E njoy fine music from Park Tudor School s Renaissance Ensemble. A smaller portion

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1 The Mayflower Society Fall 2016 Fall Luncheon Music of the Mayflower Era Woodstock Club, 1301 W 38th St. Indianapolis Saturday, November 19, 2016, 11:30 am INSIDE THIS ISSUE Governor s Message 2 Nomination of Officers 3 In Memoriam 4 New Members 4 Photos from April 5 GBOA 6-7 Centennial Dinner 8-11 Donations ISMD 15 Reservations 15 Calendar / Reminders 16 Scholarship application insert Fall Member Meeting November 19, 2016 E njoy fine music from Park Tudor School s Renaissance Ensemble. A smaller portion of the Ensemble (above) performed for dinner guests at the Centennial and GBOA Dinners at the Columbia Club on September 9 & 10, In November, Ms. Farlow, an Adjunct Instructor in Music Education at Butler University, will direct the larger, full Ensemble which will play during our Thanksgiving meal. She has taught for over thirty years, and is currently responsible for the orchestra program at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis. She is a freelance musician, and performs professionally on violin and viola, and she has been principal violist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis since Fall Luncheon Menu for the Fall luncheon will include mixed greens with dried cranberries, feta cheese, candied pecans & raspberry vinaigrette dressing, rolls & butter, sliced turkey breast with stuffing, green beans, and mashed potatoes. Gravy and cranberry relish served on the side. Pumpkin pie with cinnamon ice cream. 12:00 pm lunch served Please be prompt. Children s menu will include fruit cup, chicken fingers with fries and an ice cream sundae for dessert. Coffee/Tea/Lemonade Cost of the luncheon will be $30 for adults or $15 for children (10 and under). Pre-paid reservations are due by Monday, November 14, 2016 and can be mailed to Pat Scahill, Clarks Hill Way, Westfield, IN Cancellations are required by November 16 and can be made by contacting Pat Scahill, or pls_indy@hotmail.com. Please indicate if you have any special dietary restrictions when you RSVP.

2 Page 2 Governor s Message By Laura Stocker Indiana Society Governor A s I write this Governor s Message, the last of my term as your Indiana Society Governor, I do it humbly with gratitude for the honor I ve had to serve you. It has been three years filled with challenges, accomplishments, excitement, and celebration. None of which would have been possible without the dedicated support of officers, assistants, and Past Governors who are the Indiana Society s Board. My heartfelt thanks to all! In review, recall multiple initiatives were underway when my Governorship began. Educational endeavors such as Pilgrim in the Schools and Scholarship Awards remain firmly in place. The addition of our participation in genealogical fairs, Midwestern Roots and Indiana Genealogy & Local History Fair, have not only introduced us to potential members, but also allowed us to share the story of our Pilgrim forefathers with a wider audience. This exposure has generated much interest and work for our Historians. With incorporation completed in early 2013, it was imperative that the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants (ISMD) complete submission requirements for IRS approval of non-profit status (501(c)(3)). The benefit accorded our members through tax deductions for contributions and sales tax exemptions deemed approval a necessity. As part of the process, ISMD Bylaws were reviewed and updated for clarification and compliance with today s practices. With much surprise, on August 11, 2014, the IRS approved our application in just eight months with no corrections to be made! During the 40 th General Congress in Plymouth, September 2014, ISMD received a generous offer from former Elder General Rev. Cory Randall, an ISMD member, to sponsor an exclusive showing of Pilgrim Home: In Search of Scrooby Manor. Not only was the offer graciously accepted, but a challenge undertaken to find a proper screening venue and arrange travel for Jane Williams, the movie s director and producer. The screening event at the Indianapolis Museum of Art brought out a large attendance for a Spring Membership meeting. Still in the minds of all of us is the ISMD 100-year Anniversary Celebratory Dinner held during the recent General Board of Assistants Meeting in Downtown Indianapolis. Not only did the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) recognize this significant milestone with a Certificate of Recognition, but the event provided an opportunity for us to share our history with fellow Mayflower descendants from across the country and Canada. Hosting GSMD was a three-year project supported by numerous society members. I heard nothing but praise from our GSMD guests for our celebration and hosting efforts. Again, thanks to all who helped! As I complete my term, be assured that you will be in good hands with your next Governor, Linda McGlothlin. She has served admirably as Deputy Governor and knows our society well. As I wrote in my first Governor s Message, I hope I have fulfilled my task to lead our society effectively, efficiently, and with enthusiasm. Best Regards to All, Laura Stocker Governor, Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants

