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Compact Day 6 DGG Steve Arnold Elected to GSMD Executive Board THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN WASHINGTON STATE VOLUME 27 Issue 3 – Fall 2014 www.WashingtonMayflower.org GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE Dear Members of the Washington Society, What a long dry summer we have had. Fifty-five of us enjoyed a nice summer picnic at Point Defiance park in Tacoma with Bob O'Neal presenting the history of our American flag. The cool days of fall are returning and it is time to prepare for winter weather. Every three years, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) has its "Congress" in Plymouth, MA, to conduct the GSMD's business. We sent five delegates to cast our votes and hear the committee reports on GSMD happenings. Among the news are that more "Family Associations" are forming, and you are invited to join. The Society House is being repurposed to generate income from event and bedroom rentals, since it lacks the necessary museum climate controls. Antiques not relevant to the Mayflower passengers will be sold, and Mayflower-relevant (Continued on page 2) Mayflower II and shallop docked at Plymouth Harbor. (photo by John Myers) Inside This Issue Page 2 Membership changes. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! 3 Summer Picnic Minutes, July 2014. Sunday, November 16. 4 Scenes from GSMD Congress, Plymouth Mass, Sept., 2014. 5 Society Calendar. - Tour of England-Holland Announced. Compact Day 6 DGG Steve Arnold elected to GSMD Executive Board. - Genealogy Seminars. Our guest is 2012 National American Heritage Knitting 7 GSMD House Repurposed as a Rental - Antiques to be Sold. winner, Jane Ritchey. Jane will bring her spinning wheel to - New Film to Show Scrooby Manor demonstrate her art while speaking on our spinning and knitting 8 Family Societies have Meetings. - Volunteers Needed. heritage. - Washingtonians at Congress. Reservations are due Saturday, November 8. 9 “In Memoriam” omitted: None to report! - Plymouth Rock. This meeting commemorates the signing of the Mayflower - View from Fort Hill. - 125 Years of Washington Statehood. Compact, on 11 November 1620, while the ship Mayflower was 10 Dues Requested by November 8, - GSMD Dues Raised by $4. anchored off present day Provincetown, Massachusetts. This - Fall Luncheon Speaker to Demonstrate Spinning was America’s first self-governance document. 11 Dues Form, Luncheon Reservation Form Come meet with your cousins! (Continued from page 1) items moved to local museums. New permanent staff WELCOME ABOARD! members were introduced. Annual Dues. The GSMD annual dues were proposed to increase, and that was partially approved. Our WA state society is not raising its portion of the dues. Our state New Members society is run by local persons who care about our heritage and volunteer their time, and collect no salaried compensation. This enables us to keep our dues low. Congratulations on tracing your family’s history to a passenger Our society calendar is updated to note that in March of the ship Mayflower, 1620 emigrants from England and Holland, 2015 we will host our new Governor General, Lea Filson. Signers of America’s first self governance agreement (the Mayflower Many of us know Lea from when she handled insignia Compact) and present at America’s first Thanksgiving ! sales. A great opportunity to meet and talk with our National officer. Also, a tour of England and Holland City Name Ancestor (generation #) Pilgrim sites is announced for those seeking to learn more Olympia Charlyn Shipley John Howland (12) 1647 of our Pilgrim origins. Speaking of calendars, November Spokane Valley Rae Anna Victor George Soule (11) 1648 11, is our 125th anniversary of Washington Territory Washington, DC Gregory N. Todd William Bradford (13) 1649 becoming a State, as we are all too young to remember the Sequim Deborah Groesbeck William Brewster (12) 1650 event. As we look forward to our Fall Compact Day Luncheon, Puyallup James Lambertus Francis Cooke (13) 1651 we are pleased to have an artist demonstrate her spinning Renton Carol Riotto John Alden 1652 and knitting skills that once were basic to our ancestor’s Clyde Hill Joel Richards Stephen Hopkins(11) 1653 daily life. We hope many of you can attend, meet with your Spokane Deanie Binsfield Edward Doty (11) 1654 cousins and share experiences. A selection of Pilgrim- Olympia William Mitchell Edward Fuller (13) 1655 themed children's books will be on display if you are Bellevue Harry McVey John Howland (12) 1656 considering titles to order from vendors. It should be interesting. See you there! Very best regards, Ric Hutchins, Governor New Supplementals Member Name Ancestor ( ) J. Scott Grimes Degory Priest (13) Kathleen Beaulieu Samuel Fuller (11) New Junior Memberships Junior members annually receive a birthday card through their 18th birthday. A great gift for newborns and juniors in-state or out-of-state. Send changes in mailing addresses for Juniors and request for Juniors’ applications forms to this email