Photo: the pier at Jamestown with reproductions of the three ships that arrived at Jamestown in 1607: the “Susan Constant,” “Godspeed,” and “Discovery.” Credit: NOAA Photo Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on May 20, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing here on a very special descendant: Queen Elizabeth II... (Read More)

Photo: reenactment of the first landing on the 400th anniversary as part of the Jamestown 2007 commemoration. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bookwalter.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 1

By Melissa Berry on May 13, 2022

Melissa Berry begins her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing here on Dr. John Woodson, the surgeon for the Jamestowne Company... (Read More)

Photo: Pilgrim meal at Plimoth Plantation. Courtesy of University Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston Digital Commonwealth. Permission to publish.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 17

By Melissa Berry on May 6, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about Henry Hornblower II, who was instrumental in establishing the living museum “Plimoth Plantation.”.. (Read More)

Photo: Plimoth Plantation living museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Credit: Nancy; Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 16

By Melissa Berry on April 29, 2022

Melissa Berry writes about Henry Hornblower II, who established the “Plimoth Plantation” living museum and helped bring the “Mayflower II” to America... (Read More)

Boston American (Boston, Massachusetts), 11 June 1957, page 18

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 15

By Melissa Berry on April 21, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the excitement when the replica “Mayflower II” sailed into Plymouth Harbor on 22 June 1957... (Read More)

Photo: Mayflower 1970 commemorative stamp. Permission to publish courtesy of: Nigel Montgomery of the Philatelic Heritage, 35a High Street, Hungerford, RG17 0NF, United Kingdom.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 14 (conclusion)

By Melissa Berry on March 30, 2022

Melissa Berry profiles descendants of Mayflower settlers, concluding her focus on former president of the Massachusetts Mayflower Society Dr. Bartlett... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Dr. Rev. Robert Merrill Bartlett by Charles Mattaewson, from Bartlett's book insert "The Pilgrim's Way"

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 14

By Melissa Berry on March 25, 2022

Melissa Berry continues profiling descendants of Mayflower settlers, focusing on former president of the Massachusetts Mayflower Society Dr. Bartlett... (Read More)

Photo: Plymouth Rock float from the 1920 “Pilgrims Pageant” parade in Omaha, Nebraska, sponsored by the Omaha Clearing House. From the Louis R. Bostwick Collection, RG 3147. Courtesy of the Nebraska Historical Society.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 13 (conclusion)

By Melissa Berry on March 18, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series profiling descendants of Mayflower settlers, focusing on more descendants in Nebraska... (Read More)

Photo: "Mayflower" float from the 1920 "Pilgrims Pageant" parade in Omaha, Nebraska, sponsored by Carl Raymond Gray and Associate Officials of the Union Pacific Railroad. From the Louis R. Bostwick Collection, Folder RG 3147. Courtesy of the Nebraska Historical Society.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 13

By Melissa Berry on March 9, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series profiling descendants of Mayflower settlers, focusing on tricentennial celebrations in Nebraska in 1920... (Read More)

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