3 The Nominating Committee Proposes the following slate of officers & Board Members. Election will be held at our November 19 meeting. Governor Linda McGlothlin Deputy Governor Deb Givan Board Secretary Pat Scahill Corresponding Secretary Mary Freeman Surgeon Dr. Val Wenzler Captain Bryant Pedigo Elder Roberta Caito Historian Laura Smith Assistant Historian Pamala Smith Treasurer Chuck Provost Assistant Treasurer Richard Gould Deputy Governor General Laura Stocker Term Sep 2015-Sep 2017 Assistant General Linda McGlothlin Term Sep 2015-Sep 2017 Class of 2014 Term Expires 2017 Marsha Reynolds Janice Swartz Erica Gould Class of 2015 Term Expires 2018 Ellen Eckert Melissa Garrard (vacancy) Class of 2016 Term Expires 2019 Rob Caito Diane Dorocke Karen Mitchell (vacancy) Page 3 Midwestern Roots July 2016 The Indiana Historical Society hosted the bi-annual meeting of Midwestern Roots, a genealogy conference July 15 through 16, 2016 at the Marriott East in Indianapolis, IN. This event featured nationally known speakers, one of whom was Cece Moore, known as the genetic genealogist. Her specialty is using DNA to pick up where the traditional paper trail has left off. This was the perfect follow-up to our April program with our speaker and historian, Laura Smith. Volunteers from our society helped spread the word about our organization at this conference. This event has become so popular that it may become an annual event and relocate to the Indiana Historical Society in Laura Smith and Sarah Weddle at Midwestern Roots F a l l There are two vacancies on the Board of Assistants. If interested, please contact Linda McGlothlin. lmmcglothlin@gmail.com (left to right) Linda McGlothlin, Pamala Smith, Laura Smith, Laura Stocker, and Brigitt Caito.

4 Page 4 New Members April 2016 through November 2016 From Historian Laura Smith & Assistant Historian Pamala Smith Robert Carl Pfaff (Isaac Allerton) apvd 8 Mar 2016 and Supps (F Cooke & S Hopkins) apvd 20 Jun 2016 In Memoriam GS IN 1524 Keely Aileen King (W Bradford) apvd 6 Jun 2016 GS IN 1524 Cynthia Rice Bach (J Alden) apvd 16 Jun 2016 GS IN 1525 Kim Stout (M Standish supps) apvd 20 Jun 2016 GS IN 1505 Mike Talbott (E Doty) apvd 11 Jul 2016 GS IN 1527 Brenda King Sowers (I Allerton) apvd 21 Jul 2016 GS IN 1528 Chase Slaughter (W Brewster) apvd 25 Jul 2016 GS IN 1529 Sherry Forney Payne (E Doty) apvd 8 Aug 2016 GS IN 1530 Diane Soule McDowell (G Soule) apvd 20 Aug 2016 GS IN 1531 Books will be donated to the Indiana State Library in memory of the following individuals: James A. Beaman Jr (John Alden, Edwin Fuller, Richard Warren) (July 17, 2016) Willard Christman (William Bradford) (Nov. 24, 2012) Helen Elizabeth Crane (Myles Standish) (Feb. 6, 2016) Betty Ann Conjalka (James Chilton) (July 6, 2016) Juanita J. Crowl (Isaac Allerton) (Jan. 8, 2016) Lucie French Felton (William Bradford) (Aug. 11, 2016) Kathryn W. Goff (John Alden, Stephen Hopkins, Wm Mullins, Thomas Rogers) (April 29, 2013) Donald E. Hattin (Isaac Allerton) (June 24, 2016) Imogene Rachel Henry (Wm Brewster, John Howland) (Dec. 3, 2013) Wells E. Hudson (Richard Warren) (July 5, 2016) Frederick Hoke Lesh (John Howland) (Mar. 27, 2016) Jane Cynthia Moore (John Alden) (June 18, 2016) Allen H. Pickard (Wm Brewster) (May 3, 2016) Geneva Laura Spencer (Richard Warren) (March 22, 2016) Millie Lee Standish (Myles Standish) (Aug. 21, 2012) Fred Zellers (John Alden, Edwin Fuller, Richard Warren) (March 20, 2016)

5 Page 5 Spring Member Luncheon April 2016 Door Prize Winners of the Floating Mayflower Pens: Larry Dorocke, Martin Mitchell, Justin Garrard, Amanda Cash, Kay Whittington, Susan Hodapp, Gail Keuneke, Susan Courter, Edwin Niles, Marsha Reynolds Historian Dr. Laura Smith gave a presentation: Using DNA to Explore Your Family Tree Modeling the new Mayflower scarf: Amanda Cash (daughter of Linda), Linda McGlothlin (daughter of Marguerite), Marguerite Deckert (mother of Linda & Karen), Karen Mitchell, sister of Linda.

