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Spring 2016
Spring Luncheon
Woodstock Club, 1301 W 38th St.—Indianapolis
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 11:00 am
“Using DNA for Genealogy”
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Governor’s Message
2
List of Officers
3
New Members
4
In Memoriam
4
Photos from November 5
2017 Mayflower Trip
6
Donations ISMD
6
Order & Reservations
7
Calendar / Reminders 8
Centennial Reservation Form
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Spring Member Meeting
April 16, 2016
Note Early Start Time
11:00 am meeting
11:30 am lunch served
Please be prompt.
Pictures Needed
The Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants is looking for old
pictures of former Mayflower
meetings and especially former
Governors, Board Members and
their families. Please scan any
photos and email them to:
[email protected].
Indiana Mayflower Historian Laura
Smith, DVM will present a program
on the use of DNA in genealogy for
the spring 2016 Indiana Mayflower
luncheon. Until recently, genealogy
has focused on using the "paper
trail" to document ancestry. This
means spending time looking at
census records, getting birth and
death certificates, and going to libraries, archives, and courthouses
to find the trail that was left behind
by your ancestors. With the popularity of genealogy websites like ancestry.com and familysearch.org,
one can also have access to original
documents and family trees of other
genealogists. DNA has added one
more unique tool to the genealogist's toolbox that can leave off
where the paper trail ends. It can
help a person who was adopted find
their birth family. DNA can prove
an African American’s ancestry prior
to the Civil War. It can also give
you your ethnic origins from 5001000 years ago. Come see how to
use DNA to explore your family tree.
Menu for the Spring luncheon
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Starter course: House Salad with Olive, Cucumber & Tomato and White
Balsamic Vinaigrette, Rolls & Butter
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Main course: Chicken en Phyllo
Stuffed with Cranberry and Brie,
baked in Phyllo, topped with Grain
Mustard Cream, Maple Whipped Redskin Potato, Asparagus and Grape
Tomato Garnish.
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Dessert: Ice Cream Sundaes with
Scooped Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Hot
Fudge, Butterscotch and Traditional
Ice Cream toppings.
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Children’s menu will include fruit cup,
chicken fingers with fries and an ice
cream sundae for dessert.
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Coffee/Tea/Lemonade
Cost of the luncheon will be $30 for
adults or $15 for children (10 and under). Pre-paid reservations are due by
Monday, April 11 and can be mailed to
Pat Scahill, 16432 Clarks Hill Way, Westfield, IN 46074. Cancellations are required by April 12 and can be made by
contacting Pat Scahill, 317-867-4844 or
[email protected]. Please indicate if
Laura Smith graduated from Purdue you have any special dietary restrictions
University with a Bachelor’s in when you RSVP.
Chemistry
and
a
degree
in veterinary medicine. She works
as a general practitioner in Indianapolis. She is also a member of the
DAR, the Jamestowne Society, and
the Society of Indiana Pioneers;
she enjoys Revolutionary War reenacting, photography, and reading
historical fiction.
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Governor’s Message
By Laura Stocker—Indiana Society Governor
C
elebrate 100 years of The Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants!
A charter was issued in March 1916 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GS) to form a society within the State of Indiana. Thirty-five charter member names were scribed on the original document.
Since that time almost 1500 additional members have proven lineage to Pilgrim ancestors and joined our society. The original, 100-year-old, charter
document is on display at membership meetings. If you’ve never had a
look, now is a wonderful time to take a few moments and appreciate our
history.
Our centennial anniversary would not be complete without a celebration. It
seems we’ve prepared for months, even years, to host the 2016 national
meeting of the General Board of Assistants. Within that meeting, a dinner
event is planned for Friday, September 9, 2016. All society members with their guests are encouraged to
attend and share this milestone with GS members who will be here from across the nation. It will be at The
Columbia Club on Monument Circle in Downtown Indianapolis beginning with a reception at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. Valet parking is available at The Columbia Club and a reasonably priced, self
-park garage is located at 20 North Pennsylvania, just two blocks away, behind the Hilbert Circle Theater.
The cost for the “Welcome Reception and Indiana’s 100 th Anniversary Dinner” is $50 per person. Historical
reviews and a state-of-the-society address by Governor General Lea Filson will be included in the evening
events. The opportunity to share our history, meet national officers, and welcome members who have
come from nationwide to Indiana is quite special. Your Board looks forward to the evening with great excitement. Please join us!
All reservations/registrations for GBOA meeting events must be sent to GS offices in Plymouth, MA. The
address is GBOA 2016, P.O. Box 3297, Plymouth, MA 02361-3297. For our Indiana Society members and
their guests who wish to attend our celebratory DINNER EVENT ONLY, do not use the registration form in
the Mayflower Quarterly, but rather use the abridged form included in this newsletter. The normal registration fee for GBOA events has been waived for Indiana Society members and their guests attending the
DINNER EVENT ONLY. An early deadline of July 24 th has been requested by the GS.
