ALDEN KINDRED OF AMERICA 2020-2021 Annual Report www.alden.org

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 1 PHOTOS COURTESY HELEN M. CHURCHILL, HUTTON COLLIN, EMMA BISHOP, KRIS DELANO, JEFF MOBED, TRISH BIRK-SMITH, & JEANETTE MACKENZIE Table of Contents

President’s Message...... 2

Annual Meeting Agenda...... 3

The Alden Building Campaign...... 4

Director’s Message...... 5

Speak for Thyself...... 6

Year in Pictures...... 7

Staff...... 8

Approved Lineages...... 9

New Members...... 10-11

In Memoriam...... 11

Past Presidents...... 11

Nominating Committee...... 13-14

Scholarship Report...... 15

Duxbury 2020...... 16

Contributors...... 17-20

Annual Meeting 2020 Minutes...... 21-22

Financial Report...... 23-24

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The past year began in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic when pretty much all in-person programs were curtailed by government restrictions. It now ends with the slow resurgence of our lives as we get back to normal. How did we manage during this 2020 year when hopes were high for a super celebration of the 400th Commemoration of the voyage of The Mayflower to Plymouth? Our first reaction was disappointment not to be having the celebration we had worked on and planned for years. Then we turned to determination and held our first “Virtual” Annual Meeting through Zoom. It was not an easy task, but we pulled it together and hundreds attended online. Our Zoom webinar allowed only the presenters to speak, but our viewers could “chat” and we were able to get attendance by son or daughter of John and Priscilla Alden by asking them to type in the Alden child from whom they descend. They were also able to ask questions and vote on items requiring action. They could also hear and see our special lectures and programs. People liked it, so we will add a virtual component to all annual meetings from now on. I am pleased to report that our three part-time staff members were never laid off as we applied for and received the government grants to support operations during the pandemic. The office stayed open the entire year. We also never closed our doors and offered tours to small groups of people wearing masks and socially distancing. We were one of the few Pilgrim historical sites to stay open in the area. Haunted House, our traditional large Halloween event was touch ‘n go, but a determined group redesigned the event with safety in mind. We had groups of five or six instead of the usual long lines of adults and children. We limited attendance and held it two nights instead of one. We doubled the size of the maze so social distancing was possible, and we replaced children’s games with family scavenger hunts. The results were positive, as children had been cooped up too long! Our virtual programs increased significantly thanks to the hard work and talent of our Executive Director, Desiree Mobed. We made new and lasting friendships through these programs. We also expanded our Facebook presence through the Pages of both the Alden House and the Mayflower Descendants of Priscilla Mullins and John Alden, the latter so ably tended by its founder, Adryn Sumner, who also serves on our Board of Directors. One of the special relationships that developed was with Randal Charlton, the author of “The Wicked Pilgrim”, a story of his father’s destiny that spearheaded the 1957 building and launching of Mayflower II. Out of this first virtual lecture has come a series of lectures, the funding of some scholarships, and a budding relationship (Twinning) with Dorking, UK. Our membership remains solid and growing. Our endowment fund has doubled, and your Board of Directors has worked diligently to keep our National Historic Landmark in good shape. Most important, we launched our Alden Building Campaign to raise $2.3 million! This is by far the largest undertaking ever for the Alden Kindred. It was prefaced with strategic planning processes, visioning sessions, a great deal of help from board members and other friends who had knowledge of Building Development and Capital Campaigns. The ABC will do 3 things: 1). Expand the barn to create the Center for Living History at the Alden House. It will be fully accessible, tech- smart, and will tell the Pilgrim and Alden Story all over the world. 2). It will create a special fund restricted for the preservation of our historical assets at the Alden House and First Site properties. 3). It will increase our financial base to support year-round programming for the new center and erase our existing mortgages on the property annexed in 2015, which has two Alden buildings circa 1920s currently providing rental income. We are we on our way, having raised in gifts, grants, and pledges to date $700,000. With every Alden Kindred Member donating whatever they can, it is my hope that in next year’s Annual Report, I can say, “We did it!”

Pauline Ryder Kezer, President, Alden Kindred of America.

2 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 2021 Annual Meeting | Agenda The Alden Kindred of America, Inc. 121st Annual Meeting Agenda | August 7, 2021

OPENING CEREMONY 10:30 AM Invocation/Blessing Rev. Dr. Peter J. Smith First Congregational Church, Hanson MA Pledge of Allegiance Alden children Call to Order/Bell Ringing Pauline R. Kezer, President Welcome Dorking, England ALDEN KINDRED ANNUAL REUNION BUSINESS MEETING Vote on 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes Evelyn Walker, Secretary Report of Treasurer J. Alden Keyser, Jr Report on the Scholarships Committee Linda Osborne John and Priscilla Alden Museum Scholarship Weston Moran Dr. Donnell B. Young Scholarships Molly Holbrook Charlton Foundation Awards Maya Stahl A Tribute to retiring Board Members Adryn Sumner and Jan Phillips Report of the Membership Committee Tom Delano Genealogy Report Christopher Lee, Kindred Genealogist Special Recognition Award from the President Pauline Kezer Nominations Report and Vote Christopher Lee Executive Director’s Report Desiree Mobed President’s Remarks Pauline R. Kezer Calling of the Roll Adryn Sumner, Alden Porter ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS/ADJOURNMENT Noon Alden Reunion Group Photo 12:30 pm Lunch - Bongi’s Turkey Roost 12-4 pm 17th century Re-enactment by New Plimmoth Gard, hearth cooking program, house tours, archaeology exhibit, activities for kids, gift shop, silent auction. 2 pm Featured presentation by James W. Baker – Made in America, The Pilgrim Story and How it Grew 3 pm Silent auction closes. Proceeds support Alden House Historic Site. Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 3 THE ALDEN BUILDING CAMPAIGN PRESERVING THE PAST FROM TIMBER TO TECHNOLOGY

“Now more than ever, we need to reaffirm the story of our heritage to ensure that future generations remember our history with appreciation for the brave hearts that created a promising life here.” – Pauline R. Kezer, AKA president

his spring the Alden Kindred announced a $2.3 million Tcapital campaign to create a new visitor education center that will bring the rich history of the Aldens and their role in helping found this nation to worldwide audiences. To date the campaign has raised over $700,000 and has been boosted by a generous $500,000 match from AKA board member J. Alden Keyser. In brief the Alden Building Campaign aims to do three things: $2,300,000 A. Preserve our historic assets by creating a dedicated

$2,000,000 endowed fund with $500,000 to be used only for preservation, restoration and protection of our National Historic Landmark. $1,500,000 B. Build a two-story addition to the Alden Barn to create the Center for Living History ($1 million). The proposed