6 Page 6 April Member Meeting 2016 Justin Garrard, 2015 Scholarship Winner who shared that he will be working in Washington D.C. this summer with an internship with the U.S. Intelligence Committee Historian Laura Smith introduces two new members at the April Meeting: Stephen King (Wm Bradford) and Betty Morris (George Soule) GBOA Meetings & Tours September 8-10, 2016 Group at Conner Prairie, with Indiana Deputy Gov Linda McGlothlin, (front row far right) Local tours during GBOA Conference Conner Prairie visit, James Whitcomb Riley House, and the Historical Columbia Club. Touring the Club are Marylen Jackson SC, Steve Gibbon NJ, Pat Sayko SC, Charles Provost IN, Dan Miller PA, and Jan Swartz IN.

7 Page 7 Volunteers are essential! GBOA Meetings Continued Laura Stocker and Laura Smith promote Mayflower 2020! Laura Smith and Sarah Weddle organize the nametags (top right) The two Lauras and Linda McGlothlin at the Columbia Club Indiana Society s podium banner in ballroom

8 Page 8 Centennial Celebration September 9, 2016 Cocktail hour at Centennial Dinner celebration with Pianist, Julia Garrard (left) Keith Lerch with Bryant Pedigo, official photographer (right) Linda McGlothlin and Dr. Deb Givan are greeters before the dinner Dinner Program in ballroom (above) Linda McGlothlin & family: daughter Rachel Hill, mother Marguerite Deckert, sister & brother-in-law Karen & Martin Mitchell, Linda, and daughter Amanda Cash

9 Page 9 Centennial Celebration September 9, 2016 Gov Gen Lea Sinclair Filson presented Gov Laura Stocker with a Certificate of Recognition for the 100th Birthday Celebration of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. The original Indiana Charter (above). Gov Laura Stocker and Past Gov Richard Gould also gave remarks about the Society at 100 Years. Recognition of Robert Marr for his years of service to the Indiana Society.

10 Page 10 Indiana Mayflower Society Governor Laura Stocker 100 TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS (As delivered by Laura Stocker, Indiana Society Governor, during 2016 GBOA Meeting) On behalf of the Indiana Society, I d like to welcome all our visitors from across the United States and Canada to Indianapolis. The Indiana Society covers the entire state of Indiana and has about 440 members. Among you tonight there are 58 people from Indiana, many members attending a membership meeting for the first time. As Governor, I can t begin to tell you how delighted I am that you have chosen tonight to celebrate the 100 th Anniversary of our Society and the Bicentennial of the State of Indiana. On the 21 st day of March 1916 the General Society of Mayflower Descendants authorized 35 chartered names to form a Society in Indiana. Did you notice the 100-year-old charter to my right? It is a custom of the Indiana Society for the charter to reside with the Governor. Many times I ve taken this beautiful document out to be reminded of our history, names like Winslow and Bradford. It appears that in the last 100 years, we ve lost those surnames among our membership roster. But I have a personal story to share. I ve been a member since At the first membership meeting I attended, I turned to the gentleman sitting next to me for introductions and he said his name was Miles Standish. True story, his name was Miles Standish! A wonderful man, now deceased, he was a professor at the Indiana University Dental School. I mentioned Indiana currently has about 440 members. I d like to introduce you to our newest member, approved just 20 days ago, Diana Soule McDowell, Indiana #1531. And, she was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts! Our active member with the lowest number of 535 is present tonight. He has been a member since October 1967, nearly 50 years. He s Indiana s Captain and roving photographer during this event, Bryant Pedigo. During the reception tonight, a nice lady approached me and told me she had a connection to an Indiana Governor. Her name is Beverly Spooner who came here from Colorado. Her uncle, Charles Winthrop Daniels, was Governor from 1957 to Beverly, tell us your story. Thank you. What a surprise! With us tonight are six of our eight surviving Governors. It is their strong leadership that has made the Indiana Society what it is today. As I call the names of the Past Governors, would you please stand to be recognized and appreciated: Richard Gould ( ), Kathryn Lerch ( ), Sarah Weddle ( ), Robert Marr ( ), and Graham Morey ( ). Each of us who has been Governor knows that without the support and dedicated service of officers and Board members, leadership is hollow. Personally, I have been so fortunate that the current Indiana Board also stepped up to be the Planning Committee for this General Board of Assistants Meeting. From deciding to submit the bid to hold the meeting in Indianapolis as a Centennial Celebration, to making the beautiful centerpieces and programs for this evening and Linda McGlothlin, Indiana s AG, certainly overflowed with enthusiasm. There are too many to call out individually. But if you d stand together, thank you.... As we finish our desserts, it s a good time to recognize the talents of our student musicians tonight. Julia Garrard, the pianist you heard during the reception, lives in Lebanon, IN. She is a sophomore at Lebanon High School and a descendant of Isaac Allerton and Edward Fuller. Julia spent last year studying in Germany on a full-scholarship appointment from the United States Congress, administered by the State Department. She is so accomplished I can t begin to read her resume to you. But I can say she is active in numerous school bands and choirs. Among her awards are a first place in the Indiana State Fair Youth Instrumental Talent Competition and Purdue University Jazz Festival Outstanding Player Award. Let s thank Julia! By the way, this is a very talented family. Julia s brother, Justin, won one of Indiana Society s $2,000 merit based scholarships in 2015!... To all of you, thank you for celebrating this Indiana Society milestone....

