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Am I a Mayflower Descendant?
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2018 Calendar of Events
Dates: TBA Board of Assistants Meetings
All BOA meetings are held on Saturdays at Merion Cricket Club.
April 14, 2018 Annual Meeting and Tea at Merion Cricket Club
325 Montgomery Ave., Haverford, PA 19041
11:00 AM Business Meeting
12:30 PM Luncheon and Guest Speaker: Darvin L. Martin
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May 5, 2018 SUSQUEHANNA COLONY Spring Meeting
11 AM - 3:00 PM Country Cupboard, Lewisburg, PA 17837
May 19, 2018 WESTERN COLONY Spring Meeting
12:00 PM Location TBD
Guest Speaker: TBD
June 3, 2018 SMDPA Summer Picnic at the Haverford Township Historical Society Heritage Festival
The SMDPA will be hosting the Summer Picnic in Haverford, PA during the Haverford Township Historical Society Heritage Festival. A favorite springtime event for the township residents, the Festival celebrates local history and culture in the beautiful natural setting by Cobbs Creek. The Heritage Festival features living history exhibits, live music, delicious food and a beer garden. The SMDPA is proud to be sponsoring a table at this event. The Heritage Festival takes place on Karakung Drive between Lakeside Drive and Manoa Road in Haverford, PA. Stroll along the drive and enjoy the day with the whole family. If juniors are interested in participating at the exhibit table , please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
November 10, 2018 Bucks County Ancestry Fair
The 12th Annual Bucks County Ancestry Fair will be held on Saturday, November 10th at the Bucks County Genealogical Society. The SMDPA is proud to be an exhibitor at this event. The fair will be held at the Bucks County Community College, Upper Campus, 1 Hillendale Rd., Reading, PA. Registration begins at 8:30 AM and the keynote address will begin at 9:30 AM. For more information, please visit: www.ancestryfair.com.
November 18, 2018 Thanksgiving Memorial Service and Dinner, Most Distinguished Pilgrim Award
Please join us Sunday, November 18th at 2:00 PM for our annual Thanksgiving Service followed by our Society's traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, and the presentation of the John Hunt Jr. Most Distinguished Pilgrim Award to a current SMDPA member. The award is bestowed upon Pennsylvania Society members for their exceptional service to the state Society.
Do you have a junior that wants to participate in the opening and closing processions? They will be dressed in Pilgrim clothing by our volunteers and have their pictures taken, which will be used, with your consent, in our Spring Newsletter.
Read MoreAnnual Meeting, Luncheon, with Guest Speaker: Darvin L. Martin
April 14, 2018 - Annual Meeting and Tea at Merion Cricket Club
325 Montgomery Ave., Haverford, PA 19041
11:00 AM Business Meeting
12:30 PM Luncheon and Guest Speaker: Darvin L. Martin
To members and non-members, please join your SMDPA cousins and guests in April for our Annual Meeting at the Merion Cricket Club. Our guest speaker, Darvin L. Martin will be presenting a very new and relevant topic: DNA & Genealogy (you can read more about this presentation in our Spring Newsletter). Promptly at 11:00 AM, the nominating Committee will install the 2018-2019 SMDPA Officers and Board of Assistants. Click here to View the Annual Meeting and Tea Flyer/Reservation Form.
Read MoreAnnual Summer Picnic
The SMDPA will be hosting the Summer Picnic in Haverford, PA during the Haverford Township Historical Society Heritage Festival.
A favorite springtime event for township residents, the Festival celebrates local history and culture in the beautiful natural setting by Cobbs Creek. The Heritage Festival features living history exhibits, live music, delicious food and a beer garden. The SMDPA is proud to be sponsoring a table at this event featuring Mayflower Society and membership information, and the sale of our commemorative items.
The Heritage Festival takes place on Karakung Drive between Lakeside Drive and Manoa Road in Haverford, PA. Stroll along the drive and enjoy the day with the whole family. If our junior members are interested in participating at the exhibit table, please contact James Buckner, Education Chair at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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The Mayflower and Me K-12 curriculum is a MUST for all educators, schools and organizations throughout the world, a MUST for adventurers searching myths and misconceptions in history.
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Put our Pilgrim fathers into the context of history. Discover contemporaries and other world events in relation to their place in time.
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Modern history easily confuses the Mayflower Pilgrims with the Puritans who followed later in the 17th Century.