WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 LUNCHEON RESERVATION DUE WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 5, 2014
The Myles Standish Colony cordially invites you to attend our
meeting and luncheon on Wednesday,
March 12, 2014 at *Moorings Park. We will start at 11:30 AM with
a social half-hour. Guests of mem-
bers and prospective members are most welcome to attend our
meetings
Reservations for the luncheon are required; must be cancelled
by
Monday, March 10, 2014 to avoid a charge.
*120 Mooring Park Drive - Naples, Florida
RESERVATION FORM—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 LUNCHEON PLEASE PRINT
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO WILL BE ATTENDING:
_____________________________________
____________________________________________ Please check a box in
front of the name if this is you or your guest’s first visit to our
colony. Please write your check for $22 per person, all inclusive,
to Myles Standish Colony. Detach and mail so that it reaches our
treasurer, Nancy Talleur by Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Thank you!
Luncheons should be pre-paid.
RETURN TO:
Nancy Talleur/712 Lambton Ln/Naples, FL 34104
We are so
pleased to have
s e v e r a l n e w
members in our
colony and our
newsletter wil l
f e a t u r e t h o s e
individuals in each
edition – both
transfers and new
applicants. Our
colony continues to grow and that is what we
need to do to ensure the growth of the
Mayflower Society.
I would like to inform you about
scholarships that are available through the
Mayflower General Society and our state
organization as well for high school seniors.
Some of you may be interested for your
children and grandchildren. The deadlines
for both are April 1, 2014. The General
Society scholarships are for $5,000, $2,000,
and $500. To learn more about the
s c h o l a r s h i p , l o g i n t o
www.themayflowersociety.com and go to
GSMD News, scroll down to the scholarship
information and forms. The Florida Society
scholarship is for $2,500. For more
information go to www.flmayflower.com and
go to Programs. Scroll down to scholarships
for more information and the forms.
Our nominating committee is busy trying
to prepare a slate of officers for our
November election. We will inform you of
those individuals as it is completed.
The Myles Standish governing board has
scheduled all of the meetings at Longshore
Lake for the 2014-2015 season. Please check
the schedule herein, as our regularly
scheduled Wednesday is changed. Well, we
will just go with the flow as our Mayflower
ancestors did! Our next meeting in March at
Moorings Park will be hosted by the state
DGG and our member Fran Lopus. The
program will be the return of Michael
Tougias, whom you enjoyed so much last
year. I look forward to seeing you there!
Best Regards,
Nancy Fodi, Governor
Governor’s Letter - Greetings from Nancy Fodi, Governor Please
mark your calendars:
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 12th March 2014 at 11:30AM Moorings
Park. Program: Author Michael Tougias will be speaking on the
French and Indian War.
Save the date!
Fall Meeting: Thursday, 6th November 2014
In this issue:
Governor’s Letter
Meeting Location and dates for 2014-15
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Ships to New England, 1620 -1626
Focus on new members
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2
MSC Officers
Minutes of the Last Meeting Junior Members
2020 Logo Contest 2015 Dues Notice
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3 3
March Meeting Location
March Speaker Reservation form
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Naples, Florida Nancy Fodi, Colony Governor
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida
Myles Standish Colony News
Spring 2014 Volume 4, Issue 3
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ATTENTION—IMPORTANT Please note the new meeting date and
location for our March
meeting. We will be meeting on Wednesday, March 12th at the
Clubhouse at Moorings Park off Goodlette Road south of Pine
Ridge Road. Refer to page 4 for details, including a map.
March Meeting Location
We will be meeting at the
Clubhouse at Moorings
Park for our meeting on
Wednesday, March 12th. Moorings Park is entered from
Goodlette Road, south of Pine
Ridge Road, at Granada Blvd.
Refer to location map to the
left. Enter from Goodlette-
Frank Road and stop at the
guardhouse for entry. Con-
tinue until you come to the
stop sign for Moorings Park
Drive and then take a left turn.
Follow the signs to the Club-
house which will be on the
MARCH MEETING The Spring meeting will be held at the Clubhouse
at Moorings Park on Wednesday, March 12th.
The speaker at the meeting will be author Michael Tougias and he
will be speaking on the French and
Indian War. Tougias (pronounced “Toe-gis”) is a dynamic speaker
and an award winning author of 19
books. Mr. Tougias spoke to our colony last spring about King
Philip’s War. He will be available to
sell and sign books after the meeting.
