Monday, November 19, 2007

2008 Officers and Board of Assistants

The Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Officers and Board of Assistants

Officers

Governor - Charles W. Davis

Deputy Governor - Glayda Scofield

Secretary - Charles L. (Rob) Robinson

Treasurer - Dorothy Munson

Historian - Martin W. Beerman

Edler - Jerry McInnis

Counselor - Rob Laughlin

Public Relations - Tom Masters

Pilgrim News Editor - Karen Saunders

Board of Assistants

Betty Rejda (2010)

Rita Lipps (2010)

Lyla Hergert (2009)

John Reinert (2009)

Todd Morse (2009)

Ann Reinert (2008)

Judy Moore (2008)

DiAnna Schimek (2008)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

2008 Event Dates

Spring Meeting - Sunday, April 27, Marriott Hotel, Omaha.

Summer Event - Saturday, July 12, Mahoney State Park, Ashland.

Annual Meeting & Thanksgiving Dinner - Sunday, Nov. 23, The Knolls, Lincoln.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Historian General Interviewed for NPR's "Here and Now"

Historian General Ann Lainhart will be featured on the National Public Radio program "Here and Now" on Thanksgiving Day. Here & Now's Shannon Mullen visits the General Society in Plymouth, Mass., to find out what it takes to get into this "exclusive club whose members can prove they are direct descendents of the 102 pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock nearly four centuries ago."

Many public radio stations air this program; others do not. To see what stations broadcast "Here and Now," click here.

XM satellite radio subscribers can hear the program at 11 a.m. (CT) on XM 133.

If your local public radio station doesn't carry the program (no stations in Nebraska or Iowa do), you can listen to the online podcast, after it airs, by clicking here.

Friday, November 16, 2007

In Memoriam

Wilhelmina Ruth (Conklin) Denney
May 19, 1920 - Nov. 15, 2007

A descendant of Pilgrim William White, she joined the Nebraska Society in 1970.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Board of Assistants to Meet

The Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Board of Assistants meet prior to the Annual Meeting on Sunday, Nov. 18 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Knolls Country Club, 2201 Old Cheney Road, Lincoln. All board members are urged to attend.

Annual Meeting is Nov. 18

The Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Annual Meeting and Thanksgiving Dinner is Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. at Lincoln's Knolls Country Club, 2201 Old Cheney Road.

Bob Ripley, architect and Capitol Administrator, is the featured speaker. His keynote will focus on current restoration and preservation projects in and around the state capitol building.

Cost is $18. Send checks to Dorothy Munson, Treasurer, 941 North 67th St., Lincoln, NE 68505, before Nov. 14.