Winter 2013 Newsletter - ILLINOIS MAYFLOWER SOCIETY

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Newberry Library Fellowship Grant
Winter 2013
The Newberry Library of Chicago and the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois proudly
announce an annual grant enabling two short-term Fellowships for qualified PhD and postdoctoral scholars to study
at The Newberry Library.
The annual grant of $5,000 from the Illinois Mayflower Society will support two Fellows selected by the Newberry Library who will use the Library's collections to pursue original research in early American history and culture.
The establishment of this grant is in keeping with the mission of the Illinois Mayflower Society to promote Mayflower
history and ideals and the education objectives of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Fellowships at the Newberry Library provide support for researchers who need to use the Library's extensive collections. Each year the
Newberry offers both short-term Fellowships of one or two months and
long-term Fellowships of four to twelve months. Generally, short-term
Fellowships, such as those funded by the Illinois Society, are intended to
assist those who live outside the Chicago area and need to examine specific items in the Newberry's collections.
William Conger, Chair of the Education Committee of the Illinois
David Spadafora, President, Newberry Library; William
Mayflower Society, and Mary Morony, Recording Secretary of the Illinois
Conger, Chair, Education Committee, Illinois Mayflower
Mayflower Society, were the Board members most instrumental in formu- Society; Max Brown, Governor, Illinois Mayflower Society;
Daniel Greene, Vice President, Research and Academic
lating the terms of the grant. According to William Conger, “We are
Programs, Newberry Library.
pleased to now support new scholarship in early American history by
Newberry Fellows. It will contribute to a greater awareness of the broad legacy of the Mayflower Pilgrims; it will add
to our knowledge of the later growth, strength, and diversity of American culture based on democratic self-rule, foretold in the spirit of the Mayflower Compact.”
Max Douglas Brown, Governor of the Illinois Mayflower Society is also very enthusiastic about the Fellowship
grant. He observes, ”I believe our membership appreciates the Board's efforts to find ways for our organization to be
active and relevant in today's society. This grant is in line with our past support of genealogical libraries across Illinois,
our gifts of Mayflower materials to schoolchildren, our annual scholarship award to an outstanding high school senior, and our support of the Chicago Metro History Education Center prizes to students and teachers who participate
in the annual Chicago History Fair. We will continue to support scholarly and public efforts that increase awareness of
our Mayflower heritage.”
Governor’s Message
You will notice a few changes in your Mayflower Newsletter. The Governor’s Message has traditionally appeared on the front page of the Newsletter. We think that this place of honor should be given to some of the noteworthy events and activities of our organization so in the future, the most newsworthy activity of the Illinois Mayflower Society will appear on the front page of the Newsletter.
You might also notice that this version of your Newsletter contains more pictures and fewer words than in the
past. While we may not be able to tell you about all of the activities of the Illinois Mayflower Society simply with pictures, we do subscribe to the notion that pictures are worth a thousand words. So in the future, you will see more
pictures as a part of the Newsletter.
Of special note is the fact that at spring and fall meetings of the Illinois Mayflower Society we will be taking
pictures of all those in attendance grouped according to their Mayflower passenger ancestors. These pictures will not
only acknowledge those in attendance at these meetings but will serve as an historic record of our organization’s
membership. We hope you enjoy this new feature and that in the future you might be able to attend one of the
luncheons in order to appear in the pictures.
Best regards.
Max
Max Douglas Brown
Governor and Co-Historian
Illinois Mayflower Society
Governor Max Douglas Brown
Social Media & Resources
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois is now on Social Media!
Interact with your Mayflower cousins on the following sites:
Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/illinoismayflowersociety
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Visit our Society Website: www.illinoismayflower.com
General Society of Mayflower Descendants Website: www.gsmd.com
Want to contribute to the newsletter? Contact karenseda@gmail.com.
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Fall Luncheon & Annual Meeting — Springfield
Group Tour at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
Reading the Mayflower Compact
New Member Ceremony
The historic restaurant Maldaner’s in downtown Springfield was the site of this year’s annual meeting on November 17th. Governor Max Douglas Brown welcomed 108 members and guests. Elder Ralph Moore gave the invocation; Captain Dorr Lewright led the Pledge of Allegiance; and Recording Secretary Mary Morony read the names of the
men and women passengers on the Mayflower. Finance Chair Carolyn Pribble read the Treasurer’s Report on behalf of
John Schellinger.
