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Buckeye Mayflower Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio www.ohiomayflower.org Volume 34, Issue 4 December 2016 Inside this issue: A message from our Governor SMDOH 2 Leadership Greengs to you all. In the last “Buckeye Mayflower”, I said Historian’s 3 Corner that I would share the highlights from the discussions at the Mayflower General Board of Assistants meeng in Celebrang 4 Indianapolis. Here they are! Membership Should we have the opon of paying dues online? In Memoriam 5 We need to encourage members of family sociees (like the Soule Kindred) to join GSMD. State meeng 6 preview Proposed designs for our 2020 monument in Plymouth were discussed. Concern was expressed that What did the 8 Pilgrims eat? Mayflower women were not part of any proposed design. $100,000 has been allocated for the monument. Plymouth Road 9 The First Parish Church or the Naonal Memorial Pilgrim Church at the end of Leyden Street in Trip Plymouth is on the naonal register. The church currently has less than 50 members and 2020 Hindsight 10 has asked GSMD to take custody of the building. The beauful Tiffany windows have already been repaired with funds from the town of Plymouth. The general reacon to this Colony 11 proposed acquision was posive. Chronicles Our 2020 coin project is in jeopardy from a rival bill proposed by a Plymouth area congressman. Calendar of 15 It is hoped that a compromise can be reached since the rival bill offers no benefits to GSMD. Events Our GSMD website is underulized by members. Check it out at www.TheMayflowerSociety.org “Cry of the Stone” is in print. Contact GSMD to purchase a copy. I will end by saying that our Triennial Congress in Plymouth will be September 8‐12, 2017. If you wish to be a delegate to this meeng, contact me aer January 1st at [email protected]. My best wishes to you all for a blessed and safe holiday. Sandra Carkin St. Martin Page 2 The Buckeye Mayflower BOARD OF ASSISTANTS IN THE STATE OF OHIO Sandra St. Marn, Governor Lee Marn, Assistant Historian [email protected] buckeyemayfl[email protected] Betsie Goad, Deputy Governor Patricia Hall, Recording Secretary mayfl[email protected] [email protected] Jonathan D. Miller, Captain Dr Elizabeth Finley‐Belgrad, Surgeon [email protected] [email protected] Mary Chase, Treasurer Vickie Heineck, Corresponding Secretary OHMayfl[email protected] [email protected] Margo Broehl, Counselor Dr. Donald Nichols, Assistant General [email protected] [email protected] Ann Gulbransen, Historian David Foster, Elder OHMayfl[email protected] [email protected] COLONY LEADERSHIP “To catch the reader's aenon, place an interesng sentence or quote from the story here.” Cincinna Janice Kleinline, BOA Representave [email protected] Douglas van der Zee, Lt. Governor [email protected] Toledo Susan Fisher, Lt. Governor Beth Anderson, BOA Representave [email protected] [email protected] Heather Reichert, BOA Representave Cleveland [email protected] Donald Williams, Lt. Governor Western Reserve [email protected] Jill Parker, Lt. Governor Jonathan D. Miller, BOA Representave [email protected] [email protected] E. Paul Morehouse, BOA Representave Columbus [email protected] Donald Burgess, Lt. Governor, [email protected] Shaun Smith, Webmaster Mary Chase, Scholarship Chair webmaster@ohiomayflower.org [email protected] Ann Gulbransen, Newsleer Editor Sandra St. Marn, Jr. Membership Coordinator OHMayfl[email protected] [email protected] Page 3 The Buckeye Mayflower HISTORIAN’S CORNER Ann Gulbransen, Historian One of the topics that was discussed at the GSMD meeng in Indianapolis was the Society’s new DNA policy. You can read the new policy in its enrety on the GSMD website in the members only secon. The gist of it is that DNA analysis for genealogy is in its infancy and as such the policy will connue to evolve over me. For now, the DNA commiee has recommended that autosomal and mitochondrial DNA not be accepted as part of Mayflower lineage applicaons as the technology is just not advanced enough. However, Y‐DNA which is passed from father to son, can be used to leapfrog a generaon or so when the paper trail has failed. There are very specific criteria on whose DNA can be tested, how many generaons can be involved, and how perfect the marker match has to be. Y‐DNA is just one more tool we can use to prove a lineage and cannot replace good, solid research. But when that research leaves insurmountable gaps, Y‐DNA can be really helpful. Y‐DNA tesng can be purchased at FamilyTreeDNA.com. In Ohio, we have successfully used Y‐DNA for two different families. If you or someone you know is thinking about adding Y‐DNA to an applicaon, please read the policy and then contact me to review the process. The new member