$1,000,000 2,400-square foot addition will provide a state-of-the-art, We have $724,000 year-round handicapped-accessible building that will raised offer exhibits, living history demonstrations, educational $724,000 $500,000 programs and gallery talks to share Duxbury’s colonial to date and Native American story with the world. The expansion will provide our visitors with a world-class experience supported by the necessary physical and technological infrastructures. C. Continue to expand our financial base to meet the capacity building for this next century by dedicating $500,000 to an endowment and $300,000 to retire the mortgage on the The Alden Kindred has accepted the charge of preserving the additional land acquired in 2015 that has made this project Pilgrim story and making it accessible to the residents of our possible. town, Duxbury, and, to the thousands of visitors that come to Plymouth County each year. The Campaign 2020 was created A list of naming opportunities is available on the Alden with this in mind. website at www.alden.org along with more information We have already started to receive generous support from about the campaign. Duxbury residents and others. We will need a large effort to achieve our goals. I support this totally and I can also hear Please consider sending your gift today! the voices of my Pilgrim ancestors whispering their support in my ears. With that in mind, I have pledged to match With gratitude, individual contributions up to a half-million dollars. Already Pauline Kezer, President; $150,000 in gifts received have been matched! Gary Campbell & Richard Holmes, Vice Presidents; LISTEN TO THE PILGRIM VOICES AND LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN! J. Alden Kezer, Treasurer and Evelyn Walker, Secretary -J. Alden Keyser John Alden, Licia Brown, Pam Campbell Smith, Paul Clemente, Tom Delano. 4 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE In my sixth year as director, I Pilgrim legacy with three chapters devoted to the Alden story. It is continue to be inspired by the sense a must read for Alden fans. of family shared with me by Alden relations around the world. The Our showcase archaeology exhibit of artifacts excavated from pride and the courage of Mayflower the Alden First Site in 1960 and augmented with recent research passengers John and Priscilla Alden as they faced hardship and from the University of Massachusetts Boston, In Small Things danger to help found this nation is clearly alive and well today Remembered, is now accompanied by a professional quality in their descendants. We came together to keep the Alden exhibit catalogue that will appeal to the John and Priscilla in your Kindred of America and the Alden House Historic Site open and household. Written by our curator Stephen O’Neill, this 32-page functioning during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Despite guide boasts stunning color images, fascinating interpretive the challenges, our faith in our message of Pilgrim perseverance details, and essays by UMASS Boston graduate students Grace was rewarded during AKA’s annual Haunted House event. The Bello, Caroline Gardner, and Elizabeth Tarulis, whose recent sellout event, which has always been popular with the Duxbury examination of the ceramic and glass collections now provides us community, brought families to the museum for a much-needed a better context for understanding these pieces. Production of the opportunity to have fun. The night air was filled with squeals catalogue was funded by grants from the Rockwell Foundation and of happiness and, yes, a few screams, as be-masked children the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation. It is now available for wearing costumes of all sorts enjoyed the spooktacular event. purchase through the Alden gift shop.

Alden House stands as one of the few tangible links to the Pilgrim Funding from the Rockwell Foundation is now supporting legacy and continues to inspire visitors with its connection a professional land survey of the area in the vicinity of the to America’s founding story. As the nation emerges from the foundation of John and Priscilla’s original homesite where these COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to accomplish our mission as archaeological artifacts were recovered in 1960. The surveyor proudly and effectively as ever. We have even picked up a few will plot the National Historic Landmark boundaries, identify the new skills along the way. The world’s shotgun marriage to “Zoom” location of the 1960 Roland Robbins survey grid, and the location video teleconferencing afforded us the opportunity to host most of the First Site house foundation. This work is part of our ongoing of our programs virtually and accelerate the process of using effort with the Town of Duxbury for the grant of an easement that state-of-the-art technologies to connect to the world at large. will enable AKA to protect the First Site archaeological area, It has long been a goal of our strategic plan to embrace these which lies on Duxbury public lands. technologies and more effectively share the Alden experience with members and friends around the world. The results are more The 1772 Foundation, in cooperation with Preservation than just aspirational. You can check out the website and explore Massachusetts, funded our hiring of a restoration mason to our growing library of recorded online programs, including our evaluate the condition of the main house chimney. The condition newly released flagship production,John and Priscilla Alden: An of the chimney is our most important challenge to preserving American Story. the main house and there are two issues of concern. The first is movement of a supporting pier and an attached lintel (horizontal The generosity of our members who continue to support us beam that spans the fireplace) that is shared by the parlor and by renewing their memberships and donating to the Annual kitchen fireplaces. The second issue is the deteriorating condition Fund allowed us to weather the storm in the austere financial of the interior bricks in the top twelve feet of the chimney. Our environment of the past year. This generosity, coupled with next step is to hire a structural engineer to review the mason’s funding from a second Paycheck Protection Program loan, and survey findings and further assess the condition of the chimney. a timely grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Facilities We are especially grateful to architect Bill Thayer for his help in Fund, allowed us not only to maintain current operations but to guiding us through this complex and extremely important project. continue building the future organization. That grant funds the Technical and Feasibility study necessary to design the proposed Thank you to everyone who has helped the Alden Kindred this Alden Center for Living History, which lies at the heart of our year! capital campaign. Very respectfully submitted, The publication Duxbury, Our Pilgrim Story: A 2020 Perspective, launched during last year’s annual reunion, has been a tremendous success. Online sales helped boost gift shop revenues to their highest ever. Published by Duxbury 2020 with ExecutiveDesiree Director E. Mobed support from the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society and the Alden Kindred, the book is a fascinating collection of essays written by historians and local scholars that reflect on Duxbury’s

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 5 SPEAK FOR THYSELF A SPEAK honoree has the same spirit as Priscilla Mullins Alden and has stood up and made a difference as a pioneer, advocate,

Priscilla by George Boughton community, or business leader.

he 2021 Speak for Thyself Awards will be held August 5, 2021, at the Alden House Historic Site. We will be Thonoring four women with the Speak Award this year. Two women were nominated in 2020, but that event never occurred due to the pandemic, and two were nominated for 2021. One honoree from 2020 (Thyme Sullivan) will be honored in 2022. The 2021 Speak for Thyself Honorees are: Donna Curtin from Plymouth, MA, is the Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum where she stewards the world’s most significant collection of the possessions of theMayflower Pilgrims and fosters inclusive understandings of America’s colonial beginnings. Since receiving her PhD in Early American History, Dr. Curtin has spent her career working and advocating for historic preservation and women’s history. Mary Huth from Rochester, NY, is a recognized expert on Susan B. Anthony. As an archivist for the University of Rochester for 44 years, she managed collections that covered the suffrage, anti- suffrage, and anti-slavery movements. Mary co-edited Susan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Equal Rights (2012) and curated exhibitions on a variety of subjects, including the online exhibition that commemorated the 100th anniversary of Anthony’s death. Lynne McKenney Lydick from Worcester, MA, has a mission to ensure that women of the past, on whose shoulders we all stand, are remembered and honored. An actor, educator, public historian and activist, Lynne brings courageous, determined, and capable women back to life, like suffragette Abby Kelley Foster in her one-woman play Yours for Humanity - Abby, which has enthralled thousands since 2006. Jayne Talmage O’Farrell from Duxbury, MA, serves as president of Duxbury 2020, which helped commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival in Plymouth with the publication of the book Duxbury Our Pilgrim Story: A 2020 Perspective, interpretive signage along the 1623 Green’s Harbor Path, and an archaeology dig with the Samson Kindred to locate the Duxbury homestead of Pilgrim Henry Samson.

The Aspiring Priscilla Award is given to a young woman who is a community advocate and already making a difference in the world. In 2021 we honor: Maya Stahl who is a 2021 graduate of Duxbury High School where she was active in the National and French National Honor Societies. As a junior she was an intern at the Alden House. Last summer she stepped up to become a guide, successfully navigating COVID protocols to help keep the house open to visitors. Her dedication to the Alden House Historic Site is admirable and very much appreciated by all who meet and work with Maya.