Governor Max Douglas Brown recognized Captain General Ken Callison who made a few comments on behalf
of the newly created PR Committee of the General Society. John Kemp spoke to the audience about the upcoming trip
to England and Holland sponsored by the General Society. [See article by John Kemp elsewhere in this Newsletter
which provides more information about this exciting trip.] Ralph Moore as Chairman of the Nominating Committee
then read the list of the persons nominated for the various offices on the Board of Assistants. The slate of nominees
was duly elected.
After lunch Membership Secretary Don Sherman read the list of our fellow members who had died within the
past several years as well as the list of new members whose lines had been approved by the Historian General. Deputy
Governor Jane Schleinzer then officiated at the Recognition Ceremony for the new members in attendance. Prior to
the program, Ralph Moore on behalf of the Prairie Colony presented the Illinois Mayflower Society with a check for
$500 for the Illinois Mayflower Scholarship program.
Jane Schleinzer introduced Kathryn M. Harris, Library Services Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, who gave a delightful and informative presentation on the ALP Library & Museum, its creation and
recent move from the basement of the Old State Capital to the more spacious building on North Sixth Street, its significant collection of Lincoln and Illinois related books and letters as well as the frequent celebrity status it enjoys because
of the Lincoln connection. Following the program and after the taking of family group pictures [see group photos elsewhere in this Newsletter] Director Harris led everyone on an hour long private tour of the Library.
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Fall Luncheon & Annual Meeting — Springfield
Barbara Anderson-Erwin, Jean Anderson-Miller
Mary Anne & Max Brown, Sally Krigbaum
Kathleen Klinedinst, Patricia Crommett,
Joyce Siguaw
Joyce & Wayne Hansen
Kate & James Frazier
Dennis & Marilyn Moisio
Wayne Hansen, Tim Pizza
Mary Helen & Robert Runkle,
Carol & Stephen Hyatt
Mary & Jim Seda
Aimee Pizza, Joyce Hansen
Mary DeRemer, Frederick & Jody Seibold
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Fall Luncheon & Annual Meeting — Springfield
Evelyn Kesler, Leslie Kroeger
Ralph Moore, Luann Benoit
Mary Morony, Brian White, Jim Kinney
Bob & Sue Anstine
Donna & James Russell
Nancy & Ben Jewison
Nancy Daughtery, Barbara McKean
Carolyn & Donald Dean
William & Barbara Smith
Jane & Robert Fairchild
Lee Palm
Keith & Kathleen Parker
Max Brown, John Dystrup, Leslie & Nancy Lipschutz
Zoey & Rachel Peterson
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Stuart & Mildred Kasten
Fall Luncheon & Annual Meeting — Springfield
Ancestor Family Photos
Alden: (F) Anne Sears, Kate Frazier, Lee Palm, Mary Seda (B) Lorin Dillon, Don Sherman, Harold Woodward, Karen Seda
Bradford: (F) Joyce Siguaw, Nancy Jewison, Jody Seibold, Robert Runkle,
Patricia Crommett (B) Bob Anstine, James Russell, Luann Benoit
Chilton: Jane Schleinzer, John Phipps, Brian White, Don Sherman
Brewster: (F) Mildred Kasten, Jan Pranger, Lila Kimball, Marilyn
Brauer, Victoria Rooney (B) Stuart Kasten, Mark Woodworth, Harold
Woodworth, Keith Parker, Brian White and Elizabeth Marsh
Cooke: Wayne Hansen, Jane Schleinzer, Leslie Lipschutz
Doty: Sylvia Brewer and Patricia Vodick
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Fall Luncheon & Annual Meeting — Springfield
Ancestor Family Photos
E. Fuller: (F) Carol Hyatt, Deborah Swisher, Jan Pranger (B) Max Brown,
John Kemp, Don Sherman
Hopkins: Patricia Sperry, Mary Karlovich, Kay Webber
Howland: (F) Carolyn Pribble, Carolyn Dean, Jan Pranger, Sally
Krigbaum (B) Leslie Kroeger, Robert Fairchild, Ralph Moore, Don
Sherman
Standish: (F) Donald Dean, Lee Palm (B) Dorr Lewright
7 Families: (F) Rogers--Don Sherman, Soule--Evelyn Kesler, Priest--Mary
Morony, Billington--Marilyn Moisio (B) White--John Dystrup, Tilley--Jan
Pranger, Warren: Brian White and Leslie Lipshutz
New members
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Membership News
New Members: We welcome our new members since our last newsletter, and as of early November.
