The Buckeye Mayflower
Spring 2011
Volume 29, Issue 1
Kristen M. Hallows, Editor
Email: [email protected]
A M e s s a g e f r o m O u r G ov e r n o r
Greetings Mayflower Members,
I'm sure that you often reflect on your
family tree and the history involved in
the lives of those folks we only know
from records left behind. I know that
such is the case for me. One of my
relatives was a certain Wm. Dee
(name changed to Dee from Davol as
Davol was often pronounced "devil")
who ran a tavern in the 1700s in
Rhode Island. A woman traveling
relates that she stayed one evening at
his tavern which she related was
managed by "a big 'devil' and his two
ugly daughters." I was reminded when
thinking about this article about
"Family" that there is a cartoon with
Charlie Brown and Linus playing the
lead roles. Linus is seen patting birds
on the head and Charlie sees this
behavior.
Charlie then says to Lucy, who is Linus'
sister, "Your brother pats birds on the
head." Lucy punches Charlie! Charlie,
reflecting on the events as they
transpired, says to himself, "Some
people are pretty sensitive about their
relatives!"
I find that the very human aspects of
those on my family tree make me
appreciate them all the more. Their
strengths and weaknesses speak to me
because of my awareness of my own
shortcomings and my successes. One
relative left his family to follow the
California gold rush and didn't come
home for some time. I found his
grave near that of his wife who had
remarried in Vicksburg, Michigan.
Grandfather Nichols' life ended in
the Kalamazoo State Hospital (please
no comments). I thank God for their
lives as I continue to discover that
they were real folks.
An added thought which was
prompted in our thinking at our last
Board of Assistants meeting in
January. We had asked for folks who
might like to serve on the BOA to let
Sandy St. Martin know of their
interest. That door is now closed as
the ballots will be mailed along with
other matters to be dealt with at the
State meeting. I will accept from the
floor nominations of persons who
would like to serve as a BOA
member.
I and other BOA members look
forward to seeing you at the
gathering in the Western Reserve
area come April.
Agape,
Dr. Donald Noble Nichols
Governor, Society of Mayflower
Descendants in the State of Ohio
In this issue:
Historian’s Notes
2
New Members
3
Junior Members
6
Colony Chronicles
7
Information on
Annual State Mtg.
11
Planning to attend
the 2011 General
Congress? Want to
know more about the
Massachusetts Tour
offered by Plymouth
Travel September 14
to 20? For more
information, call
Barbara Williams at
803-374-6394 or
Plymouth Travel at
508-746-0844!
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Historian’s Notes
The move of over 2,700 folders of Mayflower members to secure storage at the beautiful new library of the Ohio
Genealogical Society in Belleville has been completed. Active members in this group who requested to have the
documents on the living returned to them have received them. Additional boxes of folders will be added to the
collection at OGS annually. Documentation will be returned, redacted or shredded per your requests as each box
is moved.
The OGS volunteers have provided a great service to SMDOH. They have gone through all the boxes of folders
and recorded the election date and ancestors of all our members! This means that library patrons looking for Mayflower records will have a vastly improved finding aid at their fingertips.
SMDOH is still searching for a member to fill the position of Assistant Historian. This is a key
position for helping applicants become new members and has been vacant since October 2010.
The Assistant Historian is the first contact for new applicants, sends out the preliminary applications and then presents the returned prelims to the Board of Assistants for their initial approval. The Assistant Historian then uses the lineage information provided by the applicant,
reference applications provided by the Library at the General Society and the 5 Generations
books to prepare a worksheet. Good typing skills make this part of the process go much faster!
All the needed reference materials, supplies and software (if needed) will be provided by SMDOH along with all the
training the new Assistant might need. What is the time commitment for this job? Some weeks, almost nothing,
other weeks, perhaps 4-6 hours. If you are interested, please contact me at
[email protected].
FROM YOUR EDITOR
I’m Kristen Hallows, your new editor. I became a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in 2009, and I’m
also the recording secretary for the Columbus Colony. I take pride in my work to prove my lineage from William
Brewster through 15 generations. It was truly a gateway project to my continuing genealogical research. I hope one
day to break through my “brick walls” and use the information gathered to earn the credential of Certified Genealogist (CG). I’m working toward a master’s degree in library and
information science from Kent State University; my goal is to become an academic librarian.
