford)
Gloria Martin Carter Davis (G Soule)
Glenda Martin King Angus (G Soule)
Shannon Clements Sipes (E Doty)
Gwendolyn Jane Brown Dossett (R Warren)
Sandy Trigg Strawhorn (W Brewster)
Nathan Myrick (F Cooke)
Cynthia Price Epplin (J Alden & T Rogers)
Beth Breisch (J Howland)
Richard A Gaines Jr (E Fuller)
Angie Nicole Brown (W Brewster)
Judith Troyer (F Cooke)
Mary Kathleen Fred Stevens (E Doty)
Stephanie McIntosh Szabo (F Cooke)
Debra Blackford Flowers (S Fuller)
Kristine Jakovina Crum (I Allerton)
William Connerley (E Doty)
Ann Komis Rhodes (J Alden)
Ronald Lee Hyer (J Howland)
Victoria Jessop Green (W Brewster)
Elizabeth Keene Gassoway (R Warren)
Chad Prince (T Rogers)
Polly Baker (J Chilton) 9/16/19
Charles Foulke Hine (W Brewster) brother of
William Hine
Sharon King Baker (I Allerton) sister of Brenda King Sowers
Dick Gould (S Hopkins & T Rogers supps)
Anne Eaton (S Hopkins & W Brewster supps)
Susan Smithburn (W Bradford supp)
Grace Wright Fortune (W Brewster supp)
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Fall
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The Following to be elected at the Fall Membership Luncheon:
Governor Dr. Deb Givan Deputy Governor Dr. Laura Smith Board Secretary Pat Scahill Corresponding Secretary Diana McDowell Surgeon Dr. Val Wenzler Captain Bryant Pedigo Elder Roberta Caito Historian Dr. Laura Smith Assistant Historian Pam Smith Treasurer Shannon Jordan Assistant Treasurer Richard Gould At Large
Deputy Governor General—Chuck Provost and Assistant General—Laura Smith serve under the term of Gov. Gen. George Garmany, Jr.
Class of 2017 - Term Expires 2020 Erica Gould [email protected] Marsha Reynolds [email protected] Jan Swartz [email protected] Class of 2018 - Term Expires 2021 Abigail Christensen [email protected] Ellen Eckert [email protected] VACANT Class of 2019 - Term Expires 2022 Tom Botts [email protected] Diane Dorocke [email protected] Anne Eaton [email protected] Nancy Paul [email protected] Deputy Gov Gen: Chuck Provost [email protected] Assistant General: Laura Smith [email protected]
If you have an interest is serving on the board, please contact Linda McGlothlin [email protected] This is a great opportunity to learn more about our Society and to participate in planning activities and events.
MEET OUR NEW TREASURER — SHANNON WHITE JORDAN
There is always something of interest for our May-flower members! @2019 Summer Genealogical Fair
Tom Botts, Dick Gould, and Beki McKown represented our
Indiana Mayflower Society at the Muncie Genealogical fair
Saturday June 15th at the Carnegie library downtown.
Also . . . interesting info for members: Please be sure to
look at your Fall 2019 Mayflower Quarterly inside cov-
er. There you will find the list of the free lecture series
sponsored by the Mayflower Society House in Plym-
outh. There is one lecture each month on the 3rd Thurs-
day from May thru October 2019 and they start at
6:30pm. You may listen to them in the Members Only
section of the national website
(theMayflowerSociety.org). The next one will be October
17, The Untold History of the French Canadians. The lec-
ture presented on May 16 by Peggy Baker entitled Ste-
phen Middagh's Revolution is available on the website. It
is easy to find on the website because there is a Search
button, so you can search for Stephen Middagh's Revolu-
tion or the 2019 Genealogy Lecture Series. Be sure to turn
the volume up on your speakers so that you can hear it.
Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Shannon Jordan first found out that she was a descendant of Myles Standish, John Alden, Priscilla Mullins Alden and William Mullins one Christmas morning when her mother gifted her a membership to the Ohio Society of Mayflower Descendants. Shannon's grand-mother had been a licensed genealogist and had started the research on the family history, which Shannon's mother, now an active member of the Ohio Society of Mayflower Descend-ants, the Continental Society of Daughters of Indian Wars, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution, Daughters of the Veterans of 1812, Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil Wars and the Ohio Heraldry Society, continues. A few years back, Shannon transferred her Ohio member-
ship over to the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descend-ants and now is thrilled to be serving as our Treasurer. Over the last 20+ years, Shannon has worked in various sales and marketing roles at The Steak n Shake Company, Cripe Architects + Engineers, Indiana Blood Center and now at Pac-Van, where she serves as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Shannon attended Indiana Uni-versity, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in both Italian and Classical Studies and a Master of Business Ad-ministration. Shannon currently lives in northeast Indian-apolis with her husband Tim, 13 year old daughter McCullough and 10 year old son Xander.
Do you have a passion for genealogy? The Indiana Socie-
ty is looking for some members with genealogy experi-
ence to help Historian Laura and Assistant Historian Pam
Smith review prospective new member applications. If
interested please email [email protected]
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Spring Member Luncheon April 2019
In Memoriam The book will be donated to
the Indiana State Library in memory of the following individual: Margaret Ellen (Sills) Haisley (Ancestor: John Howland) (July 7, 2019)
Treasurer, Chuck Provost in costume
Scholarship recipient, Gavin Loucks Marsha Reynolds with scholarship recipient Gavin Loucks, Abby Christensen & Dick Gould
Speaker, Jeannie R. Regan-Dinius “ A Walk through the Cemetery”
Gary Larreategui (uncle), Pat Scahill, (aunt), Susan Loucks (mom), Gavin Loucks (recipient ), Todd Loucks (dad), & Zach Loucks (younger brother)
Door prize booklets to those who came the far-thest: Kathleen Stuckey Fox and Don Behl
New members: Delores & Patrick Schuttrow Rebecca McKown, Susan Smithburn, and Jana Lese
New members: Jana Lese, Patrick and Delores Schuttrow, Susan Smithburn, Rebecca McKown and Laura Smith
Board of Assistants Meeting September 2019
GSMD lineage applications August 2019 was the third month in a row of a record-breaking number of application submissions in a month (June 326, Jul 329, Aug
355) In the first 8 months of 2019 2088 applications have been received (annualized this would be about 3000/year and 25% higher than
even the guesstimated increase) The turn around time for applications is currently at about 15 weeks The current application fee is $75 however it costs in staff resources about $125 per application (down from $155 prior to efficiency
changes). This is a short fall annually of approximately $179,000 this year. The cost of the Mayflower Lineage Match increased from $45 to $75 on August 1, 2019. State Historians on average are spending 60 hours/month on applications (I spend 20 hours a week on average) The Mayflower library became a Familysearch library
Digitization of applications & supporting documentation by Familysearch and NEHGS
Familysearch has been working on this since 2017: Fall 2017-preparation and workspace created; Dec 2017-cameras for digitizing were set up by volunteers; Spring 2018-digitized index cards; April-Dec 2018-digitized applications and supporting documentation and transcrip-tions; 2019—creating index of the applications and silver books and creating linked trees; will return every 5 years to digitize applications.
NEHGS: By Christmas 2019 will have the first 50 years of the Mayflower Quarterly indexed, also has trees that help identify cousins. Neither the Familysearch nor NEGHS online trees have reverified older apps, Will have original silver books documents attached in the trees and will have viewable information from people who were born less than 100 years ago.