11 Page 11 Indiana Mayflower Society Past Governor Richard Gould INDIANA MAYFLOWER SOCIETY 100 YEARS Abridged notes from Presentation Sept. 9, 2016 (See Indiana Mayflower Society website for full notes) In 1894 work was begun on formation and acceptance of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. In 1916 we received our charter with 35 members. The Society s records also indicate that there were no public meetings for the duration of the First World War. The next annual dinner was held at the Columbia Club in December In January 1920, the Society voted to ask school children of the State to contribute one penny each to raise Indiana s contribution to a National Fund to buy Cole s Hill and erect a memorial there. The Society ultimately donated $400 towards the $25,000 cost of the memorial The Pilgrim Tercentenary in Indiana was celebrated at the Claypool hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Governor General Leonard Wood was the guest of honor. Dinner cost $ was our first yearbook and our first celebration of Compact Sunday The silver anniversary was celebrated with the Secretary General Harold G Murray as guest speaker. The anniversary paid tribute to Honorable Joseph Allen Minturn, founder of the Indiana Society. The society published a 69 page book containing articles of historical significance, lists of Mayflower passengers, and other interesting facts about our society The society observed its 50 th Anniversary at the Propylaeum. Leonard T Grant, PhD discussed the Mayflower society and Indiana History. Dinner cost $ The General Society awarded Indiana the Norman Green Bowl for the largest percentage of net membership increase by a state society the Bicentennial and our sixtieth anniversary we published a 436 page hardback book which included the complete lineages of every person who had ever joined the Indiana society to that date. Titled Mayflower Descendants, Lineages of the Indiana Society First Society Merit Scholarships awarded. Since then we have given out over $47,500 to students for college or post-secondary education The Annual Board of Assistants meeting of the General Society was hosted by the Indiana society we donated $250 to help replace animals destroyed in a fire at Plymoth Plantation $250 was donated to Plymouth Massachusetts for outfits for the annual Pilgrims progress parade The Pilgrim in the Schools program was born. The Indiana society funded the trip to Plymoth for research, writing and costuming for historical reenactor Kevin Stonerock, who assumes the role of Steven Hopkins, while giving presentations to schools and the public around the state. The Indiana society continues to sponsor this popular program Thanks to the generous donation of one of our members, the society presented a special screening a Directors Cut of the film The Discovery of Scrooby Manor at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. British Director Jane Williams and her 70 minute documentary film, was open to the public. Williams, who directed and produced the film, followed the showing with an interesting presentation about the making of the film with a question and answer period for the audience. Our Memorial Books fund over the years has donated books to the Indiana State Library genealogical section, and contributed to the Five generations project with a book to honor each member who has died. Intrigue: At the 1941 Silver anniversary celebration a bronze time capsule put together by our members was presented to the Governor General to be opened at the 2020 celebration.?? Over the course of our first 100 years 1524 people have become members of the Indiana Society Which brings us up to today and here we are celebrating our first 100 years. In closing I would like to share a poem by Indiana author and diplomat, Meredith Nicholson who was commissioned by the Indiana society to write a fitting tribute to the Pilgrims. In 1920 he wrote: The winds of freedom filled the sails that bore the Mayflower to America. The Pilgrims sought homes in a new continent that promised larger liberty for the soul, and a hundred million free Americans are today their indebtors. In hours of perplexity or peril we do well to remember the heroic company that dared the uncharted seas to win for man a refuge from oppression and bigotry. So small a ship, and yet it bore safely the ark of the covenant of Democracy. And lastly in the words of Indiana Journalist William Herschell: Ain t God Good to Indiana!

