THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN WASHINGTON STATE VOLUME 21 ISSUE 1 - WINTER 2008 Mayflower Member Donates Historical Teaching Tool GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE We are looking forward to the Annual meeting of our Society on March 30, 2008, which honors the date we received our Charter from GSMD. This year we will be meeting at the La Quinta Hotel & Suites in Tacoma (near the Tacoma Dome), reached very easily from I-5 either north or south. Our program is to be presented by Col. Isabelle J. Swartz, Ret. on the National Cemetery at Arlington, VA. I had read an article recently about this famous resting place for our honored men and women who have served our country; its history was very interesting. The Governor was invited to the Alice V. Hedden The scale model of Plimouth Plantation is an exact replica of Elementary School in Edgewood, WA by former Board member the living history museum plantation in Massachusetts. Warren Stewart and wife Ruby near Thanksgiving for a presentation. Warren and his wife had preserved a large Edited from the Fife Free Press/Milton-Edgewood Signal, December 6, 2007. Plimoth Plantation model for many years; now the model has found a home at that school. General Society Editor Alice Teal Society member Warren and Ruby Stewart gifted to the Al- has sent proof pages for a future article in the General Society ice V. Hedden Elementary School a fascinating one-of-a-kind Quarterly about this exciting day so be sure to watch future teaching aid. -- an approximately 20-foot by eight-foot scale editions. More about this wonderful day follows in this issue. model of the original pilgrim settlement Plimoth Plantation, in A very interesting opportunity presents itself to the Plymouth, MA. The model was built about 8 years ago by membership in April, 2008. The Seattle Genealogical Society is fourth graders, parents and staff in the Shoreline School District presenting a seminar, "Discovering Your Mayflower Ancestors" over a three-month period. It includes thatched-roof houses, on Saturday, April 26, 2008. More information will be each marked with the name of the family that occupied it, a fort available at the meeting. with cannons protruding from various openings, a small clay Work is being done on the formation of a second colony in community oven, corn fields, gardens and a set of rounded In- Washington State. A committee has been looking into interest dian huts to show how the pilgrims lived side-by-side with these in the Southwest part of our state. first Americans. The entire plantation is surrounded by a high Our thanks go out to all the hard-working members of the fence, as the English immigrants were very much afraid of dan- Board who have been working on promotion of our Society and gers that lurked in the thick forests that surrounded their new to many of you who have aided our efforts. home. The model was on view in the state capital in Olympia be- fore being stored in the Stewart’s garage for many years. The Society then told them if they could find a home for it, to do so. Warren made arrangements with the school through his daugh- Luanne R. Green ter’s connections with the Librarian and Principal. It was pre- Governor (Continued on page 2) Model (Continued from page 1) Model sented to Hedden November 27, 2007, just before Thanksgiving WELCOME ABOARD! by Warren Stewart and Governor Luanne Green. “We are very excited and privileged to be the recipient of this remarkable gift,” said Hedden Principal Julia Grubiak. “The new members model makes learning about the pilgrims very authentic for chil- dren. They become more engaged in learning when the materi- als used bring the learning to life for them.” Lake Forest Park The model took up a big portion of the school library’s floor Bainbridge Island while it was assembled in full over Thanksgiving. Fifth graders Harold B Slater Elma F Adams William Bradford (11) in Karen Haug’s class researched the topics of pilgrims and the George Soule (12) plantation and put together a Powerpoint presentation for every Camas Seattle class in the school. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart came to visit the stu- Caroline R Palser Francis Cunningham dents dressed as pilgrims and talked to the children as the cou- Francis Cooke (14) John Alden (12) ple has done in the past as educational ambassadors for the Everett Spokane, Mayflower Society. Terry F Walker Transfer from California School librarian, Carol Ayers said she is grateful for such a William Brewster (12) Barbara A Bates teaching tool that gives young learners a tangible view of what John Alden (11) life was like for pilgrims, especially pilgrim children. Perhaps Federal Way even more importantly, she said, it provides an opportunity to John B Ogden Deborah B L Westwood teach students about the bedrock