It’s an honor to serve as the editor of the Buckeye Mayflower. Please feel free to provide
feedback, suggestions and requests along with your text and photo submissions!
Warmly,
Kristen
kristenhallows.com
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The Society extends deepest condolences to the family and friends of each of our
Pilgrim cousins.
Mary Buck Trayte
CLE
1-16-10
June Greene Rosenthal
TOL
3-28-10
Elizabeth K. Sanford Wieland
CLE
6-10-10
Jeanne Robinson Swindel
TOL
8-17-10
Allene Patterson McClenaghan
CLE
10-2-10
Leon LeRoy Jones
CIN
1-1-11
Katharine Sharp Ingalls
COL
1-4-11
Doris Brooks Sable
WRC
12-10-10
Muriel Stridsberg Fischbach
COL
1-15-10
Laura E. Keys Dunlap
CIN
3-25-09
Carole Aiken Kirkpatrick
CIN
5-4-08
Harriet Cleghorn Berendt
TOL
2-16-11
Welcome, New Members!
Name
Ancestor
Numbers
Colony
Jennifer Osvath
Edward Fuller
S-3070 G-82041
WR
David Grinnell*
Richard Warren
S-3065 G-81722
COL
Sarah Linhardt
Stephen Hopkins
S-3061 G-81691
CIN
Byron Stickles
Francis Cooke
S-3063 G-81710
TOL
Rolland Standish
Myles Standish
S-3066 G-81780
CLE
Lawrence Bidwell
Richard Warren
S-3067 G-81807
CIN
Alison Brooks
William Bradford
S-3068 G-81929
MAR
Patricia Krieg
James Chilton
S-3069 G-82023
COL
Erin Parsell
William White
S-3071 G-82042
TOL
Christina Twardowski
Thomas Rogers
S-3072 G-82063
MAR
Emily Todd
Joan (Hurst) Tilley
S-3073 G-82147
CIN
David Bruce
Stephen Hopkins
S-3074 G-82154
CLE
Suzanne Weegar
Isaac Allerton
S-3076 G-82329
WR
Todd Westmoreland
William Brewster
S-3077 G-82376
WR
Katharine Ingalls
William Bradford
S-3078 G-82401
COL
Frederick Westmoreland
William Brewster
S-3079 G-82430
WR
William VandenBerg
Joan (Hurst) Tilley
S-3080 G-82481
CIN
Sylvia McGregor
Peter Brown
S-3081 G-82492
CLE
Terry Murphy
William Brewster
S-3082 G-82493
TOL
*Dual Membership
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Welcome, New Members! (continued)
Name
Ancestor
Numbers
Colony
Jodi Grinnell
John Alden
S-3083 G-82514
COL
Max Coates
John Alden
S-3084 G-82575
COL
Colleen Fruth
John Howland
S-3085 G-82612
COL
Bradley Westmoreland
William Brewster
S-3086 G-82619
WR
Leon Wood
William Brewster
S-3087 G-82673
TOL
Elizabeth Murphy
George Soule
S-3088 G-82674
WR
Dianne Banta
Richard Warren
S-3089 G-82698
CLE
Jessica Amy
John Alden
S-3090 G-82737
COL
Paula Dappert
John Alden
S-3091 G-82738
COL
Lester Snyder III
John Alden
S-3092 G-82739
COL
Patsy Lodge
Edward Doty
S-3093 G-82740
COL
Betty Williams
William Bradford
S-3094 G-82763
COL
Kristin McKee
William Bradford
S-3095 G-82857
CIN
Mark Lutz
Stephen Hopkins
S-3096 G-82858
COL
Diana Tucker
Thomas Rogers
S-3097 G-82859
WR
James Griffiths
John Howland
S-3098 G-82880
WR
Jeffrey Koberg
Richard Warren
S-3099 G-82881
CLE
Anna Linhardt**
Stephen Hopkins
S-3062 G-81692
CIN
Approved Supplementals
Name
Ancestor
Numbers
Colony
Janice Kleinline
Stephen Hopkins
S-2067G-51827
COL
Lee Martin
Elizabeth Tilley Howland
S-2468 G-64049
WR
Lee Martin
John Howland
S-2468 G-64049
WR
Lee Martin
John Tilley
S-2468 G-64049
WR
William McEwan, Jr.