The event will be held at the Alden House Historic site at the start of the Alden Kindred annual reunion. Many venues remain closed or unable to cater events due to staffing issues post COVID, but like our Pilgrim ancestors, the committee has been resilient, determined and leveraged their resources to hold this important event at the homestead of Priscilla Alden! Respectfully submitted, Anne Cobuzzi, Chair

6 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report YEAR IN PICTURES

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 7 STAFF

Pauline R. Kezer Desiree Mobed President Executive Director [email protected] [email protected]

Carol Smith Christopher C. Lee Bob Holmes Bookkeeper Genealogist Genealogy assistant [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Ronnie Whelan Emma Bishop Steve Fisher Katie Buehlmann Maya Stahl Docent Docent Docent Docent Docent

Trish Birk-Smith Terri Wilson Education Docent ABC Campaign Consultant

8 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report LINEAGES APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 Daniel Lenwood Alden ...... Joseph Sharon Kincaid...... Joseph Daniel Stuart Alden...... Joseph Deborah Koons...... Ruth John Alden...... Joseph Robert Lewis...... Joseph Raymond Alden...... Joseph Eleanor Lienau...... Ruth Cynthia Andert...... Joseph Gail Lord...... Rebbeca Nathan Bauer...... Joseph Debra Lussier...... Joseph Deborah Beaver...... Joseph Emily Manzoline...... Joseph Linda Blackey...... Joseph Kurtis and Cary Mason...... Ruth James Boman...... Elizabeth Donald Matheson...... Joseph Norman Boyd...... Joseph Carol Medeiros...... Ruth Shannon Brown...... David David Melchar...... Elizabeth Theresa Brown...... Elizabeth Michael Mihalus...... Elizabeth Robert and Kristen Brown...... David John Lyman Morse/Karen Russell...... Sarah Ken Bryant...... Joseph Danielle Nelson...... Joseph Rebecca Campbell...... Rebbeca John Nelson...... Ruth Katherine Chester...... Elizabeth Dan O’Keefe...... Joseph Margaret Christie...... Elizabeth Carl Olson...... Elizabeth Bryan Clark...... Joseph Karen Pavone...... Elizabeth Mary Cole...... David Jane Pease...... Joseph Roberta Comerford...... Joseph Linda Perry...... Ruth James Cowan...... Joseph Stephen Perry...... David Holden Culver...... Daniel Kay Peterson...... Joseph Donna Daniels...... Elizabeth Susan Pierter...... Ruth Renard Davis ...... David Karen Pogoloff...... Sarah Deborah Denton...... Joseph William Pollock...... Ruth Merry Dodge...... John Keith Powell...... Sarah John and Leana Downs...... Elizabeth Susan Raduechel...... Elizabeth Janet Dunn...... Elizabeth Donald Richards...... Ruth Katheryn Dutton-Dober...... Elizabeth Priscilla Riel...... Joseph Miles Eastman...... Joseph Stephen Riggan...... Joseph Heather Alden Eilerman...... Joseph Robert Ring...... Elizabeth Michael Emrich...... Joseph Kim Ann Robbie...... Jonathan Stacey Flanagan...... Ruth Brenda Rossberg...... Elizabeth David Fleming...... Rebbeca Melissa Sandberg...... Joseph Kelli Gauker...... Ruth Ellin Scalise...... David Beverly Goodale...... Sarah Hannah Shimko...... Elizabeth Cheryl Gosin...... Ruth Gordon Smithies...... David Nikki Hamblin...... Ruth Trisha Meyer Stotler...... Joseph Bethany Harah...... Sarah Reed, Logan, Ella Thomason...... David Mary Hayes...... Jonathan Stephanie Thompson...... David Victoria Henderson...... Elizabeth Linda Travison...... Joseph Heather Holbrook...... Sarah Victor Verbeke...... Elizabeth Cherre Wheeler House...... Ruth Arthur, Gabriella, Lila Verdini...... Elizabeth Amy, Jacklyn, Jade, Shelley Jitiam...... Sarah Jennifer Walczak...... Joseph Terri Wilson Susan Johnson...... Elizabeth John Alden Wanger...... Elizabeth ABC Campaign Consultant Lindsay Kamm...... Joseph Ruth Welch...... Joseph Michelle Kaplan...... John Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 9 NEW MEMBERS

Emily E. Ackerman...... Silver Springs, MD Jade Dressler & Family...... Hingham, MA John Adams...... Plymouth, MA Janet Dunn...... Plymouth, MA Amber L. Alden & Family...... Waukegan, IL Arleen C. Ellis...... Vacaville, CA Raymond M. Alden...... Santa Rosa, CA Karl Richard Evans...... Kempton, PA Daniel Lenwood Alden...... Mill River, MA Sharon Fighter...... Petoskey, MI Heather Rene Alden-Eilerman Peter Michael Flannery...... Haddonfield, NJ & Family...... Union, KY David Huntoon Fleming...... Scottsdale, AZ Melanie Alden-Roberts & Family.Arlington, VA Dr. Donald Forbes...... Dartmouth, NS James Amos & Family...... Mt. Hope, KS Eric Kendall Ford...... Reston, VA Amy Andrzejek & Family...... Hamilton, NY James J. Ford Jr...... Woodstock, VT Conrad L. Aquino...... Bethel Island, CA Susan Funk...... Worthington, OH Neal Art & Family...... Cape May C.H., NJ David Furlow...... Houston, TX Deborah Beaver & Family...... Bulls Gap, TN George Gardner Sr & Family...... Glen Allen, VA Zona-Lisa Bennett...... Altadena, CA Kelli McCarty Gauker & Family.....Newtown, PA Jennifer Berten...... Stewartsville, MO Jacklyn Gervais & Family...... Plymouth, MA Brad Bittenbender & Family...... Wrentham, MA Judy Gibson...... Charlestown, NH Everett A. Blodgett & Family...... Reading, MA Robert Gilpin...... Newton, MA James Boman...... Ambler, PA Robin C. Good...... Auburn, MA Pamela Dewitt Booth & Family.....Belle Mead, NJ Kay A. Gorton...... Lewes, DE James A. Brancato...... Rochester, NY Peter Grace...... San Francisco, CA Daniel Brewer...... Frederick, MD Barbara Gray & Family...... Gilmanton, NH Shannon R. Brown & Family...... St. Peters, MO Theodore I. Green III...... Warrenton, VA Susan Brown...... Rancho Cucamonga, CA Dorothy Greene...... Austin, TX Robert Joseph Brown...... Williston, FL Stanley Walter Grigg...... Montrose, CO Randy Charles Brown...... Glen Burnie, MD Theodore Haines Jr...... East Bridgewater, MA Debby Brutsman & Family...... Phoenix, AZ Dusty Lee Hamblin & Family...... Celina, TX Kenneth Bryant & Family...... Surprise, AZ Bethany Ann Harar & Family...... Lovettsville, VA Rebecca Jo Campbell...... Clinton, IA Robert Vincent Harris & Family....Carriere, MS Col. Donald H. Chamberlain...... Ooltewah, TN Adam C. Hayden & Family...... Weston, CT John Carl Chambers & Family...... Roswell, GA Sandra Jean Hayes...... Big Lake, MN Frederick Chase...... East Providence, RI Victoria Hedenstrom...... Colorado Springs, CO Noreen Christiansen...... DeLand, FL Jeffrey Allen Henning...... Clarksburg, MD Cheryl L. Clark...... Summerville, SC Scott Randolph Hickman...... Sun Lakes, AZ Joanne Coe...... Gaithersburg, MD Jerry “Jay” Alden Higginson...... San Antonio, TX Marilly Comer...... Baton Rouge, LA Mari Hobkirk...... Westminster, CO Roberta A. Comerford...... Syracuse, NY Molly Holbrook ...... Shoreview, MN Jim Coplen...... LaPorte, IN Michael House & Family...... Smithfield, UT Michelle Coughlin...... Hingham, MA Ryan L. Jennings & Family...... Effingham, IL James C. Cowan...... Edgewater, MD Amy Jitiam & Family...... Plymouth, MA Connie Davidson & Family...... Newport Beach, CA Rick Johnson & Family...... Scottsdale, AZ Renard S. Davis & Family...... Lunenburg, MA Avery Kamila & Family...... Portland, ME Charles Davis...... Duxbury, MA Nick Kerrigan & Family...... Dedham, MA Alan Michael Davis...... Montgomery, AL Jeanne M. Kerrigan...... Stoughton, MA Tom Delano...... Duxbury, MA Susan Knowles...... Maple Grove, MN Leslie DiOrio & Family...... Whitman, MA Gordon Lane...... Sewanee, TN John Douglas & Family...... Discovery Bay, CA Mary Layo...... Massena, NY

