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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...

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

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

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

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

by Steve Isham If John Isham had not shown up in Plymouth Colony around 1670 I would not have a Mayflower ancestor, or at least not...

by K C. Quimbach What are the odds? Would you ever believe that someday your paths would cross and you might end up meeting a famous...

While reading a book about the history of the United States, I happened upon one of those beautiful black and white photos of a Plains...

The latest newsletter from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution—Units Overseas—Sydney, Australia, September 2022....

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Hiram Sharp, an American Patriot in the Australian Colonies Terrance Patterson M.A. (Macq. Uni.), B. Ed. (Kuring-gai College of Advanced...

My journey to discovering my roots to George Soule, began some 7 years ago when I visited Plymouth Mass. My partner Colin and I did all...

I met Sir Marshall Howard, former Wyoming Mayflower Society Historian, in a comment on a gravestone image attached to my 10th great...

In a joint effort between the AUSMD Inc and The Fellowship of First Fleeters in Sydney, a time capsule project has been proposed. We...

"The Shortest History of the World" by AUSMD member and author, Dr. David Baker. Available July 2022 David Baker came to Australia in...

In Hyde County, North Carolina stands a methodist church and cemetery named after Bishop Joshua Soule. "He was great-great-great grandson...