Mary Brewster
S-2704 G-71068
COL
Kay Johnston
Francis Cooke
S-2773 G-74603
WR
Kay Johnston
Richard Warren
S-2773 G-74603
WR
Louise Nelson
John Alden
S-2828 G-75865
WR
Mary Keller
William Mullins
S-2868 G-71167
COL
Mary Keller
Peter Brown
S-2868 G-71167
COL
John Bourne
Joan (Hurst) Tilley
S-2879 G-77447
CLE
John Bourne
Mary Brewster
S-2879 G-77447
CLE
John Bourne
Elizabeth Tilley Howland
S-2879 G-77447
CLE
Marsha Duffey
Priscilla Mullins Alden
S-2884 G-77559
COL
Norma Cape
William White
S-2957 G-79781
WR
Norma Cape
William Brewster
S-2957 G-79781
WR
Paula Bundock
George Soule
S-2963 G-79787
COL
**Junior to Adult
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Approved Supplementals (continued)
Name
Ancestor
Numbers
Colony
Teresa Boice
John Howland
S-3052 G-81239
COL
Teresa Boice
Constance Hopkins
S-3052 G-81239
COL
Teresa Boice
John Tilley
S-3052 G-81239
COL
Teresa Boice
Joan (Hurst) Tilley
S-3052 G-81239
COL
Teresa Boice
Stephen Hopkins
S-3052 G-81239
COL
Teresa Boice
Elizabeth Tilley Howland
S-3052 G-81239
COL
Gregory Westmoreland
Isaac Allerton
S-3058 G-81541
WR
Gregory Westmoreland
Mary Brewster
S-3058 G-81541
WR
David Grinnell
Isaac Allerton
S-3065 G-81722
COL
David Grinnell
John Alden
S-3065 G-81722
COL
David Grinnell
William Mullins
S-3065 G-81722
COL
David Grinnell
Peter Brown
S-3065 G-81722
COL
David Grinnell
Henry Samson
S-3065 G-81722
COL
David Grinnell
William White
S-3065 G-81722
COL
David Grinnell
Susanna White Winslow
S-3065 G-81722
COL
James Ross***
James Chilton
S-3064 G-74156
TOL
Donald Burgess***
William Bradford
S-3075 G-75982
COL
Colony Membership Totals (March 2011)
CIN
122
MAR
47
CLE
178
TOL
88
COL
157
WRC
188
TOTAL
***Transfer In
780
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New Junior Members
Number
Name
Date of Birth
City, State
2385
Anna Virginia
Deems
7-17-97
2386
Lillian Elizabeth
Deems
2-5-99
2387
Samuel William
Feller
1-13-03
2388
Alyssa Joy Feller
2389
Sponsor
Ancestor
Colony
Dover, Ohio
George Soule
Western Reserve
Dover, Ohio
George Soule
Western Reserve
Elizabeth Devol
Feller, GM
George Soule
Western Reserve
12-20-04
Elizabeth Devol
Feller, GM
George Soule
Western Reserve
Emilyn Devol
Feller
8-6-07
Elizabeth Devol
Feller, GM
George Soule
Western Reserve
2390
Jeremy Rathbun
Fruth
5-29-00
Columbus, OH
Colleen Rathbun
Fruth, Mother
John Howland
Columbus
2391
Allison Marie
MacMann
3-15-94
Findlay, OH
Gary R. MacMann,
Father
Priscilla Mullins
Toledo
2392
Julie Louise
MacMann
6-22-96
Findlay, OH
Gary R. MacMann,
Father
Priscilla Mullins
Toledo
2393
Elle Charlotte
Weber
10-17-10
Cleveland, OH
Leslie M. Kramer,
GF
William Bradford
Cleveland
Members Dropped
Name
Colony
Number
Francis G. Davis
CIN
S-1468 G-36109
Henry M. Fahey
CIN
S-2955 G-79620
Susan Babcox Gaede
CIN
S-2612 G-68004
Linda Keller
CIN
S-2602 G-67564
Anna Linhardt
CIN
S-3062 G-80692
Adam J. Lorenzen
CIN
S-2785 G-74886
M. June Blackman Thornton
CIN
S-2101 G-51778
Charles VonBargen
CIN
S-3040 G-80985
James VonBargen
CIN
S-3039 G-80984
William Warden, Jr.