10 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report NEW MEMBERS

Denice Leggiero...... Garrison, NY Karen Russell...... Scarborough, ME Kathleen Ellen Leo...... Northville, MI Daniel Salazar & Family...... Chapel Hill, NC Robert Charles Lewis...... Aledo, TX Melissa Sandberg...... Sarasota, FL Eleanor Smith Lienau...... Huntsville, AL Jennifer Saunders & Family...... Beaufort, SC Robert Lockwood...... New Rochelle, NY Ellin Forrester Scalise...... Marlborough, MA Gail Lord...... Athens, GA Charles Schoewe...... Milton, FL Debora Lussier...... Cape Coral, FL Barbara Schryver & Family...... King of Prussia, PA Marion Lynch ...... Seward, NE Lynn J. Scimone & Family...... Wallingford, CT Leigh Ann Johnson Lyon & Julie Seely...... Chester Springs, PA Family...... Lake Mary, FL Norma Jo Shore...... Annandale, VA Edith Ann Machonis...... Schaumburg, IL Valerie Sim...... Rancho Cordova, CA Shirley Maddry...... Chapel Hill, NC Benjamin Sisto...... Brooklyn, NY Emily Lizabeth Manzoline & Family...Cape Charles, VA Heidi E. Small...... Portsmouth, RI Tammy Martin & Family...... Fairfield, CT George Smith...... Raleigh, NC James May & Family...... Mililani, HI Sarah Smith...... Apex, NC Simone McCall & Family...... Yelm, WA Gordon A. Smithies & Family...... Cape Coral, FL Lois Carol McDonald...... Port Tobacco, MD Genevieve Snyder...... Newton Square, PA Nancy S. McDonald...... Lincoln, MA Judith Snyder...... Belle Center, OH Amy Lynne Meehan...... Levant, ME Kathy Stephansen...... Dresser, WI David Melchar & Family...... Middletown, RI Laura Ann Strick & Family...... Vermilion, OH Trisha Stotler Meyer...... S. Vienna, VA David Stringer & Family...... Oakley, CA Nancy Michael & Family...... Hillsborough, NH Sarina Sullivan & Family...... Duxbury, MA Douglas R. Milne & Family...... Spencerport, NY Carol Surplus...... Prosper, TX Diane M. Mincone...... Rockland, MA Susan Cook Thanas & Family...... Duxbury, MA Karen Myers...... Thurmont, MD Brian Thomason & Family...... Madison, AL Tonya Myers...... Boulder, CO Erik Peterson Thorp & Family...... Mullett Lake, MI David Nelson & Family...... Wilton, NH Richard Timming...... Roseville, MN Douglas Frederick Nieske...... Shelby Township, MI Betty Lou Tocha...... Kewanee, IL Nancy A. Paterson...... Centennial, CO Linda Lee Travison...... Noblesville, IN Lisa Ellen Pearson & Family...... Boston, MA Constance E. Wagner & Family....Newport Beach, CA Linda Andrus Perry...... Eatonville, WA John Alden Wanger & Family...... Marblehead, MA Theresa Peterson...... Fort Denaud, FL Scott Wells...... Monterey, VA Constance Pillsburg...... Atascadero, CA James John Wheaton...... Chesapeake, VA James Place & Family...... Rocky Hill, CT Kenneth Winslow & Family...... New York, NY William Wayne Pollock & Family. Raleigh, NC Cynthia Winters & Family...... Pembroke, MA Keith Powell & Family...... Sandwich, MA Dale Withers Peck...... San Jose, CA Timothy Prince...... Dandridge, TN Joanne Wright Wolfe & Family.....Portsmouth, NH Dr. Brent J. Prosser...... Grand Junction, CO Douglas E. Wolfram...... East Hampton, CT Priscilla M. Riel...... Center Barnstead, NH David Wyatt...... Allen, TX Stephen James Riggan...... Spokane Valley, WA Kimberly Yunkun...... Prospect, KY Russell Conwell Ring...... Alexandria, VA Theresa Zagnoli...... Bannockburn, IL Jill Rodenburg...... Severna Park, MD Joan H. Rogers...... Midland , MI Richard Rose & Family...... Gardner, MA Brenda Jolene Rossberg...... Irvine, CA Anita L. Rudd...... Anderson, SC

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 11 IN MEMORIAM Member Name Date of Birth Date of Death Membership Date Ancestor Margaret Alexander 01/19/1927 8/5/19 7/1/99 Joseph Ruth Bolz 02/09/1924 2/8/16 6/2/89 Ruth Dwight Brigham 11/08/1941 2/17/17 2/15/05 Joseph Dale Buck 09/18/1932 10/29/19 7/5/05 Elizabeth Mary Bussa 02/07/1935 3/1/16 5/4/91 Elizabeth Everett Cushman 10/17/1951 2/20/17 3/1/77 Joseph Norma Duffin 07/18/1932 2/16/21 11/23/82 Ruth Marion Emmons 04/16/1927 9/13/20 7/22/95 Ariana Fairbanks 06/23/1933 11/29/18 2/5/98 David Richard Fleek 12/16/1952 8/17/18 9/29/92 David Sonya Ford 11/30/1935 12/21/20 2/4/00 Elizabeth Herbert Fulton 12/06/1936 9/7/18 4/12/76 Elizabeth Maretta Gay 09/22/1938 12/19/20 12/6/16 Deborah Gormly 07/13/1939 11/17/20 3/18/05 Elizabeth Frank Hall 08/04/1936 12/29/20 7/15/06 Sarah Anne Milligan 08/16/1938 4/25/17 2/5/83 Joseph Ruth Nastuk 12/13/1924 9/20/19 6/22/90 Jonathan Susan Ponstein 03/28/1944 1/13/21 12/8/94 Duncan Purcell 10/5/1959 1/10/21 8/24/18 Patricia Randall 03/18/1931 5/8/21 7/20/64 Elizabeth Priscilla Smith-Matthews 07/21/1922 12/26/17 10/17/90 Ruth Barbara Spencer 4/18/1929 10/24/18 9/19/98 David Marion Tait 08/24/1925 9/30/20 1/20/98 Joseph Richard A. Teichmann 6/24/1926 10/17/2020 7/5/2010 Sarah PAST PRESIDENTS George W. Alden...... 1901—1908 Dr. Donnell B. Young...... 1965—1967 William A. Blossom...... 1908—1910 William K. Covell...... 1967—1969 Vernon A. Field...... 1910—1915 Edith T. Miller...... 1969—1972 George F. Washburn...... 1915—1921 Lura Oaks Cushman...... 1972—1974 Joseph Belcher...... 1921—1928 Daniel N. Pearce...... 1974—1977 Hon. Ralph C. Estes...... 1928—1946 Robert A. Edmunds...... 1977—1982 Isabel F. (Cushman) Nason...... 1946—1950 Kenneth C. Tiffin...... 1982—1984 Dr. Austin W. Cheever...... 1950—1955 J. Alden Keyser, Jr...... 1984—1988 Lt. Cmdr. Joseph P. Dring...... 1955—1960 James B. Tiffin...... 1988—1995 Helen (Delano) Bailey...... 1960—1963 Linda J. (Levy) Osborne...... 1995—2012 H. Raymond Morse...... 1963—1964 Mary-Ruth O. (Payne) Duquette...... 2012—2014 Helen (Delano) Bailey...... 1964—1965

