www.indianamayflower.com Spring 2018 Spring Luncheon Woodstock Club, 1301 W 38th St. Indianapolis Saturday, April 21, 2018, 11:30 am April Program Governor General George Garmany, Jr., MD Please join the Indiana Society for an enlightening talk from our Governor General of the General Society. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Program in April 1 Governor s Message 2 Board Roster 3 Fall luncheon Pictures & New Members 4 Historian Reports 5-7 Donations Request & In Memoriam 8 New Luncheon RSVP form 9 2018 & 2019 Calendars 10 Captivity: Terrorism at the turn of the 18th Century" This presentation gives a reasonable discussion of how New England made the transition from its impoverished state in the late 1600's to the ringleaders of the revolution that took on the finest army in the world. Read more about our new Governor General: Dr. George P. Garmany, Jr., from Boulder, Colorado, was recently elected as Governor General of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. He has been a member of the Colorado Society since 1994, serving multiple offices there, including two terms as Governor. Prior offices in the General Society include four terms as Surgeon General and one term as Assistant Governor General, with numerous extra appointments during that time. Most recently he served three years chairing the 2020 Committee which engaged in planning for the activities for the General Society to commemorate the 400 th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage. George earned both his BA and MD degrees at the University of Virginia. He moved to Colorado for Residency training and practiced Neurology in Boulder for thirty-eight years. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and his long-term commitment to teaching resulted in an appointment as Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of Colorado. He is a former President of the United Medical Staff of Boulder and also of the Colorado Society of Clinical Neurologists. In recognition for his long-term work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, he received the prestigious Harold E. Williamson Award established by the COPIC Foundation to honor a physician who has volunteered extensive services in his or her community in Colorado. George belongs to the Boulder Rotary Club and has served as a Scoutmaster. He continues to work with the Boy Scouts as a Board Member for the Longs Peak Council. Activities with the Scouts have allowed George and his family to enjoy the wonderful outdoors in Colorado and other nearby states. George s wife, Beverly, is a member of the Arapahoe Chapter of the DAR in Boulder, and George also belongs to the Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Connecticut. They both share a deep love of American History and are looking forward to working with the Mayflower Society at this special time in preparation for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage.
Page 2 Governor s Message By Linda McGlothin Indiana Society Governor Greetings, Everyone! Spring 2018 As I write this, I can hear the birds singing just outside the window. They know that spring will soon be here. And in walking outside, there are several blooms popping out their heads. I am reminded of the pilgrims and their experience after a harsh winter, waking up to birds singing, seeing the signs of spring, and being grateful that they had made it through that harsh winter. I am grateful to be serving you and excited about our spring luncheon meeting. Our Governor General George Garmany will be visiting and sharing a few updates from Plymouth before launching in to his entertaining talk on "Captivity: Terrorism at the Turn of the Century." This is one program not to be missed. Following the presentation there will be time for questions. Let's show him our support and "Hoosier Hospitality" by being present for this educational program. One of our goals involves education of children and the true story of the Pilgrim experience. Also in attendance at the spring meeting will be Kevin Stonerock who portrays the pilgrim Stephen Hopkins. The Indiana society supports Kevin with donations to help underwrite his "Pilgrim in the School" program. Kevin is available for programs, not only to school children, but also to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, after school programs, etc. His character Stephen Hopkins is ideal for 5th graders. If you know of a group who would enjoy having Kevin, please go to his website, www. kevinstonerock.com and email him your request. To bring you up to date on the Parish Meeting House in Plymouth and the donations given from Indiana; this year we gave a little less than $1000, so we are well on the way towards our goal. Each state is encouraged to give as able, and we have through 2020 to give to reach the goal of $5000. This church is built on the original site where the Pilgrims first worshipped 400 years ago. The church is in need of donations to fund the restoration. If you have not yet given this year, please consider a tax free donation for this worthy cause. You may send a check made out to the society to our Assistant Treasurer Dick Gould, 2436 Hopwood Dr, Carmel, IN 46032. On a final note, we currently have a need of a Board Secretary to take minutes, and we need your help to fill this vacancy. Duties include attending the four yearly meetings and taking minutes. For details on how you can become more involved with the work of the Society, call 317-257-6350 or email me at lmmcglothlin@gmail.com or governor@indianamayflower.com. Hope to see everyone on April 21! Linda Linda McGlothlin Governor, Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Lmmcglothlin@gmail.com Board Officers: Brigitt Caito Elder, Bryant Pedigo Captain, Dick Gould Asst Treasurer, Val Wenzler Surgeon, Chuck Provost Treasurer, Deb Givan Deputy Governor, Linda McGlothlin Governor, Laura Smith Historian
Mayflower Officers and Board Governor Linda McGlothlin Deputy Governor Deb Givan Board Secretary Vacant Corresponding Secretary Mary Freeman Surgeon Dr. Val Wenzler Captain Bryant Pedigo Elder Roberta Caito Historian Laura Smith Assistant Historian Pam Smith Treasurer Chuck Provost Assistant Treasurer Richard Gould Deputy Governor General Chuck Provost Assistant General Laura Smith Class of 2015 Term Expires 2018 Ellen Eckert Melissa Garrard VACANT Class of 2016 Term Expires 2019 Diane Dorocke Karen Mitchell VACANT Class of 2017 Term Expires 2020 Erica Gould Diana McDowell Marsha Reynolds Jan Swartz Board Secretary Position Available Page 3 Our Society is in need of a Board Secretary who is responsible for taking minutes at Board Meetings twice a year. If you are a newer member, this is a great way to become more involved with our Mayflower activities. If you are interested and would like to know more about this volunteer task, please contact Linda McGlothlin, Governor. lmmcglothlin@gmail.com Our next meeting will be in September. If you are comfortable with word-processing & email, we promise you will not have to use this quill pen! Members are always welcome at Board Meetings in the Fall and Spring. RSVP to Linda McGlothlin if you would like to attend. This is a great way to learn more about our society! S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 Board of Assistants: Diana McDowell, Marsha Reynolds, Melissa Garrard, Erica Gould, Diane Dorocke, Ellen Eckert, Jan Swartz.