of democracy and religious Samuel Fuller (11) Edward Fuller (12) freedoms the pilgrims established for America. Friday Harbor Vancouver, “The children learned all about the incredible hardships that Barbara E Sorenson Kristi L Pilgrim, the pilgrims survived just to make democracy get started,” George Soule (10) Myles Standish (11) Ayers said. “These pilgrims were so brave and had such a hard Yakima life. Before they even built a building they wrote the Mayflower Goldendale Compact, which is the first time people agreed to govern them- Transfer from Alaska Judith A Arnold Richard Warren (12) selves. Coming from England, where the king could arrest and Patricia G Collins torture you for worshipping at a place he didn’t want...this was Francis Cooke (12) Mellisa L Arnold-Mullins unheard of, for people to govern themselves.” Richard Warren (13) “Wow, what a debt we owe these people.” The students also learned the origins of the first Thanksgiv- ing. “You know how Thanksgiving has become all about the big feast,” Ayers said, “well (the Pilgrims) landed in 1620 and it was a good three years before they had enough crops and a foot- hold. Half of them died. “They met English-speaking Native Americans who taught them how to survive. At that point they were very thankful they had survived and they declared a Thanksgiving Day.” Grubiak said the model will be put in storage until next Thanksgiving, when it will be brought out again for a whole new group of students at Hedden. “We will treasure and care for it so that many generations of Hedden students will profit from it,” Grubiak said. EVERGREEN LOG EDITOR - Guy Moellendorf [email protected] Associate Editors Donald Wingerson - John Bonsey Production Manager - Charles Garrett 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 be guaranteed inclusion in the current EVERGREEN LOG. © 2008 Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Washington All Rights reserved - Society members may reprint if credit is given - All others contact editor for permission - Authors retain rights to their work. Society members Warren Stewart, Ruby Stewart at the Hedden Elementary with Librarian Carol Ayers and Principal, Julia ADDRESS & LIFE CHANGES - Notify the Corresponding Secretary Grubiak. (3700 32nd Ave. West, Seattle, WA 98199-1658) of changes to members’ address, phone numbers, email and births or deaths. 2 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 Recording Secretary, Steve Arnold, conducted the Ances- SECRETARY’S REPORT — tor Roll Call. Submitted by Recording Secretary Steven Arnold Evergreen Log Editor, Guy Moellendorf, prepared a pic- ture board presentation of his September 2007 trip to England COMPACT DAY MEETING. November 11, 2007 and the Netherlands. This included great pictures of our his- Held at the Bellevue Red Lion Inn, Bellevue. torical sites. The GSMD is planning another trip in 2009. Guy also asked for members to send articles for the Log. As a new Governor Luanne Green called the Annual Compact Day feature, the Log will be emailed to those who wish. This will Meeting to Order by at 12:35PM. There were 76 in attendance. be a cost saving and convenience feature for our members. The minutes of the Summer Picnic were accepted as printed in the Evergreen Log.Our Guest Speaker, Alma F. Plancich, was introduced by Deputy Governor Bett Houston. Ms. Plancich gave an intriguing presentation detailing her trials of becoming an American Citizen after emigrating from Croatia. After leaving Croatia, living in refugee camp, her family was turned away at Ellis Island. Alma’s family was sent to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. With the help of then Senator Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson, Alma and Governor Green called the meeting to order. Elder Mavis Ratcliff gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of Amer- ica led by our Captain, Ted Todorovich. The Mayflower Compact was read by Deputy Governor Bett Houston. Gov. Green introduced all Officers, Board Members and Guests in attendance. Steve Arnold, Recording Secretary; Ann Gibson, Board; Bett Houston, Deputy Governor; Rick Hut- chins, Board; Virginia Kaiser, Board; Guy Moellendorf, Board & Evergreen Log Editor; Kathleen Quickstad, Board; Mavis Ratcliff, Elder; Catherine Roberti, Assistant Historian; Jim Guest speaker Alma Plancich detailed her trials of Siburg, Board; Gloria Swanson, Board & Assistant Governor becoming an American Citizen. General; Ted Todorovich, Captain; Don Wingerson, Former Governor & Corresponding Secretary. Robert Doughty was her family finally made it to Washington six years after leaving introduced as our newest Life Member. Croatia. Alma took her oath of citizenship in Skagit County, Wash- ington, at the age of 14. Becoming American Citizens was the main goal of her family, and it had finally been achieved.