Finance: The Executive Committee discussed how the financial limitations on the Society have impacted them. This year in order to balance the budget ,money had to be taken out of the Endowment fund for normal operating expenses (typically 4% is taken out and this year 5% had to be taken or about $100,000 additional). The EC decreased the number of face-to-face meetings (4 to 3) in the last year due to budg-et limitations. There is no money in the budget for a communications manager or a technology manager to update the website. The EC wants to change the bylaws so that financial decisions can be evaluated and handled when needed instead of once every three years at Congress. There was discussion whether the EC +/- the Executive Director should have the ability to do this or if it should be the GBOA. The EC made recommendations including increasing the per capita from $15.00 to $35.00 per year. There was a motion to vote to raise the per capita from $15 to $35 dollars per year at the 2020 Congress, however the Parliamentarian stated the motion was not procedurally correct, so an informal vote was taken. 70 voted in favor and 9 voted against.
Pilgrim Memorial Meetinghouse: The slate roof tiles were removed and 300 tiles were saved to use as a fundraising project for the Meeting-house. The belfry was cleaned and the sides of the building were re-mortared. By Christmas the door and the Robinson stained glass win-dows will be re-hung.
2020 GSMD Celebration: September 11-20, 2020 in Boston, Provincetown and Plymouth; there will be automated badges. The Congress will take place at
Plymouth Memorial Hall which seats 1500 people Sat Sept 12 Provincetown Black tie Gala ($350 per ticket for the public $250 for members) Sun Sept 13 Provincetown Luncheon on boats to re-enact the Mayflower Compact on the Mayflower and visit to the Monument
(video will livestream on all the boats $50) Mon Sept 14 Pilgrim Progress in Boston and viewing of the William Bradford letter book Tue Sept 15 GBOA evening at the meetinghouse Wed Sept 16 Church Service and Pilgrim Progress at Plimoth Plantation, Dedication of the William Bradford statue Thur Sept 17 Governance Day 1 Fri Sep 18 Governance Day 2 with Black Tie Gala Sat Sep 19 Plymouth Embarkation Festival
Additional Notes: There will be a special 2020 Pin. There is an updated list of hotels on the website. The Secretary General will be giving the
state Governors, DGG, and AG a 48 hour notice via email before the sales go live for all the events.
Scholarships: four recipients including $3000 awarded to IN resident Ciera Car r
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Board of Assistants Meeting September 2019
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William Bradford sculpture: Artist is CO Mayflower society member Dee Clements. A small replica (14.5 inches high) was available for viewing at the banquet. Plan is to dedicate the sculpture in The Mayflower Socie-ty Gardens September 2020. They are working to make this statue have an eternal flame (photo left)
Surgeon General Naomi Mann worked on DNA guidelines and a DNS educational presentation packet that should be available shortly.
The Mayflower Descendant has been discontinued and The Mayflower Quarterly is evolving.
There will be a commemorative coin made by the US Mint for 2020.
Recently Plimoth Plantation cast a new bell for the Mayflower II (now just called the Mayflower). People present during the festival to mark this could donate metal that would be melted down for the bell. FGG Lea Sinclair Filson was there and donated the GSMD bar she wore on her trips to 43 member societies as Governor. (photo left below)
Four new silver books coming soon:
Winslow is at the printer
David Alden to go to the printer in about a month
Billington part 3
Rogers part 2
Brewster part 2 (rest of the children)
Rebecca Alden and Stephen Hopkins are in the research phase
Delano will be consolidated to one book series
Soule project is also in research stages
GSMD is encouraging members to “dress like a Pilgrim” in period costume. You can still join the Mayflow-er Guard. Some of the EC are working on programs we can give to the public on the history of our ancestors, the GSMD and the meetinghouse. These lectures should be on the website by the end of October. There were 6 genealogy lectures sponsored by the society at the Mayflower House this year. They would like to post the videos on our website but they can’t until they are able to fund a technology person to allow the
website to be compatible with video. The GSMD was approved for a Rose Bowl parade float. This is being spear-headed by the CA Society. The float is called the Voyage of Hope and it will be in the first 1/3 of the parade. Seventeen people are riding on the float and the Mayflower Guard is walking beside. About $100,000 in fundraising is still needed. The CA society is selling Mayflower 400 wine as a fund-raiser Dolcetto and Chardonnay. https://www.camayflower.org/ways-to-donate.html. They are also selling postcards of what the float will look like for $5 and you can address the post-cards to anyone you like. The postcards will ride on the float and be mailed after the parade. Contact Carol Corrine at [email protected] See also another 400th anniversary item: Mayflower 2020 Councilor set $325 num-bered (photo on right)
Some of the GSMD EC was sued by a disgruntled
member (Charles C. Morgan who was discharged from the FL Society but is still a mem-ber of MA and NJ). Member at large Lisa Pennington donated her services as an attor-ney to defend the GSMD. The suit at this time was found in our favor but the member has 30 days to appeal the decision. The was a motion passed by acclimation that we as a GBOA state the Charles C. Morgan does not represent the GSMD, the EC, the GBOA, or its members. Due to this suit, the GSMD lost coverage from their current insurance carrier and was able to obtain coverage with Traveler’s Insurance with better coverage for less money. The EC, state DGG, and state AG’s are covered but the state Governor’s are not.