Name
City
Ancestor
Election Date
James Cowing Wirt
Orland Park, IL
John Howland
June 18, 2012
Rebecca Abigail Miknaitis
Cary, IL
John Howland
June 18, 2012
James Michael Kohl
Cary, IL
John Howland
June 18, 2012
Donald McRill Dean
Elmwood, IL
Myles Standish
June 20, 2012
Keith Dette Parker
Northbrook, IL
William Brewster
June 22, 2012
Mary Courtney Connelly Devine
Lisle, IL
William White
June 26, 2012
Maggie Kaitlin Gibson Myers
Oak Brook, IL
William White
June 26, 2012
John Alderman Dystrup
Peoria, IL
William White
July 16, 2012
Alexander James Croke
Arlington Heights, IL
William Bradford
July 16, 2012
Carol Ann Hyatt
Collinsville, IL
Edward Fuller
July 25, 2012
Marilynn Eula Moisio
Waukegan, IL
John Billington
July 31, 2012
Lauren Mae Lochstampfor
Philadelphia, PA
John Alden
August 6, 2012
John Norfleet Wright
Chicago, IL
Henry Samson
August 6, 2012
Katerina Ann Swanson
West Chicago, IL
Henry Samson
August 6, 2012
William Timothy Smith
Chicago, IL
John Alden
August 6, 2012
Kenneth Paul Flanigan
Wheaton, IL
William White
September 7, 2012
Andrew Patrick Oloffson
Naperville, IL
William Bradford
October 9, 2012
Mary Kate Frazier
Batavia, IL
John Alden
October 15, 2012
Elizabeth Lloyd Kunkle
Winnetka, IL
Mary Chilton
October 19, 2012
Kathy Anna Nickell
Wheaton, IL
William Brewster
November 6, 2012
Recent Supplemental Lines:
Name
City
Supplemental Ancestor
Ann Shurtleff Merritt
Glenview, IL
Richard Warren (second line)
Elizabeth Anne Fosler
Naperville, IL
William Mullins
Brian Darrell White
Chicago, IL
Richard Warren
Sydney Patricia Shaw
Chicago, IL
Edward Fuller
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Membership News
New Junior Associates: We have added 14 new Junior Associates between June 2012 and November 2012.
Junior Number
Name
Sponsor
Ancestor
2016
Connor Kemp Lyons
John S. Kemp
Edward Fuller
2017
Kelly Kamp Lyons
John S. Kemp
Edward Fuller
2018
Keeley Brooke Buennemeyer
John S. Kemp
Edward Fuller
2019
Grant Michael Buennemeyer
John S. Kemp
Edward Fuller
2020
Taryn McKenzie Buennemeyer
John S. Kemp
Edward Fuller
2021
Camden Jarrett Buennemeyer
John S. Kemp
Edward Fuller
2022
William Legan Wirt
James Cowing Wirt
John Howland
2023
Emma Louise Wirt
James Cowing Wirt
John Howland
2024
Ryan Richard Worrell, Jr.
Shari Kelly Worrell
Richard Warren
2025
Isabella Maria Bliujus
Peggy J. Bliujus
Thomas Rogers
2026
Elias Jeronimas Bliujus
Peggy J. Bliujus
Thomas Rogers
2027
Jacob Tobia Bliujus
Peggy J. Bliujus
Thomas Rogers
2028
Lucas Benamin Bliujus
Peggy J. Bliujus
Thomas Rogers
2029
Gabriel Mateo Bliujus
Peggy J. Bliujus
Thomas Rogers
An application to become a Junior Associate may be obtained at the Mayflower Society website or from Mary E. Gardner, 106 Thorobred Lane, Sleepy Hollow, IL 60118. Her phone is 847-428-7561, although she prefers e-mail to
megardner@earthlink.net. A completed application must be returned to Ms. Gardner for each applicant, with a check
for $15.00 and two photocopies of the original birth certificate from vital statistics (stating the name of the father and
showing the mother’s maiden name). The birth certificates are kept on file to facilitate the transition at a later date
from Junior Associate to a full adult membership application.
