Spring 2011

Spring Luncheon Woodstock Club, 1301 W 38th St.—Indianapolis

Saturday, April 9, 2011, 11:30 am

Judith H SwanJudith H SwanJudith H SwanJudith H Swan————Governor General Governor General Governor General Governor General will be the guest of honor at our Spring Lunch-eon. She will make an interesting presentation featuring Women of the Mayflower, the popular theme of her administration. Judy is the thirty-first Governor General of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and the third woman to serve the leadership of this organization. Women of the Mayflower is a new commit-tee, established to study the lives, origins and ancestry of the women descendants of those who came on the Mayflower. To date only four of the wives who came on the Mayflower in 1620 have known maiden names: Mary Norris (wife of Isaac Allerton), Dorothy May (wife of William Bradford), Elizabeth Fisher (wife of Stephen Hopkins) and Joan Hurst (wife of John Tilley). Governor General Swan has focused on three areas: education (including online resources), records preservation and the preservation of the Mayflower House. Judy served as past Governor and Treas-urer of the Orange County Colony of Mayflower

Descendants and continues to serve as its Invest-ment Chair. For the General Society, she served as Treasurer General for two three-year terms and Co-director of the Five Generations Project. Among her other responsibilities, she is a Pilgrim Society trus-tee and Plimoth Plantation liaison. The Mayflower Society was the first Society she joined and was the beginning of her interest in family history. An active researcher, she read about the Mayflower Society in a local newspaper in the early 1990’s , and became a member by proving a John Howland line. Subsequently, she proved four more Howland lines and one each for Bradford and Brewster. Judy was born on Martha’s Vineyard and moved to Arizona at an early age. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Busi-ness. For 22 years she was employed by the State of California, retiring in 2004. She served eight years on the city’s Community Service Commission for Huntington Beach, California, including position of Vice-Chair.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Governor’s Message 2 Scholarship Winner 3 New Members 4 New Historian 4 Luncheon Pictures 5 In Memoriam 6 Historical Tour 6 New Treasurer 7

Spring Member Meeting April 9, 2011 Judith Swan

Menu for the Spring luncheon buffet will include mixed green salad with dressing, fruit salad, tilapia with citrus salsa, beef burgundy tips, whipped potatoes, chef ’s assorted vegetables, rolls, coffee/tea/lemonade and assorted desserts.

Cost of the spring luncheon will be $30 for adults or $15 for children (10 and under). Pre-paid reservations are due by Monday, April 4Monday, April 4Monday, April 4Monday, April 4 and can be mailed to Robert Hes-song, 5512 Fall Creek Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46220-5021. Cancellations are required by April 6 and can be made by contacting Robert Hessong, 317-257-6958. Please use the reservation form on page 7.

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Governor’s Message By Graham Morey—Indiana Society Governor

Taking the helm from Governor Jack Buck will be no easy task. With our dedicated Board, however, I expect there will be a successful voyage for the Indiana Society. Special thanks to Chuck Provost who stepped up to replace our former Treasurer, Karen Mitchell, on short notice and Rebecca Gaddy who replaced Jon Wardlow as full-time His-torian. Jon remains the Assistant Historian and Jean Perney will serve as a genealogy consultant. Also welcome to new Board members: Deb Givan (Alonso), Lilli Swenson, and Dr. Norman Oestrike.

Good news! Your donations and our investment growth have been sufficient to increase our scholarship awards to $3,000, nearly as much as before the 2008 economic slowdown. We received seven applications this year. Win-ners will be announced at our Spring Luncheon on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

Our Governor General Judy Swan will be the speaker for our Spring Membership Luncheon. Judy has Hoosier connections, being a mem-ber of the Society of Indiana Pioneers and married to an Indianapolis native, Phil Swan. Also visiting us will be two other General Society guests: Harry Folger III, Assistant Governor General, and Alice Teal, editor of the Mayflower Quarterly. Make your reservations early for this special event. God Bless Us All,

Graham Morey,

Governor

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Please make your checks payable to Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants with your preference noted in the memo line, and mail this coupon & check to

Charles Provost, Treasurer, 6831 Marmont Ct, Indianapolis, IN 46220.