Additional information about Tougias can be found at
http://www.michaeltougias.com.
Meeting Location and Dates for 2014-2015
It was unfortunate that our Colony had to move around for each
of our meetings this year. We
were able to settle upon a new meeting location for next year
which both provides us with a
very nice meal, welcoming room and staff, and price which fits
our budgetary goal. We will be
meeting at the Club at Longshore Lake during 2014-15 and plan to
make that our new home.
Meeting dates for 2014-2015 will be:
Fall Meeting—Thursday, November 6, 2014
Winter Meeting—Friday, January 9, 2015
Spring Meeting—Thursday, March 5, 2015
http://www.themayflowersociety.comhttp://www.flmayflower.com
Meeting Minutes - Myles Standish Colony - 24 January 2014 Club
at Longshore Lake, Naples, FL
Governor Nancy Fodi called the meeting to order at 12 noon
and Harry LaBelle, Elder, gave the invocation. Beverley
Fergu-
son led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pat Ricci led the Pilgrim’s Pledge and Captain Lucia Fallo
read the Mayflower Compact.
The meeting recessed for lunch.
Governor Fodi reconvened the meeting and asked for ap-
proval of the minutes, which were approved as written.
Richard Hazen introduced guest Cindy Kruesi, daughter of
new member Lydia Kruesi. Pat Malley and her daughter
Patricia Shanahan were attending their first meeting as
members.
Governor Fodi recognized past colony governors Fran Lopus
and Edith Sachs.
Sandra Lemkin, Secretary and Lucia Fallo, Captain led the
Roll Call of Ancestors. Richard Warren and John Alden had
the
most descendants present.
Treasurer Nancy Talleur, gave the treasurer’s report, with a
balance on hand is $11,535.42.
Elder LaBelle announced that Nancy Pope had passed away
at 89 years of age.
Governor Fodi announced that name tags are available
through Don Cahill for $10 each.
Our next meeting on March 12, 2014 will be at Moorings
Park Activity Building.
Governor Fodi introduced the speaker, our own Ron Ben-
son. His most informative presentation was “The Ships that
Came After the Mayflower”.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00pm.
Sandra Lemkin, Recording Secretary
Myles Standish Colony Officers
We’re on the Web! http://flmayflower.com/
colonies/standish/standish.pdf
GOVERNOR: Nancy Fodi [email protected]
VICE GOVERNOR: Donald Cahill [email protected]
SECRETARY: Sandra Lemkin [email protected]
TREASURER: Nancy Talleur [email protected]
HISTORIAN: W. Richard Hazen [email protected]
ELDER: Harry LaBelle [email protected]
CAPTAIN: Lucia Fallo
NEWSLETTER: Ronald Benson [email protected]
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FOCUS ON NEW MEMBERS
2015 DUES NOTICE
Our Myles Standish Colony dues for the 2015 calendar year
are due and payable before the end of October 2014. If we
wait
until the fall, our collection time is severely reduced since
dues
collection should be completed prior to the State Meeting
held
the third week in November. We know many of you travel north
over the summer and we thought you might be kind enough to
send us your dues now for 2015, so none of us have to worry
about it next fall. We would really appreciate it!
Dues are $30 per year, of which $20 goes to the state and
national organizations. Checks should be made out to: Myles
Standish Colony and returned by 1 June 2014 to:
Nancy Talleur, Treasurer
Myles Standish Colony
712 Lambton Ln
Naples FL 34104
Please refer to the enclosed dues notice and payment form.
Nancy Talleur, Treasurer
NELLIE HEDSTROM Nellie Gushee Hedstrom is proud to be a native
of the Pine
Tree State, Maine. She was born in Appleton, Maine and at-
tended schools in Appleton and Camden, Maine. Her interest
in
nutritional science led her to the University of Maine where
she
attained bachelors and masters degrees. She was a member of
the faculty of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
for
39 years and retired as Extension Professor of Nutrition
Emerita
in 2005.