Planning ahead: 2020 Congress in Plymouth, MA, 2021 GOBA in MA, and 2022 GBOA in MN, and it was suggested by the NC Society to hold the 2024 GBOA in Asheville, NC to celebrate their society’s 100th anniversary.
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Signature Events for the 2020 Mayflower Commemoration
Dear Members, Your financial donations to ISMD provide approximately one-half of the revenues need-ed to fund our Society’s activities. Donations are needed to pay for our Luncheon Programs, invitations, postage, newsletters and delegate expenses to represent Indiana at annual General Society Meetings. Our three outside activities include placing books in libraries, Pilgrim in the Schools and our Scholarship Pro-gram. Please consider making annual contributions to ISMD and please include ISMD in your long term, intentional donation plans. All donations to ISMD are fully tax deductible by the donor as a 501©3 chari-table, educational society. Please mail donations to:
Shannon White Jordan, ISMD Treasurer, 9018 Fathom Crest, Indianapolis, IN 46256 or Dick Gould, ISMD Assistant Treasurer, 2436 Hopwood Dr, Carmel, IN 46032
The Merit Scholarship Award Application is due no later than Febru-ary 1, 2020. Please see the pink insert in this newsletter. Additional scholarships are also listed on our National Society’s website for which eligible members may also apply, themayflowersociety.org
The activities and events leading up to the 400th Anniversary Commemoration actually starts before the Mayflower Congress activities in September and continue up to Thanksgiving. The following information comes from an article from wicked-local.com which was linked to on the General Society Mayflower website *. The “Signature” events begin on April 24 with the Plymouth 400 Commemoration opening ceremony held at Plymouth’s Me-morial Hall and grounds. It will be “a cross-cultural spectacle of historical content, visual and performing arts, special guest speakers and more.” Next, on June 27-28 will be the Official Maritime Salute in Plymouth Harbor consisting of a parade of sail culminating in a tradi-tional New England lobster dinner at the waterfront. The Mayflower II will be featured as the centerpiece of the event. Then on August 15 will be the Wampanoag Ancestors Walk in Plymouth honoring the original 60 villages of the Wampanoag Nation and concluding with a drum ceremony and reception. September 14th will be the Official State House Salute to the 400th Commemoration. September 19-20th will be the Embarkation Festival which will be a cultural and arts festival honoring the traditions, cuisine and music of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people as well as the immigrants who followed. On October 30th to November 1 will be The Indigenous History Conference & Powwow hosted by Bridgewater State University. And finally during Thanksgiving week there will be a series of concerts, a parade, the “One Small Candle” ceremony on the 22nd and the spectacle of Plymouth 400’s Illuminate Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving eve. * “Plymouth’s 2020 Commemoration Plans Set to Stone” Sept. 25, 2018
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Perhaps the most famous steps in history, the Mayflower Steps . . . have supposedly been located in a surprising, yet somewhat cheeky spot — under a women's restroom in an English pub. A set of steps built in Plymouth in 1934 commemorates the location where the Pilgrims are said to have left England on the Mayflower in 1620 to settle North America. However, a local landlord says the actual location of the steps is not where tourists line up every year, but rather beneath the Admiral MacBride pub just a few feet away, SWNS reports. “Legend has it that this is the home of the Mayflower Steps," Admiral MacBride’s
head chef Ollie Marshall, said in comments obtained by SWNS. ''The building was put on top of it more than 300 years ago and they are directly beneath the women’s toilets." Go to Historic Mayflower steps found under wom-an's bathroom in English pub for video clip. https://www.foxnews.com/science/mayflower-steps-under-womans-bathroom
Editor’s Note: Indeed, it appears this report is true. I personally visited Plymouth, UK, with a fellow traveler on September 21st while on our WW2 exploration trip. On the spur of the moment we decided to go back a few centuries and side-trekked to Plymouth from Slapton Sands. After driving in circles around the Barbican (photos on left and middle) in search of the 1934 steps, we parked and went by foot. We found the newer set of steps currently under renovation for the 2020 celebration (lower left). As we had not had lunch, and were tired of being blasted by 30+ mph wind, I recognized the Admiral MacBride Pub from this news article. This pub is also next to a wall with plaques commemorating the Mayflower and other notable events in Plymouth. (bottom right) In the