MEET OUR NEW GOVERNOR—Graham Morey

Our new Governor, Graham Denby Morey, had known of possible connections to the Mayflower, but not for sure until late 1999. He had been working on lineage papers using Rev. James Fitch as his ancestor for Colonial Wars. One day their registrar called to ask,

“Do you know who your 7th great grandmother was?” She was Mary Brewster, great granddaughter of Elder William Brewster, who married Samuel Fitch, son of Rev. James Fitch. Armed with that info, Graham eventually joined the Indiana Society in June 2000.

Graham has previously served as Treasurer (2001-2009) and Deputy Governor (2009-2010). He has also represented the ISMD at the national meetings since 2004. He has served both as the Assistant Governor-Indiana and Deputy Governor General-Indiana at

these meetings.

Outside of ISMD, Graham has been quite active in numerous lineage and veterans organizations. He is or has been an officer within the Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Union Veterans, Colonial Wars, and War of 1812. Currently, he’s also Governor of the Sons & Daughter of the Pilgrims, Indiana Branch. Pilgrim Elder Brewster

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Scholarship Winners—submitted by Don Hattin Four students, two young women and two young men, have been awarded 2011 scholar-ships from the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Three of these are Indiana residents, and two are life members of the Society. Those receiving awards, and the re-spective information regarding each awardee are as follows:

Andrew Cagnassola, North Central High School, Indianapolis, IN, $1000. "Drew" is a life member, and is descended from Mayflower passenger William Bradford. Andrew has been accepted for admission at Wabash College, Purdue University, and Depauw Univer-sity. He plans a curriculum leading to a career in pharmacy, followed by a career in medicine.

Laura Gray, who graduated from West Noble High School, Ligonier, IN, and is now a freshman at Ball State University, $750. She is descended from Mayflower passengers Mullins, Alden, and Standish. Laura is majoring in chemistry, with a minor in physics. She plans a career in pharmaceutical research or in medicine.

Keila Huss, home schooled, with later attendance at Los Angeles Harbor College and Marymount College, has applied for admission to Baldwin-Wallace College and UCLA, $750. She is a life member, and is descended from Mayflower passenger George Soule. Keila plans a career as a teacher of music at the elementary, secondary, or college level.

Kristofer Kermanshahi, Scottsburg High School, Scottsburg, IN, $500. He is descended from Mayflower passenger John Howland. Kristofer will attend the University of Florida, where he has been accepted into the pharmacy program. He plans to apply for admission to the College of Pharmacy, with intentions of working towards the doctorate, and a ca-reer in pharmacy.

To all of these awardees we extend sincerest congratulations, with best wishes for suc-cess and happiness in their college and career endeavors. Our scholarship program has had a significant impact on the career aspirations of our past awardees. As of March, 2011, the Society has made 42 awards to young scholars: 26 to women and 16 to men. The Scholarship Committee of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants lauds the achievements of these students, and extends hearty congratulations to each of the 2011 awardees.

GOVERNOR’S FUND

What is the Governor’s Fund? What is it for? Why do we need it? These are questions which you may be asking. The fund is used to cover operating expenses. Money is needed for such projects as printing the newsletter or invita-tions, postage, speaker or program costs, rental of audio visual equipment, purchas-ing medals, etc. Please consider making a donation to the Governor’s Fund to off-set these expenses. You may use the coupon at the bottom of page 2.

New Members October 2010 through March 2011 From Assistant Historian JON WARDLOW

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Ancestor: CHILTON

Patricia Krieg Transferred in from OH Warren, IN Approved 28 Oct 2010

Historian Jon Wardlow with New Members: Joyce Brandt and her daughter Mary Freeman. Joyce and Mary are descendents of Pilgrim William White.