Page 4 Fall Program with Fritz Klein Fritz Klein entertained our membership at the Fall meeting with his impersonation of Abraham Lincoln Book (right) was won by the youngest person at each table as a door prize Special Awards at Fall Meeting Richard Gould was recognized by our National Society for thirty years of dedicated service to our Mayflower Society as past Governor, Assistant Treasurer, and Scholarship Committee member. Rev. Cory Randall was recognized by the National Society for his extensive service as Elder and Historian in the Michigan Society. He is dual member of Indiana & Michigan Welcoming New Members Historian Laura Smith (left) with new members Carolyn and Abigail Christensen & Rob Pfaff
Page 5 From Historian Dr. Laura Smith & Assistant Historian Pamala Smith Approved Applications in Plymouth since Fall 2017 meeting (6 new 3 supplemental) Rob Pfaff (M Norris Allerton, C Hopkins & E Fisher Hopkins)- apvd 30 Nov 2017 GS 89587 IN 1524 Tina Kay Pierce (J Howland)-apvd 08 Dec 2017 GS 92405 IN 1543 Donn Harvey Behl (S Hopkins)-apvd 12 Dec 2017 GS 92435 IN 1544 Alisha Chappell Aman (M Standish)-apvd 19 Dec 2017 GS 92468 IN 1545 Mary Jane McNay (E Doty)-apvd 19 Jan 2018 GS 92632 IN 1546 Thomas Dale Baker (J Howland)- apvd 19 Jan 2018 GS 92633 IN 1547 William Clyde Hine Jr (W Brewster)-apvd 23 Feb 2018 GS 92786 IN 1548 Additional Applications in Plymouth New applications since Fall 2017 meeting (12 new 2 supplemental) Applications very close to sending to Plymouth Preliminary applications since Fall 2017 meeting Preliminary applications since Fall 2017 meeting (4 new 2 supplemental) (22) Progress on the DNA project on FTDNA Laura Smith Here is an update on the IN database & death certificates/information project. The Indiana Mayflower database is incomplete only active members were included when it was created. I am creating an excel file that has the pertinent information on every member (past and present) that will be used to add every member to the database. I have reviewed every application from 1-1000 added them to the Excel file I have searched for death certificates, find a grave, death indexes, and social security death information for members 1-800 I am also in the process of comparing the database entries with the applications from more recent members. I am also including relationships of members to each other. This is a work in progress project that I hope will be completed by the end of 2018. I intend to give all the death information found from our members to Plymouth when complete. Plymouth increased cost of preliminary applications from $25 to $35 per request on their website starting Jan 1, 2018. In the past volunteers did the preliminary reviews, however due to the increased number of reviews, there are no longer volunteers willing to do the job and new staff must be hired and trained. Renewal of NEHGS at a 10% discount ($ 80.10)
Page 6 Assistant General Laura Smith Report Spring 2018 Plymouth approved over 2,000 applications and supplementals and over 2,700 Preliminary Reviews in 2017. Plymouth made several partnerships in 2017 including NEHGS-members will receive a 10% discount for membership FTDNA-members can contribute their DNA to the Mayflower project and receive discounts on kits purchased through FTDNA Pilgrim to Passenger project to link revolutionary servicemen to their Mayflower ancestors Expanded our Family Society Partnership Program to include 12 new Family Societies ALDEN- Alden Kindred of America For more information, email Desiree Mobed at dmobed@alden.org ALLERTON- Pilgrim Isaac Allerton Society For more information, email Lisa Pennington at lisapennington28@gmail.com BILLINGTON- Billington Family Society For more information, email Marsha Berland at berland47@3rivers.net BREWSTER -The Elder William Brewster Society For more information, email Gregory Evan Thompson at gthomp5749@aol.com BROWN- Pilgrim Peter Brown Society For more information, email Sandra Sauers at s.sauers@sbcglobal.net DOTY- The Pilgrim Edward Doty Society For more information, email Donna Masaniai atdotysociety@gmail.com FULLER - The Fuller Society For more information, email Deb Yingst at FullerSociety@aol.com HOPKINS - Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society For more information, email Ken Whittemore at historian@pilgrimhopkins.com HOWLAND -The Pilgrim John Howland Society For more information, email Jean Albert at sjalbert03@gmail.com ROGERS -Thomas Rogers Society For more information, email Tracy Crocker at genealogist@tracycrocker.com or Donna Mangiafico at 912djm@gmail.com SAMSON - Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred For more information, email Scott Samson at scottsbsi@myfairpoint.net \SOULE - Soule Kindred in America For more information, email Jeanette Taylor at jeanettetaylor092@gmail.com STANDISH - Society of Myles Standish Descendants, Inc. For