Presented at the 2022 SMDPA Thanksgiving Worship Service at St. David's Church in Wayne, PA. Kelley R. Atwood's goal was to combine the elements of New Hampshire resident Allen Eastman Cross' (1864-1943) poetic text written in 1920 for the Tercentenary of the Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, MA...

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The 12 Days of Christmas Research Read By James (Jim) Buckner at the 2022 Thanksgiving Worship and Dinner Event (Author Unknown) On the first day of Christmas, my research gave to me             A patriarch in our family tree On the second...

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Duxbury: Our Pilgrim Story Book Review - By Heather Horton For 2020, the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society published a collection of essays by local historians about the early colonial days of Duxbury. As Mayflower descendants, we are familiar with the Alden story. The Aldens relocated to Dux...

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Welcome new and existing members! Our ranks increase monthly as our Historians do their yeoman’s work guiding applicants through the maze of membership.  Over 50 new applications (including Juniors) have been approved this year!  And the historians are reviewing Supplemental applicat...

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This is the day the Mayflower ship set sail for England from Plymouth in its return voyage over 400 years ago. Our Spring lunch meeting Saturday, March 26th at the Desmond Hotel was fun and well attended. Governor General Jane Hurt flew in from Plymouth. She has provided dynamic leadership at the G...

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