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Let’s catch up for a coffee – Cousin’s Coffee
On Saturday, 14th September 2024, the AUSMD hosted its inaugural virtual Cousin's Coffee conversation. Participants were guided by David...
Chris Elliott
Oct 25, 20241 min read
Pilgrim 101© – Lecture #1 “Saints, Strangers and Sources – How we know What we know”
On Saturday, 17th August 2024, the Pilgrim 101© series kicked off with a lecture by Beth Lambright, former Governor of The Mayflower...
Chris Elliott
Oct 25, 20241 min read
So how did Mayflower Descendants end up in Australia?
The Mayflower Quarterly Magazine | Fall 2024 | page 16 In Australia, our schools do not stress the importance of the Mayflower's arrival...
lesterandconnie
Oct 25, 20243 min read
Our First Junior Member Earns Mayflower Descendant Status!
Our newest member, Matilda Lea penned these words just prior to her recent birthday... Dear Mayflower Descendant Members, My name is...
Chris Elliott
Aug 10, 20242 min read
Improving a Membership Lineage
Andrew C Wells – Historian for the Australian Society Congratulations on achieving proof of lineage to a Mayflower passenger! Just...
Andrew Cooper Wells
Jul 12, 20244 min read
Are you ready to join in the fun and adventure!
The Mayflower Society is sponsoring two tours in 2024: Follow in the Footsteps of the Pilgrims July 13-18, 2024 On this six-day stateside...
Chris Elliott
Feb 24, 20241 min read
Australia Society's First In-Person Congress
September was a milestone for The Australian Society of Mayflower Descendants Inc. (AUSMD). For the first time we were represented in...
Chris Elliott
Jan 15, 20243 min read
The first quarterly Governor General's Address
Wednesday, 24 January, 2024 - 7pm Eastern Time (or in Australia - Thursday 25 January - 8am-W.A; 10am-QLD, 11am-NSW, VIC, TAS) Join...
Chris Elliott
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Unwrapping the Charm: Exploring the Time-Honoured Traditions of Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a traditional holiday that is celebrated in several countries, primarily in the Commonwealth nations. The exact origins of...
Chris Elliott
Dec 26, 20232 min read
Letter from the Governor General
Every year, GSMD and its member societies give scores of scholarships to students across the world in order to help them fulfill their...
Chris Elliott
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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...
Chris Elliott
Dec 10, 20232 min read
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...
Chris Elliott
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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...
Chris Elliott
Dec 2, 20231 min read
“. . . 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...
Chris Elliott
Nov 11, 20232 min read
“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...
Chris Elliott
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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...
Chris Elliott
Aug 26, 20231 min read
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....
Chris Elliott
Aug 19, 20231 min read
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...
Keith Quimbach
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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...
Andrew Cooper Wells
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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...
Keith Quimbach
Mar 24, 20232 min read
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