CIN
S-2684 G-34301
Richard Wharton
CIN
S-3011 G-80492
Anne VonBargen White
CIN
S-3042 G-80987
Charles Wright, Jr.
CIN
S-2509 G-64745
Joyce Zimmerman Allin
CLE
S-2806 G-75306
Daniel G. Bell
CLE
S-3029 G-80861
Sondra Adams Grove
COL
S-2892 G-77785
Janean Ray
WR
S-2939 G-79011
Cordelia Story
MAR
S-2291 G-58254
Frederick Whatley
COL
S-2997 G-80347
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Colony Chronicles
CINCINNATI
Compact Day took place on November 14, 2010 at the Greater Loveland Historical Society in Loveland, Ohio. Thirty-five
members and guests were invited to share scrapbooks and photos taken at Plimoth Plantation or other activities relating to
early American heritage, as the general theme was Pilgrim and Puritan heritage. Anne Ziegler played recorded Pilgrim music,
and the speaker, Patsy Gaines, former State Regent of the DAR, presented her heartwarming “Story of Hannah,” a brave
Puritan woman who demonstrated her strength in character and action. The possibility of having a summer event and/or
gathering for prospective new members was discussed.
CLEVELAND
Cleveland’s Spring Assembly will be on April 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at John Carroll University. The speaker will be Dr. Jim
Anderson, who will give a talk about the Ohio Canal. The Summer Picnic will be on June 25, 2011. It is tentatively planned
to be held at the Shaker Lakes Nature Center again.
COLUMBUS
The annual Compact Day was held at Kensington Place retirement community in November 2010. Over 60 people
attended, and a Thanksgiving-themed meal was enjoyed. The speaker was Dr. Steven St. Martin, Professor Emeritus, OSU
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science. His presentation was titled “Food and Agriculture in Colonial New England.”
The winner of Columbus Colony’s $500 scholarship, Matthew Duffy, read his winning essay. The next meeting will be held
on April 16, 2011 at Kensington Place. At this meeting, a slate of new officers will be installed.
MARIETTA
No report.
TOLEDO
Toledo’s Compact Day was held in the Hatfield Dining Room at Birchaven Retirement Village in Findlay on November 20,
2010. Jeff Stoll, Captain of the Colony, gave a presentation on the Mayflower Compact. Gary MacMann was recognized for
his article in the June 2010 issue of Mayflower Quarterly. Prior to the meeting, Janet Romaker, a reporter with the Toledo
Blade, met with Ric Harner, Marge Waterfield, and Ken McCartney for an interview on the Pilgrims at the Harner residence.
She also attended the Compact Meeting in Findlay and interviewed several additional members. The interviews and photos
can be found in the November 25 (Thanksgiving Day) issue of the Blade under the headline “Decades of Tradition Sail On.”
The spring meeting will be held on March 26, 2011 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter in Perrysburg. Kristen Baldeschwiler
will give a presentation on English cathedrals.
WESTERN RESERVE
Compact Day Sunday Celebration took place on November 14, 2010 at the Courtyard by Mariott Canton. Seventy
members and guests attended. James Baker presented a program entitled, “Thanksgiving: the Biography of an American
Holiday.” Mr. Baker’s book was made available to those who attended along with the book Off to Plymouth Rock. A food
drive was also conducted; the food, along with a contribution of $50, was donated to the Canton/Akron Regional Food
Bank in the name of WRC. Two members in attendance, John Lennon and Carole Tracy, were presented with a certificate
to recognize 10 years of membership in WRC. Lt. Gov. Pat Huprich presented a report of activities completed throughout
the past three years and thanked everyone who participated. Officers for 2011-2013 were elected. The next colony meeting
will be held in conjunction with the 114th annual state meeting April 29 and 30, 2011.
