News & Insights

Oct 251 min read

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 251 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...

Bill Elliott

Oct 253 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...

Our First Junior Member Earns Mayflower Descendant Status!

Chris Elliott

Aug 102 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...

Andrew Cooper Wells

Jul 124 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...

Chris Elliott

Feb 241 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...

Australia Society's First In-Person Congress

Chris Elliott

Jan 153 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...

The first quarterly Governor General's Address

Chris Elliott

Jan 151 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

Dec 26, 20232 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 22, 20231 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 10, 20232 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 2, 20231 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...

How did you celebrate 2023 Thanksgiving?

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...

“. . . that we might after a special manner rejoice together . . .” Thanksgiving

Chris Elliott

Nov 11, 20232 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 10, 20231 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...

Our latest Mayflower descendants have arrived!

Chris Elliott

Aug 26, 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 19, 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....

Keith Quimbach

Jun 29, 20232 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...

Andrew Cooper Wells

Jun 28, 20235 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...

Keith Quimbach

Mar 24, 20232 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...

Learn more about the Mayflower pilgrims & history

View Resources

The Australian Society of Mayflower Descendents (AUSMD) Inc.

ABN: 23 918 254 382

Incorporation No: IA 59538

Email: publicity@mayflowersociety.org.au

Quick Links