12 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The AKA Nominating Committee proposes the following slate for the Board of Directors for consideration at the 121st Annual Meeting: Those in red require action through a vote of the membership. Officers (for 2-year terms 2020-2022) Office ermT (in years) Term Expires Officers comprise the Executive Board President Pauline R. Kezer 2 (On Extension) 2022 1st Vice President Gary J. Campbell 2 (On Extension) 2022 2nd Vice President Richard Holmes 2 years 2022 Treasurer J. Alden Keyser 2 years 2022 Secretary Evelyn Walker 2 years 2022 Board Members-at-Large John W. Alden, Esq 3 (First Term) 2022 Licia Brown 3 (First Term) 2022 Paul Clemente 1 (First Term) 2024 Tom Delano 2 (First Term) 2023 Tom McCarthy 1 (First Term) 2024 Gregory O’Donnell 2 (First Term) 2023 Peter Randall 1 (First Term) 2024 Russell Rockwell 2 (First Term) 2023 Jennifer Sinsigalli 1 (First Term) 2024 Pamela Campbell Smith 3 (First Term) 2022 Greg White 2 (First Term) 2023 Appointed Members Christopher Lee, Genealogist Tom McCarthy, Historian

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 13 Alden Kindred of America | Advisory Board

James W. Baker Robert A. Edmunds (Past President) Alden Ringquist Carolyn Bingham Willard E. Gwilliam, FAIA Jerry Roberts George E. B. Brooks Amy K. Holbrook James B. Tiffin, Esq. (Past President) Paul Clemente, Jr. Barbara Y. Itz, Chaplain John Bradford Towle Lilly Cleveland Thomas M. McCarthy, Historian Linda J. Wilman Jeffrey Dowling Linda J. Osborne (Past President) Emily Zoltowski Mary-Ruth Duquette (Past President) Patricia E. Randall

Meet the 2021 Nominees for the Board of Directors

Tom McCarthy Paul Clemente Tom McCarthy is chair of the History Paul is a resident of Florida and has Department at the U.S. Naval Academy, been a member of Alden Kindred since where he teaches world history and 2002. His grandfather, (Frank Alden) 20th-century US history. He was the was born in the Alden Homestead. project manager and lead researcher He and his wife Patricia have two and author for the nomination that resulted in the creation of the John and daughters and two grandchildren. Priscilla Alden Family Sites National He received a Bachelor’s degree Historic Landmark in 2008. He currently in Management from Northeastern serves as the Alden Kindred historian University and a Master’s degree in and has been a member of the Alden Accounting from Bentley University Kindred since 1971. and was a CPA.

Peter Randall Jennifer Sinsigalli, Peter is a twelfth generation Duxbury author J.L. Rose resident. He graduated from University A Massachusetts native, Jennifer of California San Diego night school has lived in Duxbury since 2015. Her program with a degree in mechanical passion about the years leading up engineering. While attending school, to the Mayflower crossing and the Peter won their HVAC system design group seeking refuge in Leiden, the contest and has been in the HVAC Netherlands, led to research and industry for the past 40 years. Peter is writing of her historic novel, Before the the son of Patricia Randall, who was Mayflower. Her goal to educate and the treasurer for the Alden Kindred excite people about this history and for over 40 years, and has been related topics has connected her to the volunteering alongside his mother Alden House Historic Site. Although since he was young. Peter lived in San she is not a Mayflower descendent, Diego, California for 30 years where he she is committed to spreading the married and raised two daughters. knowledge and supporting the preservation and future of the Alden Historic Site.

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“I have learned that being an Alden is about stepping up, about “Never give up, for that is just having the courage to leave your comfort zone and lead – then take the place and time that the on that role with humility and integrity…I hope to learn and draw tide will turn.” from this family history as I embark on my own journey from my – Weston Moran, 2021 John and familiar home into new experiences.” Priscilla Alden Scholarship Duxbury High School – Molly Holbrook, 2021 Dr. Donnell B. Young Scholarship recipient

Molly Holbrook 2021 recipient of the Dr. Donnell B. Young Scholarship The scholarship committee received four outstanding applications for the Dr. Donnell B. Young award from members around the country: Reed Thomason in Madison, Alabama; Molly Holbrook, in Shoreview, Minnesota; Elizabeth Lau in Provo, Utah; and, closer to home, Ian Wanger, in Marblehead, Massachusetts. All had excellent academic records, participated in a wide variety of activities, had volunteered in their communities, and are wonderful ambassadors of the Alden legacy. The committee had its work cut out but, after careful review, selected Molly Holbrook as the 2021 recipient. Thanks to generous support from the Alden Kindred of America, Molly will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

A straight-A student at Roseville Area High School and an active member in her school and church choirs, Molly is also focused on helping feed the hungry, especially children. Molly volunteered at her local Ronald McDonald House, doing cooking for families of sick children and helping her mother deliver Meals on Wheels for many years. She also enjoys baking and recounted a story about spending several months developing a blueberry pie recipe for the State Fair contest. To her dismay, her cats ruined the pie on the morning of the competition! A descendant of Sarah, Molly plans to study food science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Weston Moran 2021 recipient of the John and Priscilla Alden Scholarship Our John and Priscilla Alden Scholarship for $500 is given annually to a Duxbury High School student who is interested in either studying a trade or majoring in history. This year’s award goes to Weston Moran, the class president and an outstanding student in English, history and foreign languages who was also involved in the school’s drama department. Weston plans to attend Boston University. In his moving remarks at graduation, Wes told his classmates, recalling the challenges of the past year, “I am so proud to be standing up here today looking at us all together, united.”

Congratulations to both students! Funding for the scholarships is made possible from donations by members of the Alden Kindred. If you are interested in learning more about supporting the scholarship program, please contact Linda Osborne at [email protected]. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Donato, Mary-Ruth Duquette, Rich Holmes, Barbara Itz, Patricia Randall, Alicia Williams, Linda Osborne, Chair

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 15 DUXBURY 2020 The Plymouth 400 Commemoration and partnership between the Alden Kindred of America and Duxbury 2020, Inc. provided an opportunity to revisit Duxbury’s Pilgrim Story. Duxbury’s DNA is in the founding of America. Duxbury was an original settlement outside of Plymouth located five nautical miles north and home to 18 Mayflower passengers and their families.

Inhabitants were in Duxbury as early as the Great Cattle Division of 1623 and later as part of the Great Land Division of 1627. Duxbury was incorporated as a separate town in 1637.

Leaders of the Plymouth Colony with surnames such as Alden, Bradford, Soule, Browne, Brewster, Standish, Collier, Delano, Samson, Howland, Prence and others established shoreline acreage, in some situations as great as 100 acres for multiple family members.

