Volume 3, Issue 1 Editor Doug Nicol (972) 418-7064 (dougdn49@tx.rr.com) Special Interest Articles: Compact Day Education Our Leadership The membership elected new officers for the Dallas Fort Worth Colony at the 2015 spring meeting Use CNTL button, then CLICK on any item in blue Governor Prarie Counce 972-417-2456 prariec@me.com Historian Patti Necessary 972-554-1571 pattin9@verizon.net Education Carol Burnaman 817-247-0862 caburnaman@hotmail.com Deputy Governor Hallie Price Garner 214-349-3869 Hallie.Garner@gmail.com Elder Kent Hopkins 817-540-5476 kent@kent-acct.com Education Susie Ashbaugh 214-289-9002 washbaugh@sbcglobal.net Individual Highlights: Compact Day 2 Scholarships 2 Education 2 Pictures 3 Laurie Behn 4 Recording Secretary Marilyn Funderburk 817-496-3593 kmwmom1973@swbell.net Corresponding Secretary Susan See 214-763-8923 seesusan71@gmail.com Treasurer Jeanne Harris 817-573-2716 dixie0120@itexas.net Captain John McWilliams IV 917-769-6162 john.l.mcwilliamsiv@gmail.com BOA Rep Laurie Behn 817-788-2992 gray101@aol.com Junior Chair - Toni Tucker 817-903-8664 toni.tucker@hotmail.com Membership Chair - Nancy Gilbert 817-465-5029 faancy@aol.com Scholarship Chair- Jean de Schweinitz 817-503-9928 j.des@sbcglobal.net AHAC 5 Myles Standish 6 New Officers left to right Prarie Counce, Jeanne Harris, Hallie Garner, Kent Hopkins, John McWilliams, and Marilyn Funderburk New Officers not pictured Susan See, and Patti Necessary
Anne Mayfield reading her winning scholarship essay at the 2015 Sping meeting Page 2 of 6 The DFW Colony Scholarship This year s $1000 scholarship was awarded to Anne Elizabeth Mayfield, daughter of Andrea & Jeff (Ancestor Myles Standish). Anne read the essay at the 2015 spring meeting she had submitted to the Scholarship committee for consideration. Anne will be attending Clemson University in South Carolina. The $250 scholarship was awarded to Chris May, nephew of Tiffany Chamberlain (ancestor William White). Chris recently graduated from Monahans High School in Monahans, Texas. Chris plans on attending Universal Technical Institute in Irving. Month Day & Year Event Location Event Upcoming Events Month Day & Year Event Location Event (Contact Info) (Contact Info) The Dallas - Fort Worth Colony Compact Day luncheon will be on Saturday November 21st, 2015 at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless. Tiffany Chamberlain & Chris May The address is 1400 Texas Star Parkway, Euless, TX 76040. Attendees will start gathering around 11:30 AM. The speaker will be newly elected Texas Mayflower Society Governor Richard Denham from Midland, Texas. Please save the date on your calendars. Education Susie Ashbaugh The goal of the Education committee is to perpetuate the Mayflower story and to "transmit the spirit, purpose, and steadfast will of the Pilgrims" to the public. The Education committee currently has nine active members Susie Ashbaugh, Carol Burnaman, Ron Carter, Prarie Counce, Evangelyn Jackson, Velda Reed, Kent Hopkins, Susan See and Norm & Mary Smallwood. 2 DFW Mayflower Family Velda Reed of our colony has been doing SOMD presentations in Keller elementary schools the past 5 years, and she has a friendship with Suzanne Ross, who is the head librarian of the Keller ISD. Suzanne has traveling museum boxes on various topics for all the librarians and teachers in Keller ISD to check out. She has asked the D/FW SOMD to put together 2 Pilgrim "Traveling Museum" boxes. A museum box is a way to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in individual compartments in a virtual or actual box. Using museum boxes, students can organize images, text, videos, links, and audio clips about any topic that they're researching. Education (continued)
Page 3 of 6 Members enjoy Spring meeting New member Betty Ann Keberstein New Member Duane Blair New Member Irene Bates Carol Burnaman Ron Moranville and Jean deschweinitz Back Row: Ron Carter, Andrew Ricken, Cherilyn Diewald, Irene Bates, Karen Carter, Carol Burnaman Front Row: John Gooden, John McWilliams, Standing: Jeff Mayfield, Terry & Betty Ann Keberstein, Karen Carter, Tiffany Chamberlain, Susie Ashbaugh, John McWilliams Seated: Cassandra Ashford and daughter, Kent Hopkins, John & Carol Siddons 3
Pictured left to right are Cassandra Ashford -granddaughter of Kent Hopkins Hannah Gooden - daughter of Joan Gooden Anne Mayfield - daughter of Andrea Mayfield Andrew Ricken son of Cherilyn Diewald Page 4 of 6 Texas 2015 Annual Meeting The 2015 Texas Society of Mayflower Descendants State Annual Meeting was hosted by the Houston Colony and held on March 28 th at the Hilton Houston Westchase, Houston, Texas. Special recognition was given to retiring Historians Laurie Behn and Peggy Durack. Recognition was given to all other Historians for the work they do for the Society. High-lights of the meeting include State dues will increase from $25 to $30 The state is awarding two annual scholarships. For more information on scholarships, contact Ron Carter: rcarter456@yahoo.com Juniors attend DFW spring meeting 2015 Laurie Behn In the two years I ve been a member, I have been most impressed with the passion and tireless work effort put forth by Laurie Behn in her many volunteer duties. Laurie has been Governor of the DFW Colony and Lead Historian of the Texas Society for the last two years, and prior to that she worked as an assistant to the historians for about one year, as well as serving the DFW Colony as Corresponding secretary and BOA Representative. She thoroughly enjoys doing genealogy and working with the applicants. DFW 4 Mayflower Family She is currently a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and a chapter of the Children of the American Revolution. Laurie is one of the most generous people I have ever met. She is always willing to help people or organizations in any way that she can. The colony certainly appreciates your enthusiasm and hard work!
