Christmas time in Australia, for our American and Overseas Friends.........
by Connie Lynn Riley The first Christmas Celebrations in Australia have their roots in late 1788 and were introduced by convicts of the...
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Chris Elliott
- Dec 2
- 1 min
It's Museum Store Sunday at GSMD
You may be interested in one or more of the many items on sale from the GSMD website - https://themayflowersociety.org/shop/ Log onto the...
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Chris Elliott
- Dec 2
- 1 min
How did you celebrate 2023 Thanksgiving?
Here is how we, in Australia, celebrated our 2023 Thanksgiving... Our Secretary's family (Connie and Lester Riley) share celebrations...
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Chris Elliott
- Nov 11
- 2 min
“. . . that we might after a special manner rejoice together . . .” Thanksgiving
These are the words that one of the Pilgrims, Edward Winslow, wrote about the holiday we call the First Thanksgiving in 1621, over 400...
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Chris Elliott
- Nov 10
- 1 min
“The Race That stops a nation”
[1] MELBOURNE CUP – the thoroughbred horse race The Melbourne Cup is the biggest domestic sporting event in Australia or has been for...
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Chris Elliott
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Our latest Mayflower descendants have arrived!
Violet Hayden & Lily Kathleen Granger arrived safely 29 June 2023. Their father, Hayden (wife Maddi), grandfather, Scott and grandparents...
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Chris Elliott
- Aug 19
- 1 min
2023 GSMD General Congress
The 2023 General Congress is about to be held in Plymouth, Massachusetts from Friday 8th September through to Wednesday 13th September....
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Keith Quimbach
- Jun 29
- 2 min
From the Helm - June 2023
The Australian Governor's update - June 2023 Welcome It is with a sad heart that I inform you of the untimely passing of Orel Lea, a...
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Andrew Cooper Wells
- Jun 28
- 5 min
Unanticipated Genealogical Discoveries
As one gets further involved with their genealogy, those moments that take the breath away tend to become less frequent. This narrative...
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Keith Quimbach
- Mar 24
- 2 min
From the Helm - March 2023
The Australian Governor's update - March 2023 Welcome All plans and preparations have been made for this year's Annual General Meeting...
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lesterandconnie
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Getting Under the Skin of My Ancestors
by Steve Isham If John Isham had not shown up in Plymouth Colony around 1670 I would not have a Mayflower ancestor, or at least not...
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Keith Quimbach
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
From the Helm - December 2022
The Australian Governor's update - December 2022 Welcome Merry Christmas everyone! This edition sees our members taking to the skies and...
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Keith Quimbach
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
One in a million
by K C. Quimbach What are the odds? Would you ever believe that someday your paths would cross and you might end up meeting a famous...
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Genevieve Quimbach
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
William Stinson Soule - Photographer (1836 - 1908)
While reading a book about the history of the United States, I happened upon one of those beautiful black and white photos of a Plains...
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Keith Quimbach
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
From the Helm - September 2022
The Australian Governor's update - September 2022 Welcome In July it was a wonderful and exciting opportunity to meet face-to-face with...
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Steve Arnold
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
GBOA Meeting Report - Bloomington, Minnesota September 10, 2022
Again, it is always an Honor to represent Australia at the General Society’s General Board of Assistants Meeting. This year was...
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lesterandconnie
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
Captain James Cook Chronicle
The latest newsletter from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution—Units Overseas—Sydney, Australia, September 2022....
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Jon Fearon
- Sep 18, 2022
- 10 min
Comparisons and Contrasts: An address to celebrate the first meeting of two historic societies.
Presented by Fellowship of First Fleeters, President Jon Fearon at First Fleet House on 24th July 2022 As President of the Fellowship of...
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Genevieve Quimbach
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
Special Resolution from the Board of Directors, GSMD Inc.
On the occasion of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the following is a resolution that was scribed and read by W. Becket Soule...
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Keith Quimbach
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
From the Helm - April 2022
The Australian Governor's update January - April 2022 Welcome and Happy Easter! It's time to celebrate the Western Australian border...
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