To honor these leaders, Duxbury 2020 offered signature projects from 2019 through 2022 that include the following:

• Alden House Historic Site – expansion of visitor programs including self-guided Pilgrim historic site tour of Duxbury, exhibit of 17th-century artifacts from the 1960’s dig at the Alden First Site, acquisition of the Warwick Bradford Patent, Pilgrim authors gallery and Zoom talks, and Native American programs

• April 27, 2019 Kick-off Benefit & Auction at the Duxbury Bay Maritime School featuring live and silent auctions to generate funding for 2020 book concept and development

• Green’s Harbor Path – town-wide civic sponsors designed signage for a section of the Green’s Harbor Path in Duxbury with a new trailhead built by the Boy Scouts with access from the parking lot at First Parish Church. Green’s Harbor Path was the first engineered highway in America linking Plymouth to Marshfield and points north.

• Samson Archeological Dig – funded by the Samson Kindred as an “on site” dig to determine location of original Samson homestead along Duxburrow Path

• Ancestor Sunday – sponsored with the Duxbury Interfaith Council on November 26, 2020 to recognize the Mayflower’s scouting party’s arrival to Clark’s Island that included church sermons and Village bell ringing

• Commemorative Publication “Duxbury – Our Pilgrim Story” – 13 professional and amateur historians developed a 200+ page essay collection about early Duxbury, published by the Alden House Historic Site, Duxbury Rural & Historical Society, and Duxbury 2020.

• Partnership with the Duxbury Historical Commission on site improvements to the Myles Standish Monument and State Park

Jayne Talmage, President, Duxbury 2020

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$10,000 + Sally B. Crawford Raymond Kanter In loving memory of Duncan Jordan Purcell John Alden & Virginia Keyser, Jr. Donald Kemp Patricia MacAllen Susan Latorre The Rockwell Foundation Porter P. Morgan Robert & Donna Pineau $5,000 + Christopher J. Prewitt, Jr. John W. Alden Jerry Roberts & Family Sumner E. Anderson Simons Family Foundation Bingham Family - Carolyn, Susan, Rowyn, Dana & Ewan Duxbury Cultural Council In Memory of George Bingham Clayton Alden White, Jr. Rice Family Charitable Foundation Thomas & Donna Wood Kenneth F. Spear Macauley and Helen Dow Whiting Foundation $100 + Jeffrey Alden $1,000 + Gail Alden Robert K. Alden In Honor of John and Priscilla Alden James C. Alden In honor of John C. Alden Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Raymond M. Alden Linda K. Becker Alvin Hollils Gary & Flo Campbell Jim and Peggy Baker Andrew H. Card Edward T. Barber Charlton Foundation Jeannie Barnett Paul & Patricia Clemente Paul C. Bartlett Dorothy F. Ellis Jennifer Berten Mariell Jessup Miles Bingham Pauline & Ken Kezer Donald K. Bloomfield Patricia P. Loring Margaret Ann Boren Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Janice G. Bornheim Quigley & Heffernan Family Trust Ethel L. Brewster Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Margaret Brook Mary Alden Ross In honor of Tyler Kerkhoff & Bryce Kerkhoff Nancy Call Ted Tillinghast Elizabeth P. Campbell Leigh Tuckey Janice Carbonneau William Carrell Ruth and Richard Cederberg In honor of Pauline Kezer $500 + Jon W. Church In memory of Louroe Nadine (Fowles) Church Kathleen T. Barmann Lilly Cleveland Laurie Barone Anne & Robert Cobuzzi Doreen Bilezikian Judith Cole Sydney Blake William F. Conger In honor of Alicia Crane Williams Licia & Adam Brown Mary Contino In honor of Desiree Mobed Jimmy L. Byram In memory of Dr. Merdith M. Byram, PhD. Elizabeth Cooper

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Mark T. Cox IV David E. Hyde Richard Coyle John R. Hyslop Marlene Sue Davidson William Jordan Pauline H. Davis In memory of Nancy Alden Bumiller Dr. Yvette F. Keel Tom Delano Robert Kemp Robert Dennis Dorothy L. Kirby In memory my daughter Ann Franceschini Stephen Devlin In honor Christine Jaroz; Grace Knight In memory of Elizabeth Alden Deborah Koons Dennis Doane Vanessa Krempa Cynthia Doherty Rebecca Larson Alice Alden Dolbear Daniel Latham Sylvia Y. Doll George V. Lewald Elizabeth Donato In memory of John and Louise Alden Chris Lindstrom Deanna Eastburn Brenda Maddox Robert & Gerda Edmunds Helen Mavrogordato Rachel Farley Susan H. McCannell In memory of Dr. Winthrop D. & Bunny Hall Donna Fernandez In memory of Duncan Jordan Purcell Medtronic Foundation Dale E. Fleming Russell Miller Keith T. Gale Kay L. Morcomb Joyce Bremer Alexander G. Morehouse In memory of Elizabeth Pabodie Joyce B. Glover June G. Munro Lauren E. Gordon In memory of Jean Elizabeth Alden Gordon Vicki Ann Neveau & Russell Drayton Alden Sue Newman Peter Grace Christopher Oddleifson Delia I. Gray In memory my brother Brad Michaels Marc Ormerod Sheila V. Gustafson In memory of Clyde L. Vinton Hilda M. Pappas Willard E. Gwilliam Douglass V. Parmenter Michael Halloran Christine Alden Pascussi Suzanne Alden Halloran Lee Peakes Genieve Harris Rev. David L. Pearce In memory of Daniel Nelson Pearce William H. Haslett William W. Pearce Frederick Hauck Lisa Pennington & David Furlow Mary Hayes Janice Peterson Judith Herdeg Patricia Randall Earl G. Hill, Jr. Adina Roberts John & Donna Hofmann Russell Alden Rockwell Heather Holbrook Cynthia C. Rogers Cindy Holmes Priscilla Alden Rogers Richard Holmes Olga L. Rothschild Maureen L. Huff Shawn Ryan In honor of Alden Grace Ryan Gail Rae Huisheere Michael A. Scott Brian D. Humphrey Rev. Olof H. Scott Carl D. Hyde

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Linda Seale Margaret B. Bobertz Robin Seeley Rance Boren Marie Seelye Ann L. Bowles Donna Rae Shannon Theresa Brown Amy & Jerry Sharp In Memory of A. Dean & Martha E. Taylor Joy E. Bruce John F. Shepard Jeff Brummett Alice W. Smith Gwynne E. Butcher Janet Smith Edward P. Campbell, Jr. Charles E. Snell Thomas Carson Robert Alden Stewart Ernest Alden Chandler, Jr. William Street Peg Chester In honor of Pauline Kezer Daniel W. Sullivan Jerrell W. Cleaves Sarina Sullivan Mary Ellen Copeland Betsy C. Swan Claire Currier Robert & Carol Tedoldi Kenneth Deed Lydia Touzet Stephen J. Derby Daniel H. Van Winkle Katherine F. Dimancescu In honor of William Mullins, Village of Duxbury Priscilla Mullins & John Alden Richard Wadsworth Evelyn Duffty Deborah Wales Verona E. Elms Evelyn Walker Hollis B. Farris Karen Walters Sonya Y. Ford Marianne Ward Frank H. Foss II Kera Ware Douglas Gallant Frank Wenzler Richard S. Gilmore Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Phyllis R. Gleason James R. Wheeler Robert F. Graham Ronnie Whelan Peter & Susan Gray In memory of Orrin & Nancy Colley Roger C. Whiting Kirsten Greene Juliann Whitmer In memory of my father Frank R. Hall Catherine Harder-Bernier Thomas Woislaw Elizabeth Hawk Kathleen H. Henderson In memory of my aunt Esther Woodworth-Barnes Up to $100 Nancy Hoigne In memory of Ruth Alden Connor Ralph Adams & Jeanne Pickering Robert Alden Howard, Sr. John B. Alden Allys Huff John Alden In honor of Albert John (Jack) Alden; Robert J. Hunt In memory of Doris Alden Robert B. Hurd Charles Ask Carl Hyde Katherine Bair Virginia Jacobsen Diane Baker Mark & Matthew Jones In Memory of Walter E. Jones, Jr. Jane P Bennett Lindsay Kamm Ella A. Black In memory of Maynard Black, Jr. Marjorie Jean Kane

