In my last blog post, I shared an announcement from FamilySearch, American Ancestors (New England Genealogical Society) and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants that they are working together to make available records for descendants of Mayflower passengers. In exploring the website for this collaboration, I found that I purportedly descend from John Alden andContinue reading “Thanksgiving and the Mayflower Part II: From Ira Stoddard to Elanthropy Stoddard to Rhoda Chase”
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Thanksgiving and The Mayflower Part I: Proof of Fern’s Parentage
Thanksgiving: A Mayflower Connection Thanksgiving festivities in the United States commonly harken back to what many call “The First Thanksgiving” celebrated by the Plymouth pilgrims after their first harvest in the Americas in October 1621.[1] Though there are debates about when and where the first Thanksgiving celebration actually happened in what is now the UnitedContinue reading “Thanksgiving and The Mayflower Part I: Proof of Fern’s Parentage”
Encounter with a Wild Cat
It has been several months since I last have last published on my blog, for which I apologize. I hope to be more consistent in the future, but my publications may as yet be infrequent due to the demands of several upcoming conferences presentations, and work in general. I have several blog posts in variousContinue reading “Encounter with a Wild Cat”
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