New Members November 2010 Luncheon

Meet Our New Historian: Rebecca Gaddy Born and raised in Indiana, after college and one year of teaching, I left the state—not so much for adventure as for a

career not involving teaching, nursing or insurance which were the primary fields for women in the 1960’s and 1970’s. My first stop was New York City where I worked in advertising and managed to live in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens in one year! From there I travelled across country to Los Angeles for a 13 year stint. There I began my

23 year publishing career, working for such publications as Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Oui and Los Angeles Magazine.. From there I moved to Chicago and worked for a color separator and then Spiegel catalog company. After ten years in Chicago publishing took a downturn, so I moved back to Indy for two years, working at Pewter Junction. My wanderlust took me back to Pasadena, CA; this time I worked for a printer. Another downturn in this industry led

me to go back to school; I studied television operations at Pasadena City College. After a year in the television industry I was given an opportunity to teach television operations and production at Pasadena City College. I did this for seven years as an assistant adjunct professor.

In 2006 I returned to Indy to help care for my mother, Claire Long, who died last October due to complications from MS. Shortly after her death, my sister invited me to the Mayflower luncheon. I walked away renewing my membership and volunteering for the Historian position. By nature I have an interest in

history, but I would never have considered myself a genealogy buff. My grandmother, Pauline Woodward, was the genealogist in the family. She succeeded in documenting the family history of both my maternal grandfather and father; both traced back to the Pilgrim Isaac Allerton.

When I was eleven, I remember going to Washington, D.C. with my grandmother. I was looking forward to sightseeing, but was sorely disappointed. I saw the Washington and Lincoln monuments from afar. I spent my nights at the YWCA. We ate at the Mayflower Hotel once. The rest of the time was spent in

the National Archives where I did get to see the Declaration Independence and many records. Two things really impressed me: the fierce protection sys-tem for the Declaration of Independence and the number of people listed in the census who had no names. Looking at microfilm was not boring but re-quired a lot of sitting—difficult for an eleven year old.

Perhaps this genealogy gene has finally worked its way to the surface. I am enjoying communicating with Mayflower applicants and am amazed by the

intricacy of the documentation required for membership in the society. This makes me admire the efforts of my grandmother.

Ancestor: SOULE Betty Morris Westville, IN Approved 18 Nov 2010

Ancestor: BRADFORD Richard Slater Transferred in from NC Carmel, IN Approved 20 March 2011

Thanksgiving Luncheon 2010

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Mayflower member Joseph Cary, a descendant of William Bradford and John Billington, with his son John Cary, scholarship winner. John is attending Indiana University.

Retiring Governor Jack Buck holding his medal and plaque. Jack is a descendant of John Alden, William Brewster, Edward Doty and William Mullins.

Retiring Governor Jack Buck with newly elected Governor Graham Morey. Graham is a descen-dant of William Brewster.

Speaker Dr. Elizabeth R. Osborn gave an informative presentation on the May-

flower Compact and its Impact on the

Constitution of the United States.

Dr. Deb Givan Alonso was the winner of two of the silent auction items. Deb is a descendant of Richard Warren. Money from the auction went to the Scholarship Fund.

Door Prize Winner Dr. Norman Oestrike wins a book entitled Indian Deeds by Dr. Jeremy Bangs. Oestrike is a descendant of William Bradford and is the new Surgeon of the Indiana May-flower Society.

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In Memoriam

Our deep condolences go to the families and friends of each of these Pilgrim “cousins.”