Page 5 of 6 The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (of Massachusetts) AHAC is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. While it was originally constituted as a citizen militia serving on active duty in defense of the northern British colonies, it has become, over the centuries primarily an honor guard and a social and ceremonial group. As the settlements which followed the landing at Plymouth increased and spread, there was no organized military force for protection - only local volunteer companies, which lacked the capacity for joint action or any centralized authority. Many of the settlers of Boston had been members in England of the Honorable Artillery Company (HAC) of London, and the military training they had received in that company led them to form a similar organization in the new country. In 1637 the company was formed as a citizen militia for instruction in military discipline and tactics. Governor Winthrop granted a charter on March 13, 1638, and on the first Monday in June following, an election of officers was held on the Boston Common. Since that time, the company has continued to hold their annual elections on the Boston Common on the first Monday in June by casting their votes on a drum head. Since 1746, the headquarters of the Company has been located in Faneuil Hall. In this armory, the company maintains a military museum and library containing relics from every war the United States has fought since its settlement. The armory is open to the public daily. Membership in the company has traditionally been selected from the upper middle and upper classes of Boston society. In recent decades membership has been expanded to include those from outside of Massachusetts Individuals who are descendants of members of the Company who joined prior to 1738 may join as members by right of descent. Members by right of descent have discounted membership fees but may not vote or hold office in the Company. http://www.ahac.us.com/ Laurie Behn welcomes new members at the Compact Day luncheon 2014 Steven Gray, Diana Clark, Cathy Laroche, Sharyn Milligan, Mary Wetterau, James Wetterau, Carole Belcher, Toby Hurley, Jack Hughes, Nancy Washburn, Seth Washburn, Ken Whinnem 5
Education (continued) We re on the Web! See us at: http://www.texasmayflower.com /colonies/dfw/index.html GSMD Web site https://www.themayflowersocie ty.com/ Texas Mayflower site http://www.texasmayflower.com/ Susie Ashbaugh says For the SOMD boxes, there will be curricula for the teachers, pictures and prompts leading through the Mayflower history, children played with in the 1600s, and 3-dimensional items to exhibit or for the students to handle, such as a replica Mayflower ship, a cutaway showing inside the ship, hardtack, and replicas of toys. The librarian especially asked for information from primary source documents. A primary source document is an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic. She also would like website connections for each item in the box so she can attach a SKU that students can scan with a mini ipad to learn more from a direct link, such as a tour inside a house at Plimoth Plantation or a historian speaking about a particular aspect of the Pilgrims' experience. also have a real example of hardtack for patrons to handle, a Pilgrim toy to try out, or a simplified genealogy poster to show if someone is interested. One goal is to highlight the importance of the Mayflower Compact and its influence on the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards will be surveyed to show teachers how the museum box correlates to what the Texas State Board of Education requires students learn regarding the Pilgrims' history in their social studies curricula. Our Pilgrim Fathers http://www.texasmayflower.c om/colonies/dfw/index.html ayflower.com/colonies/dfw/in dex.html Myles Standish Myles Standish was a part of Queen Elizabeth's army, and was stationed for a time in Holland where he eventually met and became well acquainted with the Pilgrims who were living in Leiden. Standish was hired by the Pilgrims to be their military captain, to establish and coordinate the Colony's defense against both foreign (French, Spanish, Dutch) and domestic (Native American) threats. missions sent out to explore Cape Cod, and was heavily involved in selecting the site where the Pilgrims would settle. He was one of the few who did not get sick at all the first winter, and is recorded as having greatly helped and cared for those who were sick. He organized the deployment of the colony's cannons and the construction of the fort at Plymouth. and held a number of positions of authority. He made several trips to England to bring trading goods back and to negotiate with the Merchant Adventurers who had financially sponsored the jointstock company that funded the Pilgrims' voyage. In the mid-1630s, Standish moved his family and helped found the town of Duxbury, Myles Standish led or participated in all of the early exploratory Standish was well respected within the Plymouth Colony,