In Memoriam: We remember those members in our society who have passed away recently.
Name
Month
Alice May DeMaranville Caldwell
January, 2012
Sandra Kay Ditzig
July, 2012
Margaret Upson Barber
October, 2012
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Society Officers & Board of Assistants
Name
Position
Phone
email
Max Brown
Governor, Co-Historian & Counselor
708-771-6886
dr.tort@comcast.net
Jane Schleinzer
Deputy Governor
630-851-2576
JSAntiques@aol.com
Mary Morony
Recording Secretary
312-944-7029
mmorony@ameritech.net
Sylvia Brewer
Corresponding Secretary
217-546-9772
JBrewer148@aol.com
Don Sherman
Membership Secretary
847-977-8907
DWSherman2@aol.com
John Schellinger
Treasurer
847-475-6426
john@schellinger.info
Marge Piersen
Co-Historian
847-945-6584
marge.piersen@comcast.net
Cary Stone-Greenstein
Co-Historian
847-724-7424
cary-stone@msn.com
Catherine Passas
Co-Historian
815-791-7864
CaptainPiewacket@aol.com
Rosalie Clary
Consulting Historian
847-446-7468
RSClary509@aol.com
Ralph Moore
Elder
217-498-7891
carmor1@comcast.net
Dorr Lewright
Captain
847-970-1700
dorr@lewright.com
Karen Seda
Newsletter Editor
312-337-2211
karenseda@gmail.com
William Conger
Education Committee Chair & Arts
Advisor
773-248-2430
w-conger@sbcglobal.net
Carolyn Pribble
Finance Committee Chair
217-688-2257
cmpribble@gmail.com
Sally Krigbaum
Scholarship Committee Chair
217-429-5606
JS2414@aol.com
Mary Gardner
Junior Associate Secretary
847-428-7561
megardner@earthlink.net
Judy Bernetzke
Assistant
815-942-1140
bernetzke@cbcast.com
Bob Anstine
Assistant
309-833-5491
abobglenda@aol.com
Jan Pranger
Assistant
630-850-9778
jan.pranger@sbcglobal.net
Brian White
Assistant
312-787-1132
brian.white@bairdwarner.com
Mary Wlodarski
Assistant
630-881-2580
mary@insurewithmary.com
Anna Marie Koontz
Lt. Governor, Great Prairie Colony *
618-659-1288
AKoontz8401@charter.net
Ralph Moore
Past Governor*
217-498-7891
carmor1@comcast.net
Don West
Past Governor*
312-804-4454
DONWEST@aol.com
Mary Ellen Wright
Past Governor*
847-234-0249
MELODY401@aol.com
* Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Assistants
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Scholarship Award
Applications: Each year the Illinois Mayflower Society awards a $2500 scholarship to an exemplary student
entering college, post-graduate or an equivalent academic program. Applicants for this award must be sponsored by a
member of the Illinois Mayflower Society. If you wish to sponsor a candidate for this award please visit our website at
www. Illinoismayflower.com and click on the link to Scholarship Award. An application can be downloaded from that
page. Questions concerning the scholarship may be directed to Sally Krigbaum, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, at
JS2414@aol.com. The deadline for submitting an application for this year's award is April 1, 2013.
Contributions: If you are interested in financially supporting this worthwhile project your donations may be
sent to John Schellinger, Treasurer of the Illinois Mayflower Society, at 2022 Harrison Street, Evanston, IL 60201. See
donation card below.
Mayflower Memorial Scholarship Fund
$100
$500
$1,000
Other ________
Please make check payable to: “Mayflower Scholarship Fund”
Name _____________________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________State _________________Zip ___________
E-Mail Address ______________________________________________________________
My contribution is being made in honor of the following Mayflower ancestor or family:
___________________________________ of City __________________State __________
Upcoming Events
Spring Luncheon & Meeting: May 18, 2013
The Governor General’s coming, the Governor General’s coming! That’s right
Governor General Bruce MacGunnigle will be at our next meeting. This is going to be his
official visit. Bruce is the 32nd Governor General and has been a member for over 40
years. The May Luncheon & Meeting will be held at Monarch Landing in Naperville, Illinois on May 18, 2013. This is really a meeting that shouldn’t be missed. Be sure to mark
May 18, 2013 on your calendars.