Nell and her husband Warren E. Hedstrom reside in Orono,
Maine during the summer months in the home that they built
in
the early 80's. After retirement, Nell became more interested
in
genealogy and established membership in The General Society
of Mayflower Descendants. She followed the footsteps of her
great-aunt Jeanette Johnson Sherman, who attained membership
and published the genealogy line to Francis Cooke's daughter
Jane. Jane was married to Experience Mitchell. When the
line-
age was presented to the Society for her membership, the
line-
age was denied. The reason for denial was that although
Experi-
ence Mitchell was married to Jane Cooke, the line of her
descen-
dents was through another wife, name unknown, of Experience
Mitchell. So Nell's membership is traced to Isaac Allerton.
Nell
can also trace lineage to the Mayflower on her paternal side.
In
the future she plans to document her lineage to Captain
Myles
Standish and others who sailed on the Mayflower, as her
cousins
have done.
Nell is the mother of Warren E. Hedstrom Jr., an attorney,
and Lisa K. Hedstrom, an architect, both residing in
California.
Both retain membership in the Captain Myles Standish Colony.
2020 Logo Contest All GSMD members and Juniors are invited to
join a com-
petition organized by the GSMD 2020 Committee to create a
national logo for the GSMD celebration of the 400th Anniver-
sary of the sailing of the Mayflower, the landing in
Plymouth
and the establishment of the Pilgrim colony. State Societies
are asked to promote this contest in any manner they see
fit.
Incorporate your ideas for both the celebration of this
event and perhaps a future marketing image of GSMD into a
design that you believe would be an appropriate symbol.
Your entry should be submitted directly to Harry P. Folger
3rd, Chairman, 2020 Committee, 346 Marshallville Road,
Woodbine, NJ 08270-9723 or by email to
[email protected] .
SCHEDULE April 15, 2014 – logo submission deadline
June 2014 – five logo finalists published in the Mayflower
Quarterly
August 1, 2014 – deadline for final logo selection
September 2014 – logo winner announced at the Triennial
General Congress
NOTE TO SPONSORS OF JUNIOR MEMBERS
We would like to reach out to the young members of our
colony to make sure they become adult members in the future.
In an effort to do so, we would like to make contact through
e-
mail to gain some feedback as to their interests. Please
e-mail
their name & e-mail address to Nancy Fodi at
[email protected]. Thank you for your help. This
is very important for the continuity of our colony!
After Nell and her husband retired from the faculty of the
University of Maine, they bought a home in Naples to spend
winter months enjoying the sunshine and all the things that
Flor-
ida has to offer.
PATRICIA MALLEY Patricia Ann Mogensen Malley was born in New
Haven,
Connecticut on 19 December 1943. She is a daughter of Arthur
Tyler Mogensen (of Utica, New York) and Sara Frances Paine
(of New Haven). She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in
New Haven, received a bachelor degree in Art Education from
Southern Connecticut State University and masters degree in
Art
Education from Central Connecticut State University. She had
a
career as an Art teacher in the Connecticut public school
system
at schools in Avon and Middletown. In 1968, she married
Ernest Matthew Malley, who was also an Art teacher in the
Connecticut public school system. They are the parents of
two
children: Timothy James Malley and Patricia (Malley)
Shanahan; and grandparents of Jacob Matthew Shanahan and
Brooke Lainey Shanahan. After retiring, Patricia and Ernest
moved to Naples, Florida in 2001.
Patricia is proud to share with us that, through her
father’s
side of the family, she is a descendant of Civil War veteran
La-
fayette Tyler of Henderson, New York; Revolutionary War vet-
eran Abraham Tyler of Haddam, Connecticut; and Pilgrim
Stephen Hopkins who first came to this country in 1610,
joining
the Jamestown colony, and after returning to England came
back
to this county along with his family on the Mayflower in
1620.
The map to the left is
from the presentation by
Ronald Benson at the
January 2014 meeting.
This map identifies
the known ships which
came to New England
between 1620 and 1626.
Those who came on
the Sparrow, Swan, and
Charity in 1622 were af-
filiated with Thomas
Weston and although they
first lived at Plymouth
went on to found Wessa-
gussett prior to abandon-
ing that colony in early
1623.
Those who came on
the Katherine and Prophet
Daniel in 1623 were af-
filiated with Sir Robert
Gorges, Governor General
of New England, who also
settled at Wessagussett
before returning to Eng-
land in 1624.
Those who came on the Fellowship, Pilgrime, and Amytie
between 1623 and 1625 were sent by the Dorchester Company
and settled Cape Ann and Salem, which became the base from
which the Massachusetts Bay Colony would grow.