list on the next page and the list of approved supplementals should let you know what Lee and I have been doing for the last few months! As he says below, we expect the upsurge in applicaons to connue! Assistant Historian Report Lee Martin Historian Ann Gulbransen and I aended the Historians meeng that was part of the GSMD meeng in Indianapolis in September 2016. Here are a few highlights. The Historians training meeng re‐visited some old procedures with new ways to beer document lineage papers. For example, mulple marriages documented in the papers are included to track name changes for the women. In addion, mulple marriages documented for the males may or may not show further possible Mayflower lines of the other spouse; thereby, the addion of further potenal supplemental applicaons will greatly improve documentaon and speed up processing me, for the most part. Another inclusion on doing applicaon involved adding parents of the spouse if possible. The intent of the Historian General is to have the most completely, accurately, and yet, concisely documented lineage papers. The discussions became lively, but interesng to come up with ways to beer document and beer share resources to help bring in new members. With 2020 coming up, both Mar Bobertz and Midge Hurtuk, Historian General emphasized the need to streamline the process because of an expected large upsurge in the number of applicaons in ancipaon of the 400th anniversary. In fact, both Mar and Midge stated the upsurge has happened already and will connue. Treasurer’s Note: If you are an annual member of the Ohio Society and have not yet paid your 2017 membership year dues, you are running out of me! If we do not receive your dues check by December 19th, you risk being dropped from membership. We have to send an accounng of all acve members as of December 31st to the General Society and need me to process our end of year receipts. We must receive your check by December 19th for you to be considered an acve member. If you have quesons, please contact Mary Chase at ohmayfl[email protected] or (216) 406.1564. Page 4 The Buckeye Mayflower CELEBRATING MEMBERSHIP Welcome New Members, 1 June 2016—30 November 2016 Cincinna Colony OH3488, Barbara McNamara, 13th from Richard Warren Dual Membership OH3454, Dennis Moffi, 13th from Edward Fuller OH3451, Peggy Reid, 12th from William Brewster OH3487, Kenneth Rood, 10th from Edward Doty Inial Applicaons OH3462, Andrew Salt, 12th from George Soule OH3493, Gregory Anderson, 13th from Stephen Hopkins OH3463, Steven Salt, 11th from George Soule OH3489, Susan Bray, 11th from Edward Doty OH3469, Sherrie Thomas, 13th from William Brewster OH3472, Leland Cole, 12th from William White OH3459, Katherine Walker, 14th from Isaac Allerton OH3477, Susan Davis, 10th from Henry Samson Junior to Adult OH3494, Tylor Earl, 14th from Stephen Hopkins OH3494, Briney Hess, 13th from William White OH3460, Barbara Fanning, 13th from William Brewster OH3495, Kaitlyn Hess, 13th from William White OH3479, Rebecca Lubitz, 10th from Edward Doty OH3485, Mahew McKnelly, 13th from William White OH3461, Eileen Sheehan, 13th from William Brewster OH3486, Meghan McKnelly, 13th from William White OH3453, Susan Woodford, 13th from Francis Cooke Transfer‐in Toledo Colony OH3464, George Shillington 11th from John Alden Inial Applicaons OH3452, Kaye Phillips, 12th from Richard Warren Cleveland Colony OH3491, James Willey, 12th from Stephen Hopkins Dual Membership OH3492, Marilynn Willey, 11th from Stephen Hopkins OH3480, Katherine Hodgson, 13th from Peter Brown Inial Applicaons Western Reserve Colony OH3455, Christopher Endres, 13th from Richard Warren Inial Applicaons OH3468, Louise Jantzen, 11th from Richard Warren OH3456, Carol Bowlin, 11th from Edward Fuller OH3484, Cynthia Keler, 12th from William White OH3465, Mary Beth Buerfield, 12th from William OH3470, Anne Lieb, 13th from John Tilley Brewster OH3471, Karen Schrader, 12th from Richard Warren OH3482, Torsten Chase, 11th from John Howland Transfer in OH3466, Marilyn Holloway, 12th from William Brewster OH3473, Jon Rainey, 12th from William Brewster OH3467,Sheila Pascoli, 12th from William Brewster OH3474, Richard Rainey, 12th from William Brewster OH3490, Chrisna Wagner, 13th from Richard Warren Junior to Adult Columbus Colony OH3457, Allison Karman, 13th from William Brewster Inial Applicaions OH3458, Elizabeth Karman, 13th from William Brewster OH3475, Brian Ballenger, 11th from Edward Fuller Transfer in OH3476, Marilyn Ballenger, 10th from Edward Fuller OH3481, Barbara Hren, 13th from William Brewster OH3483, Gary Barstow, 11th from William Bradford Congratulations to all our OH3478, Wyman Haskins, 10th from Edward Fuller Mayflower Cousins! 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