If you have any questions about the event or registration process, drop me an e-mail at
[email protected]. I will gladly help.
The hope is for a wonderful 100 th anniversary celebration. Please plan to come!
Best Regards to All,
Laura Stocker
Governor, Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants
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Mayflower Officers and Board
Governor
Laura Stocker
Deputy Governor
Linda McGlothlin
Board Secretary
Pat Scahill
Midwestern Roots 2016
Corresponding Secretary Linda McGlothlin
Surgeon
Dr. Deb Givan
Captain
Bryant Pedigo
Elder
Graham Morey
Historian
Laura Smith
Assistant Historian
Pamala Smith
Treasurer
Chuck Provost
Assistant Treasurer
Richard Gould
Deputy Governor General—Laura Stocker
Term Sept 2015-Sept 2017
Assistant General—Linda McGlothlin
Term Sept 2015-Sept 2017
Class of 2013 Term Expires 11-2016
Term 11-13 to 11-16
Wendy Brant
Melissa Garrard
Mary Freeman
Class of 2014 Term Expires 11-2017
Term 11-14 to 11-17
Marsha Reynolds
Janice Swartz
Erica Gould
Class of 2015 Term Expires 11-2018
Term 11-15 to 11-18
Ellen Eckert
Val Wenzler
Roberta Caito
There is one vacancy on the Board of Assistants. If
interested, please contact Laura Stocker
Midwestern Roots is a genealogy conference
held every two years by the Indiana Historical
Society (IHS). It is being held July 15 & 16 at
the Marriott East in Indianapolis, IN with preconference events July 14th. This event will
feature nationally known speaker Cece
Moore, known as the genetic genealogist. Her
specialty is using DNA to pick up where the
traditional paper trail has left off. She has
been featured on the PBS shows Finding Your
Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr and the Genealogy Roadshow.
The conference will have more than 30
sessions that range from emerging technology
and sources online for genealogists to using
traditional sources. This year legal genealogy
will also be a focus. There is also an exhibit
hall that will feature books on genealogy and
history, many lineage societies, and information on how to find out about your military
ancestor. We will need volunteers to man
our exhibitor booth. Contact Laura Smith at
[email protected] or Brigitt
Caito at [email protected]. The IHS is still
planning the event but typically registration
begins in March. The web address for more
information as we get closer is:
http://www.indianahistory.org/our-services/
family-history/idwesternroots#.VrtLSfkrKM9
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New Members November 2015 through April 2016
From Historian Laura Smith & Assistant Historian Pamala Smith
Ancestor: Priscilla MULLINS
James Lawrence Knippenberg apvd 12 Nov 2015
GS 89029 IN 1520
David James Knippenberg
apvd 12 Nov 2015
GS 89028 IN 1521
Paige Anne Knippenberg
apvd 12 Nov 2015
GS 89030 IN 1522
Ancestors: William BREWSTER & Mary BREWSTER
Cynthia Hockins (supplementals) apvd 8 Jan 2016
GS 76612 IN 1368
Ancestor: John HOWLAND
Susan Loucks (supplemental)
apvd 8 Feb 2016
GS 87726 IN 1501
In Memoriam
Books will be donated to the Indiana State Library in memory of the following individuals:
Patsy Ann Smith Mayer
(John Howland) (Oct. 19, 2014)
Robert A. McDougal, M.D. (Richard Warren) (Oct. 10, 2015)
Jean Y. Stafford
(John Alden) (April 6, 2015)
LeAnna Eva Talent
(Thomas Rogers) (May 28, 2014)
William Weber
(John Howland) (March 23, 2014 )
Additional Volunteers Needed
We are seeking volunteers to assist on the hospitality committee. This is a great way to get involved in the
Society. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Laura Stocker at [email protected] or
317-838-9482 or Pat Scahill at [email protected] or 317-867-4844.
Thanks so much!
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Fall Luncheon 2015 — Member Recognition
Robert Hessong receives an award certificate
from GSMD for his years of service.
Laura Stocker, Governor and Austin White,
2015 Scholarship recipient.
New members left to right: Diane Dorocke, Kim Stout, Jim Knippenberg, and Keith Abbott
welcomed by Laura Smith, Historian
Val Wenzler wins the door
prize.
Valerie Yoder is welcomed at
her first meeting in November.
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MAYFLOWER HISTORIC SITES TOUR 2017
Departure will be the week of September 17, 2017.
5. Austerfield/Scrooby/Babworth/Gainsborough
This day must go through Sue Allan.