more information, email Denise M. Ferraro at vice.president@mylesstandishsociety.org WARREN - Warren Cousins For more information, email Deborah Shea at dshea57@mac.com. WHITE - The Pilgrim William White Society For more information, email Prarie Counce at prariec@me.com WINSLOW - Winslow Heritage Society For more information, email Kathy Myers at jkmyers2@verizon.net Plymouth published silver book volume 21part 2 John Billington to gen 6 New insignia include 10 and 25 year member anniversary pins Forty descendants visited England and Holland in the summer to visit important Pilgrim sites. At the 41st Mayflower General Congress in September, approved several proposals and elected the following Executive Committee for the 2017-2020 term: Governor General George P. Garmany Jr., MD of the Colorado Society Assistant Governor General Susan E. Roser of the Canadian Society Secretary General Jane E. Hurt of the Kansas Treasurer General Elizabeth Liz W. Gaudreau of the Colorado Society Historian General Marjorie "Midge" K. Hurtuk of the Connecticut Society Elder General Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Pike of the New York Society Captain General Jeff Stark of the Wisconsin Society Surgeon General Naomi S. Mann, MD of the Louisiana Society
Assistant General Report (cont.) Page 7 Counsellor General Richard S. Gilmore, Esq. of the Massachusetts Society Member at Large West Lisa Pennington of the Texas Society Member at Large East Donald T. Studley, CPA of the Connecticut Society Member at Large Jane Schleinzer of the Illinois Society Proposals approved at Congress included moving forward from the Joint Venture Agreement to forming a Charitable Trust with First Parish Church to raise the necessary funds to restore and preserve the National Pilgrim Memorial Meetinghouse and the proposal of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and FamilySearch to digitize and index all Mayflower applications on file. GSMD thanked our most generous donors with a local, historical tour and the 1620 Club Banquet in September. At the banquet, we awarded the 2017 Pilgrim Academic Research Award to Pilgrim scholar Jeremy Bangs. His colleague Jori Zijlmans of the Netherlands accepted the award on his behalf. With regret, but warm wishes, Dr. Walter Powell retired as the first Executive Director of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, giving us the opportunity to hire new Executive Director Susan Belekewicz in September 2017. Successfully removed the balustrade on the Mayflower Society House to ready the roof for important repairs. We hope to restore a new balustrade replica in time for the 2020 celebrations. Upcoming events: Pirates Ashore is May 19, 2018 in Plymouth The MA society is hosting a book discussion at the Mayflower House on Jun 7, 2018 at 10 AM. They will be discussing Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans by Malcolm Gaskill The Scholarship Committee Val Wenzler, Marsha Reynolds, Dick Gould & Melissa Gerrard announce the Recipient of the 2018 Mayflower Society Scholarship 2018 Scholarship Recipient Kevin Stucker My name is Kevin Stucker. I am the grandson of General Society of Mayflower Descendants member Pamela Henry Sanders and a descendant of Mayflower passenger William Brewster. A Franklin, IN resident, I will graduate from Whiteland Community High School May 26, 2018. I was recently recognized as a National Merit Finalist. I am active in my school, church, and community. I played high school football for four years and have been a percussionist in our school concert band throughout high school. I serve as a musician for Community Congregational Church's praise team. I am currently my school's National Honor Society President and serve as President of Whiteland's inaugural Town Manager's Student Advisory Council. This year will be my tenth year as a 4-H member. At this time I am close to making my final decision as to where I will be attending college. I plan to study political science for my undergraduate major in preparation for law school. Thank you for your support, Kevin Stucker
Page 8 Other Ways to Contribute to our Mayflower Society Erica Gould Please also consider shopping on smile.amazon.com. Amazon has a charitable foundation that will donate 0.5% of your eligible Amazon purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. To get started, go to smile.amazon.com and select a charity. The Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants is not one of Amazon s spotlight charities, but you can pick your own by typing Indiana Mayflower in the search box underneath the spotlight charities. The result will show the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants elect this. It s that simple. However, when you shop, you will want to remember to go to smile.amazon.com instead of the regular amazon.com, but it is the same website