We are aboard! I am happy to report that our application for membership to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants was accepted and my husband is now a member of the GSMD! We attended our first members meeting and my husband received his certificate last Fall. The final piece of documentation was submitted in March … Continue reading Mayflower Update
After a bit of a delay, we are finally on the way to getting our application approved!
Will of Jacob Sowles excerpt from the will of Jacob Sowle As of this writing, I have not heard from the Wisconsin chapter of the Mayflower Society regarding our application. I have recently reached out to the National Society and am awaiting their reply. In the meantime, I have begun compiling some documents that link … Continue reading Mayflower Update
Trying to Get our Family on the Ship... "Mayflower e porzh-mor Aberplymm" gant William Halsall, 1882 What happens when you follow the female lines in your family history research? In my case, it leads to some exciting finds! When following the family of Hannah Sowle, wife of Smith Fancher, I found an interesting possible connection … Continue reading Mayflower Passage
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