address: [email protected]. We are pleased to announce the following to Junior Member status. The sponsors are Laura Idsinga and Rae Anna Victor: Of George Soule: Hannah Victor Of Stephen Hopkins: Dinah Lee EVERGREEN LOG EDITOR - Guy Moellendorf [email protected] Associate Editor Bruce Jones Transfers Out Beverly Simmons - moved to Ohio Production Manager - Bruce Jones Published three times a year in February, June and October Material received by the Editor less than thirty days prior to issue month can not Meetings — Oregon, Idaho be guaranteed inclusion in the current EVERGREEN LOG. © 2014 Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Washington You are welcome to attend meetings at other state Mayflower All Rights reserved - Society members may reprint if credit is given - All others contact editor for permission - Authors retain rights to their work. Societies, that may be closer. Oregon Websites: www.mayflower-or.com www.mthoodmayflower.com ADDRESS & LIFE CHANGES - Notify the Corresponding Secretary Email for Idaho: Gov. Ida Hardy, at: [email protected]. (2107 2nd Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119-2604) of changes to members’ address, phone numbers, email and births or deaths. 2 | EVERGREEN LOG FALL 2014 SUMMER MEETING July 20, 2014, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA Fifty–five members and guests attended the annual Mayflower picnic on July 17, 2014 at Ft. Nisqually in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA. Governor Ric Hutchins wel- comed the attendees and Elder Mavis Ratcliff gave the in- vocation. Captain Jim MacDonald led the Pledge of Alle- giance. Governor Hutchins introduced the Board Members and the Board of Assistants, and with the help of five junior members, the roll call was given. Lunch was served by Famous Dave’s. Bob O’Neal, SAR member, was the guest speaker for the picnic. He presented his Flag History Program, spoke about how the American flag was designed, and displayed many examples of flags that were precursors to the flag that we know today. He also recited the poem by James Whitcomb Riley titled, The Name of Old Glory. Bob also demonstrated how to perfectly cut a five point star and said the first time the five pointed star was used was on the Ver- mont flag used by the Green Mountain Boys. He answered questions about his clothing and took pictures with the members and guests. Governor Hutchins gave Bob a cer- tificate and silver bookmark. Mavis Ratcliff gave the benediction. The summer meeting ended at 1:45 pm. Natalie Cullen [] With humor, Bob O’Neal presented the History of the United States Flag. Governor Ric Hutchins on the right. 3 | EVERGREEN LOG Fifty-five members and family attended the Summer Picnic FALL 2014 Scenes from the GSMD Congress, Plymouth, Mass. September 5-9, 2014 All dressed up for Pilgrim’s Progress, a march from the Mayflower House to Church of the Pilgrimage for the opening of the GSMD Congress. (Kathy Myers, photos by Jim Myers) Pilgrim’s Progress stops at the sarcophagus situated on Cole’s Hill that contains the bones of the Pilgrims who died the first winter. Bruce MacGunnigle, GSMD Governor, reads off the names of the deceased. (Photos by John Myers) 4 | EVERGREEN LOG FALL 2014 SOCIETY EVENTS Mark your calendar! Tentative Schedule of Meetings: Time and Place to be Announced 2014 November 16, Sun, Compact Day Red Lion Inn, Bellevue 2015 March 22, Sun, Annual Meeting **Guest: Governor General Lea Filson Tacoma Yacht Club, Tacoma July 12, Sun, Summer Meeting **September, GSMD Historic Sites Tour of England and Holland November 21, Sun, Compact Day 2016 April 3, Sun, Annual Meeting July 17, Sun, Summer Meeting **November 20, Sun, Compact Day ** Change from the previous newsletter. Pilgrim Historic Sites Tour September, 2015 England and Holland Barbara Williams, the GSMD Historic Sites Committee chairperson announced there The opening service of the GSMD Congress was held at Church of the Pilgrimage, dedicated Nov. 24, 1840, very near the site of the Pilgrims’ First Meeting House. will be a tour in 2015 of the important Pilgrim (Photo by John Myers) historic sites in England and Holland. Several WA state society members have taken this tour and returned enthusiastic about the sites seen of places occupied by our Mayflower ancestors. This is the most complete tour of any offered on Pilgrim sites. Day1—15 Sept (Tue) - Arrive London. During 14 days by coach tour, see London (including Buckingham Palace), then make a large loop of sites through England. Ferry from Harwich to the Hook of Holland. In Holland, see Delfshaven, Amsterdam, Leiden. Day 15 — 29 Sept (Tue) Depart Amsterdam. A detailed itinerary is at: http://www.washingtonmayflower.org/ gsmdtour.pdf Barbara Williams will travel with the tour, and is a member of the Washington State Mayflower Society. Presenting the colors, at the opening ceremony in GSMD Congress. The ancestor roll call was conducted, followed by reading the names of GSMD officers deceased since the previous meeting.
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