Memorial books have been given to the Indiana State Library in memory of the following:

IN 332 Janice (Ball) Fisher 16 June 1916-5 Oct 2010 Ancestor: William Brewster Approved 14 Oct 1940 IN 807 Winona Claire (Woodward) Long 28 Feb 1926-15 Oct 2010 Ancestor: Isaac Allerton Approved 26 Aug 1977 IN 483 Robert E Palmer 23 Feb 1928-26 Dec 2010 Ancestor: John Alden & William Brewster Approved 2 March 1965

Riddle: What food do you throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside? Answer (backwards): boc eht no nroc. From the Pennsylvania Junior Mayflower Fall 2010

The Mayflower Dogs In Mourt’s Relation, (1622) Edward Winslow has left a re-cord of at least two dogs who participated in the settling of Plymouth Colony. He tells us a mastiff and a spaniel were involved in the first explorations of discovery on Cape Cod and the activities of homebuilding during the first winter ashore. Although there may have been other pets aboard Mayflower during her historic voyage, they are not men-tioned. This information came from an awesome website you can access through a google search: The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony 1620.

Check out these fun web sites: www.lacolony.org and www.plimoth.org/kids/. From New Jersey Newsletter April 2010

Historic Sites Tour “New Beginnings” September 14-20, 2011

This is a stateside tour that will trace our Pilgrims’ beginnings. Sites include Plymouth, Cape Cod, Boston, Salem, Bourne, Chatham, Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Provincetown, Lit-tle Brewster Island, Marshfield, Dux-bury, and Kingston. The tour will have a leisurely pace with personal assis-tance relating to your family ancestors by Barb Williams, Chair. Price is $1499 per person double occupancy. Please contact Plymouth Travel, plymouth-travel@aol.com or gsmdhistoric-sites@hotmail.com for more informa-tion.

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Reservation Form Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Meeting & Luncheon Where: Woodstock Club, 1301 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208 When: Saturday, April 9, 2011; meeting at 11:30 am, luncheon about 12:30 pm I/We Reserve __________ place(s) at The Woodstock Club for luncheon at $30 per adult and $15 for age 10 and younger. Name(s) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________ Email Address ___________________________________ Amount Enclosed ___________________ (Check payable to IN Society of Mayflower Descendants) Please reply by April 4, 2011 to Robert Hessong, 5512 Fall Creek Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46220 Telephone: 317-257-6958

Meet our New Treasurer: Chuck Provost

In the group of officers elected at our fall meeting is a new Treasurer. Chuck Pro-vost grew up in a small town in northwest Ohio named Wauseon. After graduat-ing from Purdue with an engineering degree and a master’s degree in business, he and his wife, Debbie, moved to Pittsburgh, PA. He returned to Indiana in 1981 and has raised his children in Indianapolis. His son, Stephen, is attending IUPUI in Business. His daughter, Jenny, is in Pharmacy school at Ohio Northern Univer-sity. Jenny received an Indiana Mayflower Society college scholarship in 2009.

Chuck is a small business owner who works as a project manager for industrial construction pro-jects. He has built engine test facilities and supersonic wind tunnel facilities. His high pressure gas systems for rocket engines are used at space launch complexes.

Genealogy is a favorite hobby for Chuck. He enjoys researching his American ancestors who are mainly from the New England area. His Mayflower ancestor is William White. He has been a member of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants since 2002. His other hobbies include boating, reading and gardening. Contact information for Chuck via email is chuckprovost@sbcglobal.net.

Save a Tree, Avoid a Wait and Help the Society

You can get your Hoosier Mayflower sooner, save mailing costs and do a favor to the environment by opting to receive the newsletter by email. Your newsletter will arrive before the postal worker delivers the printed copies and you will get the color version of the publica-

tion. Send your email to Linda McGlothlin at editor@indianamayflower.com.

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 family history record?

PLEASE SEND INFORMATION TO:

Linda McGlothlin, editor@indianamayflower.com, or 6367 N Parker Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220.

The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) is now awarding an annual GSMD Scholarship to be given to a graduating high school senior, in the amount of $5,000.

Application materials and information can be found on the GSMD website, www.themayflowersociety.com.

Deadline for the application: postmarked by April 30, 2011.

Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Linda McGlothlin, Editor 6367 North Parker Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46220 editor@indianamayflower.com

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2011

September 11-13 National Board Mtg in Plymouth, MA

September 24 Board Meeting

November 19 Member Meeting