Welcome to the Speedwell Virtual Colony

The Board of Assistants of the SMDNC, at a special meeting on Monday, 16 August 2021, unanimously approved the formation of a new, non-territorial (virtual) colony to be known as the “Speedwell Colony.”  All applications received before the first broadcast on 10 September were classified as “charter members.” Becket Soule was appointed acting Colony Governor until elections. An appropriate date for the charter would be 2 August 2021, four hundred and one years after the departure of the original Speedwell from Delfshaven in The Netherlands with the Leiden Pilgrims. The Speedwell’s original (1577) name was Swiftsure, which sounds appropriate for a virtual enterprise.

 

Regular meetings are quarterly; there will also be projects (educational, fundraising, research, giving Silver Books, etc.), trips (both in person and virtual, with enough lead time), lectures, presentations, and workshops.  This will appeal not only to our numerous At Large members, as well as members from smaller or inactive colonies; and it may bring in more members who live elsewhere but simply can’t participate in SMD functions where they live, as well as those who would prefer this sort of connection.  There will also be discussions of books (like ones reviewed in the Mayflower Quarterly, since the book review editor of the Quarterly is also the acting Colony Governor) or the Mayflower Day-by-Day blog (posted on the SMDNC Facebook page).

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Upcoming Meetings: 

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November 17th - Program "Three Grandmothers" by William Ewalt

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February 16th - Program "Supplemental Applications and the Easy App Generator" by Jacqueline La Mar

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May 18th - Program "The Black Sheep" by Jennifer Baker

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August 17th - Program "General Society of Mayflower Descendants Organization" 

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