6. Boston/Fishtoft/FenStanton/Henlow
Itinerary includes for following :
1. Arrival/Dinner/Thames Cruise
7. Flights Home
2. London: Sightseeing/Palace/Southwark/Mayflower
The Netherlands
Pub
1. Flights/Arrival/Dinner
3. Canterbury/Dorking/Upper Clatford/Southampton
2. Amsterdam/Begijnhof/Canal Cruise/Rijksmuseum
4. Dartmouth/Plymouth
3. Delfshaven/All Day/Pilgrim Father's Church/Area
5. Droitwich/Shipton/Wrexham
Attractions
6. Wales
4. Leiden/Tour Day/Churches/Museums/Separatists
7. Sue Allan's Day/Babworth/Gainsborough/Sturton-le- Sites
Steeple/Scrooby
5. Leiden at leisure/City Hall/University/Use City Map
8. Immingham/Austerfield/Boston/Fishtoft
6. Flights Home
9. Henlow/Cambridge/Fenstanton
10. Redenhall/Day for the Fullers
There is much to see and do. Even a two week tour
11. Harwick/Ferry/Delfshaven
does not do it justice. Some of the Historic Sites are
12. Leiden/Amsterdam
lost. Many do not care about the Pilgrims/Separatists.
13. Leiden/part tour/part leisure
You are the ones keeping the story alive and well!!
14.Flights
Some folks like to arrive a day or two early to see other
attractions or relax.
One Week Guidelines:
England
1. Flights/Arrival/Dinner
2. Sightsee London/Southwark
3. Dorking/Southampton/Plymouth
4. Plymouth/Droitwich/Shipton
The Mayflower Inn at Southwark, England
For more information contact Barbara Williams, GSMD Historic Sites Chair:
[email protected]
Dear Members, Your financial donations to ISMD provide approximately one-half of the revenues needed to fund our Society’s activities. Donations are needed to pay for our Luncheon Programs, invitations,
postage, newsletters and delegate expenses to represent Indiana at annual General Society Meetings. Our
three outside activities include placing books in libraries, Pilgrims in the Schools and our Scholarship Program. 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©3 charitable, educational society. 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
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Three digit code on back ________
Signature _________________________________________________________
Luncheon Reservation Form
Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Meeting & Luncheon
Where:
Woodstock Club, 1301 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
When:
Saturday, April 16, 2016; meeting at 11:00 am, luncheon promptly served at 11:30 am
I/We Reserve __________ place(s) at The Woodstock Club for luncheon at $30 per adult and
$15 for age 10 and younger. Dietary restriction: ___________________________
Name(s)_________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone
_________________________ Email Address ________________________________
Amount Enclosed ___________________ (Check payable to IN Society of Mayflower Descendants)
Please reply by Apr. 11, 2016 to Pat Scahill, 16432 Clarks Hill Way, Westfield IN 46074
Telephone: 317-867-4844
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, 6367 N Parker Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220 or [email protected]
2016 Calendar
April 16
Spring Member Luncheon
Sept 8-11
Board of Assistants Meeting
in Indianapolis
Sept 9
100th Anniversary Dinner
Sept 24
Fall Board Meeting
Nov 19
Fall Member Luncheon
Centennial Reservation Form
Enclosed
for
Indiana Society’s
100 Anniversary Dinner
September 9, 2016
March 4
Spring Board Meeting
April 22
Spring Member Luncheon
Address Correction Requested
Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants
Kathryn Lerch, Editor
711 East 58th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220
[email protected]
Reservations due to Plymouth by
July 24, 2016
Proposed 2017 Calendar
REGISTRATION FORM*
General Board of Assistants Meeting – September 8-11, 2016 – Indianapolis, IN
*TO BE USED BY INDIANA SOCIETY MEMBERS FOR DINNER ONLY
Name ___________________________________________________ IN Society#______________
GSMD#______________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________
GSMD/SOCIETY Title______________________________________________ Email __________________________________
Phone: (Home) _____-_____- _________ (Cell) _____-_____-_________
Special Requirements: (diet, handicap, etc.)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FEE (required for every member and guest, no exceptions, nonrefundable)
____NA**
** Indiana Society Member for Dinner Only. Approved by Secretary General Susan Roser.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2016
Welcome Reception & Indiana’s 100th Anniversary Dinner (6:00 p.m., cash bar, 7:00 p.m. dinner)
($50 ea) _______
Name and Guest Names:
1 ______________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________
3.______________________________________________
4.______________________________________________
TOTAL ENCLOSED_______________
Return completed registration form with check or money order payable to "GSMD" by July 24, 2016 to:
GBOA 2016, P.O. Box 3297, Plymouth, MA 02361-3297.
Confirmations will be sent to all.
If you have any questions, please email Governor Laura Stocker at [email protected] or
Secretary General Susan Roser at [email protected]