Editor’s Note: Rooms are available at the Marriott! Mention the Mayflower to get the special rate of $92 per night, but this rate
expires March 28! Registration forms for the state meeting will be mailed at the end of March and can also be obtained at
ohiomayflower.org. WRC hopes you plan to attend! There will be something for everyone! See p. 11 for more information.
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Members Dropped (continued)
Name
Colony
Numbers
31970 1284
William S. Borel
COL
S-1284 G-31970
78845 2933
Roberta James Coup
COL
S-2933 G-78845
66148 2561
Wilford Crise
COL
S-2561 G-66148
80588 3015
Chris Daugherty
COL
S-3015 G-80588
80664 3017
Amanda Mauk Eaton
COL
S-3017 G-80664
71537 2882
Edna Allchin Edwards
COL
S-2882 G-71537
69003 2632
Karen Pierce Graham
COL
S-2632 G-69003
76543 2855
Roberta Adams Josselyn
COL
S-2855 G-76543
62089 2401
Rose Cloonan Maher
COL
S-2401 G-62089
80887 3032
Christopher Mauk
COL
S-3032 G-80887
59322 2429
David Rudy
COL
S-2429 G-59322
80665 3018
Ramona Lynne Baker Brinker
MAR
S-3018 G-80665
61256 2372
Dorothy Staats Kerns
MAR
S-2372 G-61256
43956 1765
Ruth Lawton Lee
MAR
S-1765 G-43956
29123 1187
Roger Swingle
MAR
S-1187 G-29123
80923 3037
Stephen Charter
TOL
S-3037 G-80923
68069 2614
Beverly Garman Ewald
TOL
S-2614 G-68069
60693 2341
Ruth Featheringill Gangluff
TOL
S-2341 G-60693
46174 1857
Marilyn Hennon
TOL
S-1857 G-46174
45691 1836
Stephen A. Huss
TOL
S-1836 G-45691
79774 2982
William B. Miller
TOL
S-2982 G-79774
44800 1798
Patricia Featheringill McCarty
TOL
S-1798 G-44800
82042 3071
Erin Parsell
TOL
S-3071 G-82042
81330 3055
Matthew Parsell
TOL
S-3055 G-81330
70586 2691
David Bailey
WRC
S-2691 G-70586
70607 2694
Barbara Biege Bonner
WRC
S-2694 G-70607
52157 2434
Susan Nichols Bost
WRC
S-2434 G-52157
43647 1740
Louesa Brown Canning
WRC
S-1740 G-43647
32150 1296
Ruth Ralston Crawford
WRC
S-1296 G-32150
69900 2654
Sarita Castellanos Cunningham
WRC
S-2654 G-69900
69399 2635
Mary Witmer Kramer
WRC
S-2635 G-69399
78572 2915
Lois Roegge Nierman
WRC
S-2915 G-78572
24206 1022
Josephine Hoiles Peterson
WRC
S-1022 G-24206
76152 2838
Shelley Petrencsik Sandor
WRC
S-2838 G-76152
70535 2793
Marcia Malone Snyder
WRC
S-2793 G-70535
78605 2918
Sara J. Whitman
WRC
S-2918 G-78605
80354 2998
Sarah Hall Whitmire
WRC
S-2998 G-80354
(continued on next page)
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Members Dropped (continued)
Name
Colony
Numbers
Adela Robinson Burns
CLE
S-1533 G-38238
H. Allen Curtis
CLE
S-2505 G-64662
Marcia Merritt Detwiler
CLE
S-2026 G-50963
Russell L. Kelly
CLE
S-2525 G-64939
Kathleen Kelly
CLE
S-2524 G-64938
Linda G. Kramer
CLE
S-3057 G-81480
Maracella Sieplein Nelson
CLE
S-784 G-17253
Calvin W. Sanford
CLE
S-1526 G-38026
Jessica Weber
CLE
S-2941 G-79117
Donald R. Wieland, Jr.