and all the same products and all of your old preferences and passwords will still be in place. Feel good while you shop knowing that a small portion of your purchases will be helping to support The Indiana Society s Scholarship Fund. Melissa Garrard There is also the Kroger Rewards Program as another means to contribute as you make purchases. Kroger is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards. Kroger Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card! (Information about getting a Kroger card is available online.) In Memoriam Since last Fall, the Society has lost three members. Books have been donated to the Indiana State Library in their memory from our Society. Edwin E. Niles, Ancestors: Francis Cooke and William Warren. Edwin Niles was a member of our Board of Assistants. He passed away November 10, 2017
Dear Members, Your financial donations to ISMD are a necessary component for the continuation of our State Society. Our receipts from annual dues and membership fees comprise about one-half of the revenue needed to fund our current activities. This year, our annual expenses will exceed our Society s income by a substantial amount. Please consider making annual contributions to ISMD and please include ISMD in your long term, intentional donation plans. All donations to ISMD are fully tax deductible by the donor as a 501(c)3 charitable, educational society. The great ideals which our Pilgrim ancestors passed on to us are worthy of a continuing legacy. Thank you for your continuing financial support of The Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Please mail donations to: Chuck Provost, ISMD Treasurer, 6831 Marmont Ct, Indianapolis, IN 46220 or Dick Gould, ISMD Assistant Treasurer, 2436 Hopwood Dr, Carmel, IN 46032 Page 9 At the Board of Assistants meeting in March 2018, and in looking at the year end Treasurer's report, it was decided that we need to cut expenses because our expenses are more than our income. So, it was decided to cut back on the mailing of the formal invitation. In the future, starting in the Fall 2018, we will still have the RSVP in the newsletter; we will email the invitation to everyone who has an email address (i.e. to the same people to whom we email the newsletter). We will only mail out a hard copy of the invitation to those who live in Indiana who do not have email. It is difficult to break from tradition and we realize that you may miss the fancy invitation in the Fall, but the Board needs to be financially responsible. CLIP HERE Reservation Form Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Meeting & Luncheon Where: Woodstock Club, 1301 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208 When: Saturday, April 21, 2018; meeting at 11:30 am, luncheon about 12:15 pm Please respond by April 13, 2018 Adults $35.00, Children (10 & under) $20.00 Deb Givan Payment must accompany reservation 7050 Hull Road (Make check to Indiana Mayflower Society) Zionsville, In 46077 Reservations & Cancellations must be received no later than bodekaan4@aol.com April 13, 2018 as I will not be available thereafter Menu as follows: designate 1 of the 2 choices of meals and desserts when reserving. You may also specify gluten free or dairy free only. Select Entree Woodstock Chicken Piccata with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce OR Grilled Vegetable Crepe (Marinated Portobello, Asparagus, Carrot, Red Onion and Squash in Twin Crepes) Select For Dessert Strawberry Shortcake Homemade Sweet Biscuit with Vanilla Ice Cream, strawberries OR Fresh Seasonal Berries with Orange Grand Marnier Syrup Kids Meal: (10 and under) Fruit Cup, 3 x Chicken Fingers with French Fries, World s Smallest Sundae Also, please make sure that the mailing address on the envelope is: THE INDIANA SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS, c/o Deb Givan, 7050 Hull Road, Zionsville, IN 46077
Please update us with any changes in your family s status change of address, change of name or any deaths. Did you know that if you mail in a copy of a death certificate or obit that it will be forwarded to Plymouth and placed in your family history record? PLEASE SEND INFORMATION TO: Linda McGlothlin, governor@indianamayflower.com, or 6367 N Parker Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220. April 21, 2018 Sept. 22, 2018 Nov. 17, 2018 2018 Calendar Spring Membership Luncheon with Gov Gen George Garmany 11:30 am Fall Board Meeting 10:30 am Members welcome! Fall Membership Luncheon 11:30 am 2019 Calendar March 9, 2019 Spring board meeting 10:30 am April 27, 2019 Spring Society meeting 11:30 am Sept 21, 2019 Fall board meeting 10:30 am Members welcome! Nov. 23, 2019 Fall Society meeting 11:30 am Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Kathryn Lerch, Editor 711 East 58th Street Indianapolis, IN 46220 editor@indianamayflower.com Address Correction Requested