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THE KENTUCKY PILGRIM the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Fall 2019 Issue THE KENTUCKY PILGRIM The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Fall 2019 Issue Governor Ben Talbott's Message Colonial Wars for their generous gifts, and to Jim Bentley and Bill Carrell for their assistance. I also wish to thank I wish to thank KSMD Board my sister, Marie Dering, for her generous gift of member John Ward for generously $2,000.00 for this worthy cause, and Evelyn Zolendek granting me and my other family also for her generous gift of $1,500 as well as former Gov. members use of one of his Derby Carroll Goslee for his generous gift of $1,000. All our Week boxes on the Tuesday before donors deserve a special thanks, and on behalf of GSMD, the Derby. His third-floor Lea Filson wrote us a wonderful letter of appreciation for clubhouse box close to the finish the kind generosity of our KSMD members. line was fabulous, and the weather turned out to be beautiful, This Year's Annual Meeting of probably the best all week, and a The GSMD Board of Assistants whole lot better than Derby Day itself. This year the GSMD annual meeting of the Board Beginning September 5 through September 8, of Assistants was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver, 2019, I attended with my wife, Sandy, and my daughter, Colorado from Sept. 5, 2019 through Sept. 8, 2019. Not Betty Burton, and her husband, Steve Burton, the GSMD including spouses and other guests, 217 GSMD AGs and Board of Assistants meeting in Denver, Colorado. DGGs were present. These included DGG Ben Talbott Although we were the only Kentuckians present, we had and Acting AG Betty Burton. a great time. It was especially fun traveling around As usual the Denver and into the Rocky Mountains. The mountains meeting opened with were majestic, awe-inspiring and gorgeous beyond belief. the Invocation, the With the 2019 Annual Meeting being the last Color Guard Flag before the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, Ceremony, i.e., the hearing about the plans and expectations for our Presentation of the anniversary year was very exciting. The meeting itself is Colors, the Pledge of more fully described in the following article. Allegiance, the As noted in a later article in this newsletter, recognition of various KSMD has done well in raising money for the GSMD officers, the election Meetinghouse restoration project. Those who have given and roll call of the AGs money are individually listed in that article. However, and DGGs, reports of another person whom I wish to thank is Jim Bentley, one the various officers and of the early governors of KSMD. It was Jim’s staff, and the recommendation that I request a donation from the presentation and vote Gov. Ben Talbott & Society of Colonial Wars, which I did with his help and upon various motions, GSMD Gov. Gen. Garmany etc. the help of William Carrell II, KSMD’s former Governor and then Governor of the Kentucky Society of Colonial Important points of interest included the Wars. As a consequence of their mutual assistance, we following: (a) GSMD is currently incurring expenses in received a $1,000.00 excess of revenues thus requiring an invasion of principal donation from the of about 5% this year. (b) One reason for this loss is the Kentucky Society of expense of administering new member applications. Last Colonial Wars and year these expenses exceeded application fees by the $816.54 from the amount of $179,000. This brought up the question of General Society of whether GSMD should raise application fees and/or dues. Colonial Wars. The general impression is that we need to raise both. With Thus, a 2020 now rapidly approaching, GSMD is anticipating a special thanks goes large number of new applications (possibly around 3,500 to the state and next year), and an enormous number of visitors next year national Society of to Plymouth, perhaps in excess of 500,000. Steve and Betty Burton With the number of expected visitors next year, Pledge of Allegiance led by KSMD’s Captain, David revenues should increase considerably through sales of Hampton. merchandise, entry fees and admissions, and special Gov. Talbott next called for the election of the events. One such event will be the sailing of the two new At-Large Board Members to fill the vacancies of Mayflower II, now to be renamed Ship Mayflower or the expiring terms of KSMD’s former At-Large Board simply Mayflower, from Provincetown to Plymouth. This Members. Pursuant to KSMD’s Constitution and Bylaws, voyage is expected to carry about twenty-five paying Gov. Talbott stated that the nominees for these two guests at a cost of $2,800 each. In addition to the voyage positions were Carita Warner and Betty Burton, both of itself, the guests will witness the reenactment of the whom were then unanimously elected by the KSMD signing of the Mayflower