CLE
S-2182 G-54755
Margaret Yancich
CLE
S-2297 G-58702
Ann McDermott Zarnas
CLE
S-2565 G-64046
Karie Kidnocker Barber
MAR
S-2054 G-51456
Seth Colaner
WR
S-2677 G– 70243
James D. Coup
COL
S-2942 G-79178
Anna Colaner Dixon
WR
S-2768 G-74416
Andrea Eveslage
CIN
S-2240 G-56581
Mary Fahe Eveslage
CIN
S-2116 G-53476
Lori Heckman
COL
S-2733 G-71913
Eleanor Warner Hennig
CLE
S-1940 G-48573
Donna Kotchman Hupp
WR
S-2809 G-75428
Stella Fuller Willis
COL
S-2257 G-57007
(continued on next page)
Other Changes
Name Changes
Michelle Dodd Jay (Mrs. Jay)
WR
S-2861 G– 76814
Diana Leslie to Diana Kiser (Mrs. Jerome)
TOL
S-1949 G-48969
Mary Jo Featheringill Hamilton
TOL
S-2165 G-54738
Colleen Frederich Bailie
CIN
S-1549 G-38709
Rosalie Crapo Carlson
CLE
S-2607 G-67808
Katelyn Childs
COL
S-2878 G-77377
COL
S-2641 G-69817
Patricia Krieg
COL to IN
S-3069 G-82023
Don Williams
WR to CLE
S-2697 G– 70778
Lee Dudley Martin
COL to WR
S-2468 G-64049
Caroline Parker (Paige) McClennan
CLE from MD
S-3102 G-63114
Resignations
Vera Ellis Bagent
Transfers
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Members Dropped (continued)
Brian Johnson
WR
S-2416 G-62421
William Johnson
WR
S-2417 G-62422
Robert Johnson
WR
S-2399 G-62087
William Jolly
CIN
S-2439 G-63170
Nicholas Lawson
COL
S-2994 G-80344
Nicholas Lorenzen
CIN
S-2786 G-74887
Carol Puckett Meade
CLE
S-2093 G-52658
Colleen Frederich Bailie
CIN
S-1549 G-38709
Susan Gilbreath Monroe
COL
S-2959 G-79783
Ernest Petrey
CLE
S-2894 G-78036
William Rackett
CIN
S-2631 G-67976
Martha Gilman Renzi
MAR
S-1860 G-46177
Matthew Sharp
WR
S-2904 G-78249
Theodore Sharp
WR
S-2905 G-78250
Louise Gwinn Sivy
MAR
S-1283 G-31878
Members Reinstated
William John Griffiths IV
WR
S-2979 G-80134
Dianne K. Banta (dropped in error)
David A Bruce
CLE
CLE
S-3089 G-82698
S-3074 G-82154
Lisa Crise Cornelison
COL
S-2643 G-69819
Kent H. Dixon
COL
S-2876 G-77355
Todd T W Fisher (dropped in error)
TOL
S-2753 G-73843
Scott T W Fisher (dropped in error)
TOL
S-2752 G-73842
Jennifer R.Gerardi
COL
S-2978 G-80091
Shana M. Greer
WRC
S-2693 G-70588
Jonathon D. Hart
WRC
S-3054 G-81273
Michelle Dodd Jay
WRC
S-2861 G-76814
Phyllis Larson Johnson (dropped in error)
WRC
S-2989 G-80339
Mary Zawacki Krebs
WRC
S-2685 G-70499
Sally LaFrance
TOL
S-2543 G-65464
Mary Ward Peck
CLE
S-1945 G-48578
Suzanne Ress
COL
S-2659 G-69919
Connie Parsell Salucci
TOL
S-2926 G-78760
Sasha Hire Stanley
CIN
S-2128 G-53488
Elizabeth Dunbar Toth
WRC
S-2664 G-70021
David F. Turner
CIN
S-2757 G-73847
Christina W. Twardowski
MAR
S-3072 G-82063
Rick Wharton
CIN
S-3011 G-80492
Joyce Allin
CLE
S-2806 G-75306
Patricia McCarty
TOL
S-1798 G-44800
Lois Nierman
WRC
S-2915 G-78572
The Buckeye Mayflower
The Ohio Historical Society in Columbus
offers monthly genealogy workshops!