Governor General
Bruce MacGunnigle
Fall Luncheon & Meeting: November 16, 2013
The Fall Luncheon & Meeting will be held at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in
Oak Brook, Illinois on November 16, 2013.
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Mayflower Tour
ENGLAND & HOLLAND—May 17-31, 2013
by John Kemp (jkemp1@illinois.edu)
Would you like to visit the town where your Pilgrim ancestor was born and lived before he/she came across
the Atlantic in 1620? The General Society of Mayflower Descendants is sponsoring a two week tour of the sites in England and Holland where many of the Mayflower Pilgrims lived before they traveled to America. I understand that our
Illinois Society Governor Max Brown has signed up for the 2013 trip and is encouraging other Illinois Mayflower members to also sign up.
I and my wife, Marti, took the last GSMD tour in 2009 which followed almost the same route as this year’s tour. We found it to be an inspiring, awesome, interesting, and fun experience. It was a once-in-alifetime experience when I walked down the aisle to the altar of St. Mary’s
Church in Redenhall where my 10th great grandfather, Edward Fuller,
was baptized in 1575. I can’t explain what it was like to sit in the jail cell in
Boston where Elder William Brewster and Governor William Brewster
were imprisoned. We will never forget praying in the Elizabethan Garden
in Plymouth where the Pilgrims prayed before boarding the Mayflower for
that long journey across the Atlantic
This spring’s tour begins on May 18 in London with a general tour of the city including Southwark where some
of the Separatists were imprisoned in the infamous Clink Prison and Rotherhithe, the home of Master Christopher
Jones, Captain of the Mayflower.
From there the tour will head south through Canterbury (home of
James Chilton); on to Dorking (William Mullins); then to Southampton
(where the Mayflower from London and the Speedwell from Holland met
and left for America); Dartmouth (where the Speedwell started leaking);
Plymouth (where the Speedwell was leaking so badly that the decision was
made to proceed with only the Mayflower).
After leaving the southern coast, the tour will visit several sites in
Wales and then travel to Shipton (home of the More Children); Droitwich
(Edward and John Winthrop); Babworth (Richard Clifton); Scrooby (Elder William Brewster); Austerfield (Governor William Bradford); Boston (jail in which Brewster and Bradford were held);
Henlow (Henry Samson and Elizabeth Tilley); Fen Stanton (John Howland); Cambridge (hotbed of Separatist activity
where Brewster and Rev. John Robinson studied).
The tour group will board a ferry at Harwich and cross the Channel to Holland. The group will spend a day visiting the sites of Amsterdam and stay in Leiden, where many Pilgrims spent several years before leaving for America.
In Leiden, the group will have as its guide Dr. Jeremy Bangs, curator of the American Pilgrim Museum.
For more information about this year’s tour, including specific itinerary, costs, hotels, etc., you may contact:
gsmdhistoricsites@gmail.com or plymouthtravel@aol.com Also see Barbara Williams’ article on the 2009 tour in the
Dec. 2009 GSMD Quarterly or John Kemp’s article in the June 2010 Quarterly.
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My Visit to Plymouth
by Margery Piersen, Co-historian
My husband Joe and I visited Plymouth October 23 and met with the Historian General Paul Bumpus at the
Mayflower Society headquarters. Paul graciously gave us a tour, showed us the document storage rooms, and shared
some of his concerns. We also met Carolyn Travers and Bonnie Conant who work with the state historians. Steve
Brown, the computer guru in charge of the Society scanning and document storage projects, spent considerable time
with us. He also reviews applications and volunteers as a state historian.
We spent the morning at Plimoth Plantation and late in the day climbed Burial Hill. Visiting the recreated village was the perfect introduction to visiting the original site of the settlement.
Winslow
House
Marge Piersen & Historian General
Paul Bumpus
Mayflower II
Monument over Plymouth Rock
Burial Hill
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General Board of Assistants Meeting — New Jersey
Max Douglas Brown, Don West, Mary Morony, Bruce MacGunnigle,
Ralph Moore and Jane Schleinzer
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants holds its Congress every three years in Plymouth, Massachusetts. At Congress meetings membership elects officers for the next three years and conducts other important business
(e.g., consider amendments to the General Society Bylaws). In the period between these triennial meetings the General
Society annually convenes what is called a General Board of Assistants Meeting. These meetings are held in cities other
than Plymouth. At these meetings the official delegates from each state society—called Deputy Governor Generals and
Assistant Governor Generals—hear committee reports, receive updates on important projects and conduct such other
business as may be put before them by the Executive Committee of the General Society.