Compact. Other events are members. being scheduled in Boston, etc. KSMD Historian Anissa One major event will be the entry of a Mayflower Davis then gave her report float in the Rose Bowl Parade in California. The noting that we had briefly California Society has already raised around $100,000 for reached 200 members, but then this project, and it is hoping to raise at least $100,000 had lost two members due to more to complete it. They have asked for donations from recent deaths. She stated that it all the other state societies. It is expected that the was her goal to get the Mayflower float will have a prominent position in the membership permanently parade and that it will be viewed world-wide by at least above 200. In any event, our 50,000,000 people. newest members are: George For some of the Mayflower proceedings the Danforth McNair, a Anissa Davis GSMD is hoping to have more members dress up as descendant of John Alden; Pilgrims, and it is seeking to increase the number of Color Katherine Griggs Bux, a descendant of Miles Standish; Guards to twenty-three, which was the actual number on Laura Frances Turner, a descendant of John Howland; the Mayflower in 1620. Margaret Johnson McDonald, a descendant of Isaac Allerton; Ann Vaugh Broadbent Hargis, a descendant of All told, the celebrations of our 400th anniversary William Bradford; Lola Jane Davidson, a descendant of next year are expected to be huge. Many activities are Miles Standish; Jamie Hannah Rosenstein, a descendant being planned and those wishing to participate need to of John Alden; David Michael Metz, a descendant of sign up as soon as possible in order to ensure their Henry Samson; Jennifer Lee Lindsay, a descendant of participation. William White and John Jacob Arsenstam, a descendant KSMD’s Spring Meeting of William Bradford. In addition, three other applications April 27, 2019 were pending at the GSMD in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and fourteen others were in process at KSMD under the On Saturday, April 27, 2019 the KSMD held its guidance of Anissa Davis. Spring Meeting at the beautiful Idle Hour Country Club in Lexington, Kentucky. Following Anissa Davis’ report, Martina Ockerman gave the Blessing. The lunch itself included At approximately 12:00 noon, Governor Ben J. Chilled Strawberry Soup, followed by Chicken and Wild Talbott opened the meeting by welcoming the forty-nine Mushroom Crepes served with a Sherry Cream Sauce, attending members and guests and thanking them for and Asparagus and Wild Rice coming. Gov. Talbott Pilaf, soft rolls and butter, especially noted the coffee, iced tea, lemonade and attendance of his first water, and a delicious Panna cousin, George McNair, Cotta Dessert made of Vanilla a new member who was with Strawberry Coulis and attending his first KSMD Fresh Strawberries. meeting. Following the meal, Following Gov. Gov. Talbott introduced the Talbott’s opening of the event’s speaker, Bill Carrell II, meeting, KSMD’s Elder, who is himself a former Martina Ockerman, gave Governor of KSMD. Carrell the Invocation, which has also served as Governor of was then followed by the Martina Ockerman the Kentucky Jamestown William Carrell II Flag Ceremony and the Society and Governor of the Kentucky Society of Colonial Wars and was recently elected the Alden home in Duxbury, Massachusetts after the Aldens, Governor General of the Hereditary Order of Descendants of along with a few other Pilgrim residents left Plymouth Colonial Governors. Having previously given numerous Church to start their own separate congregation. The Alden oral historical presentations, and having written for a number house in Duxbury is believed to have been built in 1653, of historical publications, Carrell is well-known for his probably by John Alden and his son Jonathan. That house historical knowledge and acumen. The topic of Carrell’s today is on a 2.45-acre tract which has been in the Alden speech to the KSMD was “Strangers Among Us: John Alden family continuously since at least 1628. It is now on the and His Family”. National Historic Landmark Registry and is believed to be the oldest continuously owned family landholding in British Using a slide presentation of a number of maps, North America. That small tract was originally part of a 100- paintings and photographs, Bill Carrell explained that John acre parcel of land acquired by John Alden. Alden was born in England in 1598, and in 1620 he was hired as cooper, i.e., a barrel maker, and carpenter for the Of all the passengers on the Mayflower, John Alden Mayflower voyage. Alden therefore was not one of the and Priscilla Mullins Alden are believed to have more living devoutly religious Separatists, or “Saints” on board the descendants in America than anyone (though equal to Mayflower, but rather was one of the so-called “Strangers” Priscilla’s father William Mullins).
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