Some interesting seminars scheduled for this year
include:
•
Institutional Records Seminar: Records from
Ohio’s Prisons, Asylums, and Childrens’
Homes
•
How Object Collections Compliment Paper
Records Research
•
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Mayflower Society
Garden Walkway Project
This project is a unique way to carry on the memory of
your Pilgrim ancestor(s). For a donation of $150 per
brick, you can display your family’s name or special message on the new walkway, and your contribution will help
maintain the garden and grounds of the Mayflower Society House on Winslow Street in Plymouth.
A full color order form can be found in your September
2010 issue of the Mayflower Quarterly. An order form can
also be found on page 397 of the December 2010 issue.
Alternatively, you can go to
http://www.themayflowersociety.org to download the
form.
Please mail your donation and inscription before April
30, 2011. A portion of your donation is tax deductible!
Courthouse Research Seminar: Probate,
Recorder, Auditor, and Clerk of Courts
See the full 2011 schedule, and register online at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/portal/enews-p.html!
114th Annual SMDOH Meeting April 29 & 30
WRC is hosting the annual state meeting this year at the
Courtyard by Marriott Canton, 4375 Metro Circle NW,
Canton.
Are you a colony Lt. Gov. or Deputy Lt. Gov.? Do you
want to learn more about assisting applicants through the
membership process? How would you like to reminisce
with Elizabeth Tilley Howland? If so, you’ll want to be
there on Friday the 29th.
SMDOH Book Club
As with most book clubs, you don’t have to read the book.
But if you do, send the editor your thoughts!
Pilgrim Courage
E. Brooks Smith and Robert Meredith
ISBN: 978-0316800457
In addition to a continuation of good food and esprit de
corps, scheduled for Saturday the 30th is a program
entitled, “The Pilgrims vs. The Puritans” along with a
quarterly BOA meeting and the ability to discuss
membership requirements with societies such as DAR
and Ohio First Families/Civil War Families of Ohio!
At 11:00 AM on Saturday, the annual meeting will be
conducted by Gov. Dr. Donald Nichols. Lunch will be
served following meeting adjournment. Keynote speaker
Dr. Kevin Kern will present, “Ohio as America: How
Ohio Became the State of the Nation.”
Hope to see you there! Reserve your special Mayflower room
rate of $92 by March 28! Call 330-494-6494.
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Strangers vs. Saints
No, it’s not this weekend’s football roster; it’s the underlying tension that
necessitated the Mayflower Compact. Approximately half of the Mayflower
passengers were Separatists, and the rest were “Strangers.” The Separatists,
or Saints, inevitably clashed with the non-Separatists, or Strangers. For example, the two groups had opposing positions on Christmas Day. The Saints
viewed it as a day like any other; the Strangers, however, wished to celebrate
and set aside their work. This alone stressed their relationship during Plymouth’s early days.
But long before the first Christmas, the first Thanksgiving, or even the first step
onto terra firma, the passengers of the Mayflower had a dispute to settle. Not
all passengers were Separatists, but all were Pilgrims; even so, the cohesiveness
between the two groups began to falter when the Mayflower arrived north of
its original destination. The Cape Cod area wasn’t under the jurisdiction of
the Virginia Company. The rules no longer applied, and the strangers wanted to do as they pleased. It was imperative that they work as a
group to survive in the New World, so the Mayflower Compact was drawn up.
Born out of necessity, the Compact was the first example of self-government in the New World. Further, immigration and the development
of new towns inspired the first representative government. It became difficult to attend General Court in Plymouth, so deputies were sent
from each town by 1639.
By the time of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Mayflower Compact was a distant memory. The Compact was necessary to
maintain solidarity among the Mayflower passengers, but the concept of self-government perseveres to this day.
Sources: www.crf-usa.org/foundations-of-our-constitution/mayflower-compact.html; Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Genealogist’s Prayer
Genealogy is my pastime: I shall not stray.
It maketh me to lie down and examine half-buried tombstones.
It leadeth me into still courthouses.
It restoreth my ancestral knowledge.
It leadeth me into the paths of census records and ship passenger
lists for my surnames’ sakes.
Yea, though I wade through the shadows of research libraries
And microfilm records, I shall fear no discouragement,
For a strong urge is with me.