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Todd A. Keck Robert Stewart Kentucky Society of Mayflower Descendants Sara C. Stinson In memory of Caroline Briggs Langhorst Priscilla Alden Kuehn George & Janet Story Mary Alden Laird Cindy Sultini In honor of my mother Pauline Kezer Dorothy F. Larrick Elizabeth Tallitsch Ellen L. Laurent In memory of E.J. Laurent my Christine Tissot deceased husband Esther V. Tyler Eleanor Lienau Susan Urciouli In memory of Betty Duquette Diane Lilienthal In memory of Duncan Jordan Purcell Janet Bradford Van Doren Beth Loring Valerie J. Van Griethuysen In memory of Thomas Van Griethuysen Janice N. Lyttle Susan P. Verell Mark D. MacDonald Marla R. Vincent Stuart A. MacDonald Erich L. von Schrader In loving memory of my parents Kimberly Martin Albert R. & Elizabeth L. Schwarz Donald Mathieson Joni Walker Lawrence McGrath Wendy Wall Renee McInnes Joy Walters Kathy M. Meredith Marianne Ward Frances K. Moon Sheldon Watts Deborah Morgan In memory of Duncan Jordan Purcell James Alden Weaver Terri Munroe John Weaver John J. Murphy Jr. Elizabeth H. Weiss In memory of George Alanson Holton Karen R. H. Nastuk In Memory of Ruth Alden Lester Nastuk James White In honor of my father John Alden White David Nelson Jeanne C. Wiant Alan W. Newcomb Joyce Williams In Memory of Priscilla L. Kschinka John Alden North, Jr Roger D. Williams Buck Norton-Jennings Sara Wilson Sheila O’Connell Charlyne Woods Donald Palmer, Jr. Dolores Zaniboni Susan Peckham In honor of all who followed Priscilla Alden! Emily Zoltowski William Person PJ Philpott Monica & Michael Pitruzzello In honor of Pauline Kezer Special Thanks Alden M. Porter III Trish Birk-Smith George R. Potter In memory of Olive Weatherbee Potter Evelyn A. Walker & Norman P. Kendall In memory of Elizabeth Belknap Cilveti Adina Roberts William S. Thayer Donna Robinson Aileen Robison Barbara Rudy Louise Anne F. Rumnock Alden L. Shores II Helen E. Skowronski William Carrell In memory of Ann Carrell

20 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report Alden Kindred Annual Meeting 2020 Minutes The Alden Kindred’s 120th annual meeting was held under considerable stress right now the Alden Kindred on August 1, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 virus, large is financially stable. Even with the shortfall because we gatherings were prohibited by the Commonwealth of were not able to have the “Speak for Thyself” event, Massachusetts, so the meeting was held on Zoom. A the Kindred is in a strong position with the endowment few participants met at the Alden Historic Site. close to $460,000. We are renewing the mortgage for ten years at a very low interest rate. The committee’s The meeting was opened with the Rev. Dr. Peter J. report was unanimously carried. Smith of the First Congregational Church of Hanson giving the blessing. The Pledge of Allegiance was led Membership Chair Gary Campbell reported on 2403 by Lily Campbell. President Pauline R. Kezer gaveled contacts with members. There are 2037 billable the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. with the ringing of the members, 448 life members, 135 new members, and Alden bell four times to celebrate 400 years, and once eight new life members. Seventy-six are individual more to celebrate 120 years of this gathering of Aldens. memberships and fifty-one are family memberships. Evelyn Walker summarized the minutes of the 2019 The annual traditional roll was called by Rich Holmes. meeting and the report as summarized was unanimously Those attending via Zoom were able to vote their state of approved. residence. Not exactly accurate because panelists could not vote on Zoom, nevertheless the roll call revealed truly Linda Osborne, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, gave amazing geographic representation. California nearly the report of the committee and introduced the winners, outdid Massachusetts with 15 attendees, compared to all outstanding in academics, sports, and community Massachusetts’ 17. It was interesting to note that in 2019 service. Friend S. Weiler III of Duxbury won the John there had been no attendees from California. Thanks and Priscilla Alden Scholarship. Timothy Alden Baker of to technology, attendance represented many more East Greenbush, N.Y. and Julia Sultini of Old Saybrook, areas of the country than usual: South Carolina; Iowa; Conn. each won a Dr. Donnell B. Young Scholarship. New Jersey; Oregon; Washington, D.C.; Georgia; West Development Chair, Rich Holmes, presented the Virginia; Kentucky; Maryland; Mississippi; Colorado; Aspiring Priscilla Award recipient, Bernadette Farmer. Minnesota; Illinois; Washington State; Arizona; and The Aspiring Priscilla Award is part of the “Speak for Texas! The oldest in attendance was Pat Randall at 90, Thyself” awards program. Because the “Speak for who participated from the Alden House grounds. There Thyself” annual awards dinner could not be held in May, were also three very recently born babies, the youngest due to the virus, and next spring Bernadette will be away was Arlo Cantrell, born on July 22, and reported in the at college, she was honored at the Annual Meeting. Chat feature by Ken Winslow. Alicia Crane Williams gave a tribute to two outstanding Continuing to follow Annual Meeting tradition, the and long-term Alden Kindred members, Pat Randall and eighty-three participants who were able to vote on Linda Osborne. Pat became a member in 1964 and served Zoom also indicated from which of John and Priscilla’s as Treasurer for forty years. Linda, whose grandmother children they were descended. The highest number was born in the Alden House, became a member in were descended from Elizabeth (30), followed by Joseph 1979. It is her uncle, Russell Edwards, to whom we (21), Ruth (19), Sarah (10), Jonathan (4), Rebecca (3), are indebted for the discovery and preservation of the David (3), and John (1). Some participants, of course, First Site. Calling her “a person of fierce energy and were descended from more than one child. determination,” Alicia stated that Linda was President Pamela Campbell Smith, co-chair of the Nominating of the Kindred for seventeen years and active in the Committee, presented the slate of new officers and development of the new barn. board members. They are Richard Holmes, Second Vice J. Alden Keyser, Jr., gave the report of the Finance President; J. Alden Keyser, Jr., Treasurer; Evelyn Walker, Committee. Alden noted that although non-profits are Secretary. New board member nominations are: Tom