pub we happened to sit next to a local resident who had been interviewed for the story. The gentleman, Mike Bel-lamy, is a retired nuclear-submariner, who lives in Plymouth and is now in the antiques auction business. We struck up a conversation and were glad we did. I did check out the ladies’ toilet, but as this does not add visible evidence of the “old” steps, I am not including that photo here. But this may inspire our members to be bold, and as the lo-
cals have told us, the celebra-tion in 2020 will be very spe-cial and we should visit Plym-outh, UK in person! Also while on this adventure, we visited a local artist’s shop, where we purchased two lin-en towels celebrating 2020 and Mayflower (available at our Silent Auction in Novem-ber). The mother-daughter team of artists were quite enthusiastic about next year’s
event and encouraged us to come back. (photos left to right:: cannon at Barbican, Barbican walls, Pub, Kathryn Lerch next to May-
flower plaque, 1934 Mayflower steps in harbor, Mayflower plaque)
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We purchased a couple of these towels for a silent auction at our November luncheon (one in grey and white, the other is blue and white). The ladies in the shop also take personal com-missions for mugs with Plymouth including 2020 on them. These may be ordered. The mug in the center features the “steps” visible in the harbor (not the ones in the pub). The shop owner, Sue Wills, is an artist who works with her daughter, Christie. Sue designed the towels, sketches and mugs related to Plymouth history. Getting to know some of the Plymouth locals was a treat for us on this trip.
Later that afternoon we headed to our next
destination, Dartmouth in Devon. We stayed
at a local pub for the night and discovered this
information in the Dartmouth town magazine.
Dartmouth plans to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the
sailing of the Mayflower with an impressive regatta. (left)
Plymouth UK Visit
On the other hand, much closer to home: Laura Smith, our Indiana
Mayflower Historian shares the following regarding Mayflower II:
Mayflower II re-christening In late June I received an email from Tom Begley, an executive liaison at Plimoth Plantation. He wanted to announce they were re-christening the Mayflower II after many much need-ed repairs on September 7, 2019 in Mystic, CT. Plimoth Plantation also was collecting a few ounces of water from all 50 states that would be combined into a single bottle to use for the christening. This symbolic collection of water represents a piece of each part of the nation our Mayflower ancestors helped to create nearly 400 years ago. He asked “Given your connection to the ship and the history we share, Plimoth Plantation would be honored if the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants would consider making the Indiana contribution.” He further said it could be a few ounces from a near-by river or lake, your tap, or a source that is important to your state. He would send us the bottle and all we had to do was collect and send back by the end of July. I, of course, emailed back and said definitely yes—I would be glad to help. July was
an exceptionally busy month for me. I took about a week and decided initially the Wabash River on the banks of Fort Oui-atenon near Lafayette where the first fortified European settlement in Indiana was built in 1717. However, best laid plans went astray. The one day I had to make the trek to Lafayette it poured and the trip had to be canceled. I took a few more days and looked for something closer to home. Several places seemed fitting but the place I chose
has historical significance in multiple ways to our state-canal walking area in downtown Indianapolis. In the 1830’s Indiana
was building canals everywhere and borrowing money to do it. With the advent of the railroad, canals became obsolete
and Indiana went bankrupt which led to the second Indiana state constitution of 1851 which has a provision that our state
cannot go into debt. This section of the canal is overlooked by the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bu-