Curiosity and motivation, they comfort me.
It demandeth preparation of storage spaces
For the acquisition of countless documents.
It annointeth my head with burning midnight oil.
Spotlight on Richard Britteridge
Richard Britteridge, 34th signer of the
Mayflower Compact, was the first passenger to perish in Plymouth Harbor,
according to William Bradford’s register,
on December 21, 1620. No birth or
marriage information has been substantiated, though a baptism record in Crowhurst, Sussex may belong to him. A Richard Brightridge was baptized on December 31, 1581, son of Anthony Brightridge
and brother of John, who was baptized February 22, 1579. You won’t
hear an SMD member claiming him as his or her ancestor because, also
according to Bradford’s notes, Britteridge left no children. He’s not
listed in records from Leiden, so he must’ve been one of the so-called
Strangers, or non-Separatists, who traveled on the Mayflower to make a
new life in America.
My family group sheets runneth over.
Surely, birth, marriage, and death record dates shall follow me
Sources: www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/Maydeaths.html;
All the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the House of the Family www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/RichardBritteridge.php;
History Center forever.
www.thefullwiki.org/Richard_Britteridge_(%3F-1620);
— Wildamae Brestal
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28971575
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Mayflower:A Story of Courage, Community and War
Nathaniel Philbrick
I don’t usually read books about major wars, though Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower is one
book I’d recommend to any Mayflower descendant. For most of my life, my understanding of US history resembled that of most Americans today: it “began with the Pilgrims and
then leapfrogged more than 150 years to Lexington and Concord and the Revolution,” as Philbrick notes in the epilogue.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War explores King Phillip’s War, a conflict more deadly to the colonists than
WWII or the Civil War; more devastating to the Native Americans than the disease that decimated their population from
1616 to 1619. This book, however, isn’t simply a documentation of the atrocities of war; rather, it is a cautionary tale of
what can happen when opportunism and greed (on both sides) converge with deception and misinformation.
King Phillip’s War, named after the elusive Native American leader known to the English as King Phillip, is historically significant because it was a Pyrrhic victory for the colonists that influenced relations with Native Americans far into the future as
settlers headed west. It began, as Philbrick states, when each side envisioned a future that didn’t include the other. The book
explores a war that was intended to eliminate the threat of Indian attack but accomplished quite the opposite, as evidenced
by the number of Indian wars that followed.
The book also details the Pilgrims’ life in England and Holland. Don’t expect detailed information about your ancestor(s), though his or her role in certain events may be described. For example, I learned that my ancestor, Elder William Brewster, operated a printing press in Holland. When he published a pamphlet critical of King James, he was
forced into hiding around the time the Mayflower was supposed to depart, depriving the Pilgrims of his much-needed
leadership.
1. Phillip was the son of Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoags, who had signed a treaty of peace with the Pilgrims
shortly after their arrival.
2. This treaty was honored over the next 50 years while this generation of Pilgrims and Indians (including Gov.
Bradford and Massasoit) were still living.
3. After the death of Bradford and Massasoit in the mid 1600s, differences in way of life slowly began to cause
friction between the two cultures; the colonists were purchasing an increasing amount of land from the Indians.
4. King Phillip’s War lasted a little over a year (14 months).
5. Not all Indians sided with King Phillip; the war ended in 1676 when Phillip was killed by a Wampanoag
soldier fighting with Captain Benjamin Church.
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L i e u t e n a n t G ov e r n o r s
The 2011 OGS Annual
CINCINNATI Marty Speer
[email protected]
April 2 at the Hyatt
on Capitol Square
CLEVELAND Jonathan D. Miller
[email protected]
in Columbus!
COLUMBUS Gwen Wallot
[email protected]
To make reservations online, go to http://
www.ogs.org/conference2011/index.php.
MARIETTA Evelyn Worstell
[email protected]
The SMDOH has reserved a table. Why don’t
you sit at the table and go see a workshop?
TOLEDO Ric Harner
[email protected]
WESTERN RESERVE Patricia Huprich
[email protected]
Conference will be
held March 31 to
If interested in volunteering, contact Historian
Ann Gulbransen at
[email protected].