12 Page 12 Highlights of the General Board of Assistants Meeting September 8-11, 2016, Indianapolis DGG Laura Stocker and AG Linda McGlothlin attended the meeting in Indianapolis; 41 member societies had representation. Location for the upcoming GBOA meetings: Plymouth in 2017, Illinois in 2018, Colorado in 2019, Plymouth in Governor General Lea Filson reported that Dr. Jeremy Bangs is now working with the General Society of Mayflower Descendants again. She also highlighted the importance of fund raising for the society. Several publications are available to members, including the Mayflower Journal (by subscription or free on the website), the Mayflower Quarterly (free by mail & on the website), the Annual Report (on the website), the DNA Policy (on the website), and the newly published book Cry of the Stone (for sale on the website, Soon there will be a GSMD Manual for each state which will serve as a policy guide from national. Assistant Governor General George Garmany reported on the importance of the commemorative coin bill before Congress in Washington DC. If you have not already done so, please write to your congressman to encourage the support of this important bill. He also reported on a permanent marker to be erected in Plymouth for If you have an idea of what this marker should look like, please submit your idea to George Garmany, assistantgovernorgeneral@themayflowersociety.org. Secretary General Susan Roser mentioned that Indiana hosted the GBOA meeting in She also noted that there are several new Silver Books that will soon be available. Watch the website for more information. Each state Governor or Corresponding Secretary is encouraged to Susan Roser with "Happenings" or news from the state. Treasurer General Don Studley outlined the positive financial outlook of the society. There is a surplus of $35 million in the general society funds. Look for the financial statistics in the Annual Report on the website, Historian General Marjorie Hurtuk stated that the turn around time for membership applications is 8-10 weeks. She hopes this time will be shortened when a new membership database is created. Counsellor General Richard Gilmore reported on possible word changes to the By-Laws which will help clarify the meaning. Elder General Kenneth Whittemore encouraged member societies to inform him of deaths of board members so that he can send sympathy cards to those families. He encouraged each of us to record our life stories for our families so that our stories will live on. Captain General Ren Cushing is available for speaking engagements and welcomes all opportunities to share the "Pilgrim Story." Surgeon General Naomi Mann is working on a "First Responders Policy." A new "DNA Policy" for the society will soon be in effect. Executive Director Walt Powell announced the hiring of several new staff in Plymouth. He also shared that a foundation to help fund the Mayflower House in Plymouth is necessary, as well as more funding for the library. Deb Yinst, Insignia Chair, received the Volunteer of the Year Award. Deb encouraged everyone to look at the website as there are some new items to order from the shop, There is a publication called the "Education Gazette" which is a short newsletter online for children. A fun game is "Pilgrim Jeopardy."

13 Page 13 GBOA MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (cont.) Four deserving students received national scholarships from Texas, Virginia and Maine for a total of $15,000. We encourage Indiana students to apply. Please see the national website for the scholarship application form, The Parish Church in Plymouth is in need of repair. The national society is seeking to acquire the property with the funding of a $3 million endowment. Be watching for more information. Plymouth has received a charter request from Europe. It is conditional - Europe must meet the criteria within 90 days (20 members plus written by-laws and names of officers). Governor General Lea Filson left for Europe following the GBOA meeting to spearhead this process. Member at Large Rick Denham has worked on photographing the "Garden Walk" bricks so that all members can see the names on the bricks. Look for this info on the national website, Member at Large Steve Arnold is recovering from brain surgery and a stroke. He thanks everyone who sent cards and "Get Well" wishes. Member at Large Ginny Mucciaccio presented Indiana member Robert Marr with a "Certificate of Appreciation" for his many hours of service to the Indiana Society. He was recognized at the Indiana Dinner on Friday night, September 9, at the Columbia Club. London to Amsterdam Fourteen-day Tour Tour Overnights 2 nights in London 1 night Southampton 1 night Plymouth 2 nights Wrexham 1 night Doncaster 2 nights in Peterborough area 1 night Ipswich / Colchester area 3 nights in Leiden area Pricing: $3, per person, double occupancy, land only. For more information on this tour, contact Mrs. Barbara Williams, Chair Historic Sites gsmdhistoricsites@gmail.com / Tel. (803)