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 21 Alden Kindred Annual Meeting 2020 Minutes Delano, Gregory O’Donnell, Russell Rockwell, and Greg Story. Three of the essays have direct significance to White. The slate was unanimously approved. the John and Priscilla Alden story. Desiree thanked the guides, bookkeeper Carol Smith, Christopher Lee, and Genealogist Christopher Lee reported on 102 lineage all involved for their fine work this year. applications, with forty-five being approved. Both figures were up slightly. The corona virus slowed President Pauline Kezer spoke eloquently about the down response time as well as the verification process, similarities of 2020 and 1620. The planned four-day event resulting in a backlog. Unfortunately, many applicants and very special Annual Meeting was blown off course, do not submit adequate documentation and therefore as was the Mayflower. The land was besieged with do not continue to complete the process. Three or illness, as was suffered by the Pilgrims. Nevertheless, four lineages were disproved, the applicants not being both membership and donations were up this year, at descended from John and Priscilla. Christopher hopes the highest levels ever. to update and complete the compilation regarding famous descendants of John and Priscilla. He was Pauline announced the formation of a new committee pleased to report on a newly discovered area of descent for social media and online education, consisting of in New York City and New Jersey from Elizabeth’s line. Anne Cobuzzi, chair, Tom Delano, Jim Lee, and Adryn President Pauline Kezer reminded all that everyone is Sumner. welcome to join the Alden Kindred and that being a The Massachusetts Cultural Council has awarded a descendant is not at all necessary for membership. matching grant of $30,000 for a feasibility study for The Executive Director Desiree Mobed reported on the Alden Center for Living History, a 40 x 60 feet addition many changes wrought by the corona virus. 2020 was to the barn along with improved security. The $60,000 expected to be a very big celebratory year, but much study has begun. $175,000 has been raised so far for had to change. The “Speak for Thyself” awards dinner the structure, and an anonymous donor has promised to was cancelled, forty-five bus tours were cancelled, and match the first $500,000 raised! Pauline is convinced this visitation was down forty per cent, but there has been is doable with donations both large and small, because considerable virtual programming on Zoom. In July, thousands of people are interested in the legacy of however, public tours began again. Earlier in the year, John and Priscilla. Pauline reminded attendees that the Haunted House had its seventeenth version and they could donate through stock, bricks for extending there were numerous hands-on events. Preservation the walkway, and through the Amazon Smile program, work took place on the front door and its threshold whereby a percentage of a purchase is donated to was replaced. A preservation survey of the chimney one’s choice of non-profit. “We are small, but mighty,” also took place. Our “In Small Things Remembered” Pauline concluded as she reminded everyone to stay exhibition of artifacts from the First Site was featured in healthy and to keep the Alden Historic Site in our hearts. The 2020 Annual Meeting concluded at 12:05 p.m. the national publication, Early American Life. There was considerable generosity this year in the Annual Fund as well as from foundations: the Rockwell Foundation, the Rockwell Trust Charitable Foundation, National Respectfully submitted, Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the Evelyn A. Walker, Secretary Duxbury Cultural Council, and new this year, The 1772 Foundation. In addition, there was assistance from the Massachusetts Humanities Cares Act. Special activities for Duxbury 2020 included the partnering with several organizations to create the Pilgrim Era map and guide as well as the publication of a volume of twelve essays, entitled Duxbury: Our Pilgrim

22 Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report FINANCIAL REPORT

Financial Statements: Finance Committee Report This Report is to be read in conjunction with the6 attached/30/2019 Financial Statements dated 6/30/2021.

Statement of Activities:Financial Statements:

1. Revenues: TotalThis Report Revenues is to be are read $229,773 in conjunction vs. $254,040 with the in attached the prior Financial year. Contributions Statements dated and Grants are down from the6 /prior30/201 year9. because the prior year includes receipt of a bequest in the amount of $16K. Additionally, theStatement Annual of Fund Activities: is running behind last year by about $11k. Income from Memberships and Genealogy Fees is up slightly. Museum and Events are about the same. Haunted House revenues were lower due to COVID1. Revenues restrictions.: Total Annual Revenues Meeting are $279 produced,155 vs. $ 245little.941 revenue. in the prior This year. was The offset by strong Gift Shop sales. increase is mainly due to Contributions of $33,250 to the Capital Campaign and Contributions of $10,350 towards Campaign Expenses. $32000 of the Capital 2. Expenses: OperatingCampaign Expenses money excluding received was 97 Aldensubsequently Expenses transferred are down to Endowment $25K. This. is due to reductions in Grant spending andContribution Event spendings and Grants this are year running and repairs ahead of and the priorgrounds year. improvements We received made last year. 3. Other: Transfers from$10,000 Endowment more in Grants in the than amount last year. of $14,500Memberships were and made Genealogy to cover Fee the Income cost of the Capital are down due to a decrease in membership revenue. This is being evaluated. 97 Campaign Consultant. Capital Campaign contributions year are $64,574. Statement of Position: Alden House rental income is still in arrears. Our cash position is good, however a portion of that is Capital campaign receipts awaiting transfer to 2. A budgeted transfer from Endowment of $10,000 has been made this year Endowment. Investments are shown at cost. The actual market value is annotated on the same line. The compared to $20,000 last year. This year’s transfer is designated for necessary mortgage is being paid down at about $12,000 a year. repairs to the 97 Alden property. Statement of Position:3. Expenses: Operating Expenses, excluding 97 Alden Expenses, are up slightly. This Our cash position isis good. mainly At due the to end expenses of FY associated2020, Investments with the Capital were Campaig markedn .up to market. The amount shown this year is4. muchStatement higher of Position:than last year due to a strong stock market and Capital Campaign contributions (see ****Roughly on thesimilar Financial numbers Statements). to last year although our cash position has improved slightly. Investments are shown at cost. The actual market value is annotated on the same line. The MortgageRespectfully, is being paid down at about $11,000 a year. Alden Keyser

Treasurer Respectfully for the Committee,

Alden Keyser

Alden Kindred of America 2020 - 2021 Annual Report 23 August 7, 2021 UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES-CONDENSED Revenue 6/30/2021 6/30/2020 Variance Full Year Budget (FY 21) Contributions and Grants $84,694 $123,945 $39,251 $136,000 Cap Campaign-Contributions for Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0 Membership and Fees $50,680 $48,250 $2,430 $51,000 Museum and Events $25,191 $25,225 -$34 $35,500 Interest $8 $20 -$12 $0 Rental Income-Cottage $14,400 $13,700 $700 $14,400 Rental Income-97 Alden $54,800 $42,900 $11,900 $46,800 $229,773 $254,040 -$24,267 $283,700

Cost of Goods Sold $10,105 $7,630 -$2,475 $6,000 Total Income $219,668 $246,410 -$26,742 $277,700

Expense 97 Alden Expenses (Incl. Mort.) $37,265 $33,924 -$3,341 $35,150 Operating Expenses $164,989 $182,508 $17,519 $250,425 Total Expenses $202,254 $216,432 $14,178 $285,575

Operational Gain or Loss $17,414 $29,978 -$12,564 -$7,875 Transfers from Endowment-operations $20,000 $22,763 $20,000 Transfers to Endowment-operations $0 -$2,743 $0 Transfers from Endowment-Cap Campaign $14,500 $0 $40,000 Transfers to Endowment-Cap Campaign -$155,875 $0 $0 Cap Campaign Expenses -$8,362 -$177 -$40,000 Depreciation -$34,648 -$34,648 $0 Investment Income(Edward Jones/Fidelity) $73,082 $23,772 $0 Capital Campaign-Donations $64,574 $87,150 $0 Net -$9,315 $126,095 -$135,410 $12,125 Note: Positive variances are favorable, negative variances are unfavorable

STATEMENT OF POSITION-CONDENSED Cash $117,714 $88,536 Campaign Funds Held Pending Transfer 90,500 Accounts Receivable $0 $0 Investments-Fidelity $720,911 $457,618**** Non-Current Assets $0 $0 Net Fixed Assets $740,702 $775,349 Total Assets $1,579,327 $1,412,003

Accounts Payable 0 $0 Other Current Liabilities $20,063 $5,640 Includes $14388 PPP Loans Note Payable Rockland Trust $413,762 $427,955 Net Assets $1,145,502 $978,408 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $1,579,327 $1,412,003

**** ($547,524 Endowment, $173,387 Cap Campaign)

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