News & Insights

On Saturday, 14th September 2024, the AUSMD hosted its inaugural virtual Cousin's Coffee conversation. Participants were guided by David...

On Saturday, 17th August 2024, the Pilgrim 101© series kicked off with a lecture by Beth Lambright, former Governor of The Mayflower...

The Mayflower Quarterly Magazine | Fall 2024 | page 16 In Australia, our schools do not stress the importance of the Mayflower's arrival...

Our newest member, Matilda Lea penned these words just prior to her recent birthday... Dear Mayflower Descendant Members, My name is...

Andrew C Wells – Historian for the Australian Society Congratulations on achieving proof of lineage to a Mayflower passenger!  Just...

The Mayflower Society is sponsoring two tours in 2024: Follow in the Footsteps of the Pilgrims July 13-18, 2024 On this six-day stateside...

September was a milestone for The Australian Society of Mayflower Descendants Inc. (AUSMD). For the first time we were represented in...

Wednesday, 24 January, 2024 - 7pm Eastern Time (or in Australia - Thursday 25 January - 8am-W.A; 10am-QLD, 11am-NSW, VIC, TAS) Join...

Boxing Day is a traditional holiday that is celebrated in several countries, primarily in the Commonwealth nations. The exact origins of...

Every year, GSMD and its member societies give scores of scholarships to students across the world in order to help them fulfill their...

by Connie Lynn Riley The first Christmas Celebrations in Australia have their roots in late 1788 and were introduced by convicts of the...

You may be interested in one or more of the many items on sale from the GSMD website - https://themayflowersociety.org/shop/ Log onto the...

Here is how we, in Australia, celebrated our 2023 Thanksgiving... Our Secretary's family (Connie and Lester Riley) share celebrations...

These are the words that one of the Pilgrims, Edward Winslow, wrote about the holiday we call the First Thanksgiving in 1621, over 400...

[1] MELBOURNE CUP – the thoroughbred horse race The Melbourne Cup is the biggest domestic sporting event in Australia or has been for...

Violet Hayden & Lily Kathleen Granger arrived safely 29 June 2023. Their father, Hayden (wife Maddi), grandfather, Scott and grandparents...

The 2023 General Congress is about to be held in Plymouth, Massachusetts from Friday 8th September through to Wednesday 13th September....

The Australian Governor's update - June 2023 Welcome It is with a sad heart that I inform you of the untimely passing of Orel Lea, a...

As one gets further involved with their genealogy, those moments that take the breath away tend to become less frequent. This narrative...

The Australian Governor's update - March 2023 Welcome All plans and preparations have been made for this year's Annual General Meeting...