reau that houses the Indiana State Library. You can also see in the background of one of the photos our statehouse and
the last photo is a closer view of the state house. This area was also part of an Indianapolis downtown beautification pro-
ject and people come to run, bike, and boat in this area. As Indiana Mayflower historian, I have spent countless hours
doing genealogy for myself and any many of our members in these buildings. They preserve so much of our rich Hoosier
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Luncheon Reservation Form
Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Meeting & Luncheon
Where: Woodstock Club, 1301 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
When: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019; meeting at 11:30 am, luncheon to follow
I/We Reserve __________ place(s) at The Woodstock Club for luncheon at $35 per adult and
$20 for age 10 and younger. Choose:____ Turkey or____ Portobello mushroom vegetarian/gluten free.
Dessert: ____Pumpkin pie or ____vanilla ice cream
Name(s)_________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________ Email Address ________________________________ Amount Enclosed ___________________ (Check payable to IN Society of Mayflower Descendants) Please reply by Sat, Nov. 11 2019 to Deb Givan, 7050 Hull Road, Zionsville, IN 46077 email: [email protected]
history! (left to right top) Indianapolis Canal looking south and Indiana History Center; (bottom left) water sample and (right)
Indiana State Library and Capitol behind library.
Please update us with any changes in your family’s status – change of address, change of name or any deaths. Did you know that if you mail in a copy of a death certificate or obit that it will be forwarded to Plymouth and placed in your fami-ly history record? PLEASE SEND INFORMATION TO:
Diana McDowell, [email protected]
Calendar
Nov 23, 2019 Fall Member Luncheon
2020 Calendar
March 7 Spring Board Meeting April 18 Spring Member Luncheon Sept 26 Fall Board Meeting Nov. 21 Fall Member Luncheon
Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Kathryn Lerch, Editor 711 East 58th Street Indianapolis, IN 46220 [email protected]
Address Correction Requested
INDIANA SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS 2020 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATION FORM
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT:
1. Name: ________________________________________________________________ 2. Address: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Phone: ( ) __________________________ E-mail: ___________________________ 4. Father’s Name: _________________________________________________________ 5. Mother’s Maiden Name: _________________________________________________ 6. Send proven direct lineage proceeding from a member of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants including copies of birth certificates, if possible. Include the name and state
number of the member from whom you are descended. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 7. Name of college or post-secondary program in which you expect to enroll: ______________________________________________________________________ 8. Have you been accepted by the institution? ___________________________________ 9. If you are presently enrolled in a post-secondary program, do you plan to continue in the same program? ______________________________________________________________ 10. If not, where do you plan to enroll? _________________________________________ 11. On a separate sheet, list your school and community activities, any honors and/or awards you have received and your SAT, ACT and/or ISTEP scores. 12. On a separate sheet, write a detailed statement which sets forth your goals for the future. 13. Enclose two letters of reference (at least one from a teacher). 14. Forward a transcript of your secondary grades with this application. If you are already attending a post-secondary institution, send grades up to the date of the application. Include a transcript of your high school record as well as that from the school you presently attend. 15. All applications must be received on or before February 1, 2020
Applications should be addressed to: Mayflower Scholarship, c/o Richard Gould, 2436 Hopwood Dr, Carmel, IN 46032-8910.
This scholarship is non-renewable; however, applicants who are not accepted may reapply in subsequent years. The award is based solely on merit, and the decision of the Scholarship Committee will be final. Those who receive an award are expected to supply a photograph to be used for publicity purposes.