14 Page 14 Centennial Celebration September 9, 2016 Five past governors and present governor of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants: Graham Morey (front row) Sarah Weddle, Kathryn Lerch, Robert Marr, Laura Stocker and Richard Gould Elder Gen Ken Whittemore, Deputy Gov IN Linda McGlothlin, Gov General Lea Filson, Ron Filson Thirty-one members of the Indiana Society following the Centennial Dinner

15 Page 15 Dear Members, Your financial donations to ISMD provide approximately one-half of the revenues needed to fund our Society s activities. Donations are needed to pay for our Luncheon Programs, invitations, postage, newsletters and delegate expenses to represent Indiana at annual General Society Meetings. Our three outside activities include placing books in libraries, Pilgrim in the Schools and our Scholarship Program. Please consider making annual contributions to ISMD and please include ISMD in your long term, intentional donation plans. All donations to ISMD are fully tax deductible by the donor as a charitable, educational society. Please mail donations to: Chuck Provost, ISMD Treasurer, 6831 Marmont Ct, Indianapolis, IN or Dick Gould, ISMD Assistant Treasurer, 2436 Hopwood Dr, Carmel, IN Scholarship Reminder The Merit Scholarship Award Application is due no later than February 1, Please see the insert in this newsletter. Additional scholarships are also listed on our Society s website for which eligible members may also apply. Luncheon Reservation Form Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Meeting & Luncheon Where: Woodstock Club, 1301 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN When: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016; meeting at 11:30 am, luncheon promptly served at 12:00 noon. I/We Reserve place(s) at The Woodstock Club for luncheon at $30 per adult and $15 for age 10 and younger. Dietary restriction: Name(s) Telephone Address Amount Enclosed (Check payable to IN Society of Mayflower Descendants) Please reply by Nov. 14, 2016 to Pat Scahill, Clarks Hill Way, Westfield IN Telephone:

16 Please update us with any changes in your family s status change of address, change of name or any deaths. Did you know that if you mail in a copy of a death certificate or obit that it will be forwarded to Plymouth and placed in your family history record? PLEASE SEND INFORMATION TO: Calendar Nov 19, 2016 Fall Member Luncheon Proposed 2017 Calendar Linda McGlothlin, 6367 N Parker Ave., Indianapolis, IN or secretary@indianamayflower.com March 4 April 22 Nov. 18 Spring Board Meeting Spring Member Luncheon Fall Member Luncheon Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants Kathryn Lerch, Editor 711 East 58th Street Indianapolis, IN editor@indianamayflower.com Address Correction Requested

17 INDIANA SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS 2017 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATION FORM TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT: 1. Name: 2. Address: 3. Phone: ( ) 4. Father s Name: 5. Mother s Maiden Name: 6. Send proven direct lineage proceeding from a member of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants including copies of birth certificates, if possible. Include the name and state number of the member from whom you are descended. 7. Name of college or post-secondary program in which you expect to enroll: 8. Have you been accepted by the institution? 9. If you are presently enrolled in a post-secondary program, do you plan to continue in the same program? 10. If not, where do you plan to enroll? 11. On a separate sheet, list your school and community activities, any honors and/or awards you have received and your SAT, ACT and/or ISTEP scores. 12. On a separate sheet, write a detailed statement which sets forth your goals for the future. 13. Enclose two letters of reference (at least one from a teacher). 14. Forward a transcript of your secondary grades with this application. If you are already attending a post-secondary institution, send grades up to the date of the application. Include a transcript of your high school record as well as that from the school you presently attend. 15. All applications must be received on or before February 1, Applications should be addressed to: Mayflower Scholarship, c/o Richard Gould, 2436 Hopwood Dr, Carmel, IN This scholarship is non-renewable; however, applicants who are not accepted may reapply in subsequent years. The award is based solely on merit, and the decision of the Scholarship Committee will be final. Those who receive an award are expected to supply a photograph to be used for publicity purposes.