The 2012 General Board of Assistants Meeting was held in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey from September 6th to the
9th. Representing the Illinois Mayflower Society at this year’s meeting were Governor Max Douglas Brown (DGG) and
past Governor Ralph Moore (AGG). Also in attendance from Illinois were Don West (in his role as past Deputy Governor
General of the General Society), Jane Schleinzer (Illinois Deputy Governor) and Mary Morony (Illinois Recording Secretary). In addition to their other roles Ralph Moore serves on the 2020 Committee of the General Society and Jane
Schleinzer serves on the PR Committee of the General Society.
Three issues dominated the discussions of the delegates at this year’s meeting: 1) What is the best use of the
Mayflower House in Plymouth (also known as the Winslow Home) to further the mission and goals of the General Society? 2) How might we improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the State Historian structure? 3) What strategies
might we use to strengthen fundraising?
Optional tours for delegates and their guests included a visit to the Battleship New Jersey—the most decorated
battleship in the US Navy—now preserved as a museum in Camden New Jersey; a trip to Atlantic city and its famous
casinos on the Jersey Shores; a tour of the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton; or a trip to historic Cape May County on
the southern tip of the state. (One can only wonder at the horrible devastation and damage to some of these sites
caused by Hurricane Sandy several months after the meeting.)
The 2013 General Board of Assistants Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from September 5 to 8,
2013.
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Great Prairie Colony
The Great Prairie Colony of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois was formed at Kensington House in
Rochester, Illinois on April 27, 2002. Twenty two people attended the organizational meeting. The Colony was formed
to provide a group in the central part of the state, however we now have active members from the Quad cities area,
Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, Champaign-Urbana, Macomb and other parts of Illinois.
Our Colony has three or more major meetings each year with other activities through out the year. Our
meetings and special summer picnics are fun and educational events. Members of the Colony are now planning activities and meetings for the coming year. Our central location near all of the historical sites in Springfield provides a
wealth of meeting and seminar opportunities
Pilgrim Research by Jeremy Bangs
In his landmark book, Strangers and Pilgrims, Jeremy Duprecius Bangs, sets out the life and times, struggles
and turmoil of the Pilgrim community while in Leiden that led them to come to the new world. This book took over
ten years to research and write. The extensive effort was made possible by the underwriting of the General Society
of Mayflower Descendants which published the book that is now in its second printing. Moreover, Dr. Bangs is a regular contributor to the Mayflower Quarterly.
Jeremy Bangs is one of the leading historians to examine the life of the Pilgrims, both in Leiden and in America. His monumental efforts have provided great insight into those early settlers and have also corrected many misconceptions about them. He is presently working to complete transcribing the Plymouth Colony Records from 1657
to 1690 as well as several of the early town records of the colony; preparing a sequel to Strangers and Pilgrims that
covers the history of the Leiden Church after the original group left in 1620, since many families had members that
came later, and various smaller Pilgrim-related items that peak his curiosity.
In addition, Jeremy Bangs helped organize and runs the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum in Leiden and is
working to create a Leiden Pilgrims Document Center to preserve the historical materials that exist. This is all an
overwhelming task for one person whose passion is to inform us and provide an accurate picture of the background
and context that caused the Pilgrims to make their monumental journey. Many members have also enjoyed the hospitality of Bangs and his wife when visiting Holland and the Leiden experience.
Due to other financial obligations and a need to expand research efforts on the Five Generations project, this
year GSMD approved only partial funding for Jeremy Bangs. Several State Societies have offered to pick up the balance needed to support Bangs so that this vital research can continue. Illinois has contributed to Jeremy’s support
over the past several years and has voted again to take a leadership role in this effort along with the Pennsylvania
and Florida societies.
Supporting the efforts of Bangs also helps GSMD and those contributing societies fulfill the IRS requirements
for being a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization. Gifts should be made to the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum. It is
a not for profit that qualifies for US tax deduction.
Send the payment: c/o Jeremy Bangs, Madenmakerssteeg #11, 2311 ED, Leiden Netherlands. You will help
sustain a major effort in understanding our Pilgrims roots.
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