Photo: Penelope Pelham Winslow’s embroidered silk shoe, thought to have been worn by Penelope Pelham at her wedding to Josiah Winslow in 1651. Courtesy of Pilgrim Hall Museum.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 32 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on March 21, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Plymouth Colony Governor Edward Winslow and his family... (Read More)

Photo: Winslow House, 129 Union Street, Woodstock, New Brunswick, E7M, Canada. Purchased by Carleton County Sheriff John Norman Wentworth Winslow in 1887, the house remains in the Winslow family today. They were direct descendants of Edward Winslow, prominent New Brunswick Loyalist, and Governor Edward Winslow of the Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Canada's Historic Places website.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 32 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 15, 2023

Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Charlotte Helen Winslow, a descendant of Plymouth Colony Gov. Edward Winslow... (Read More)

Photo: the home of "Mayflower" passenger Stephen Hopkins (1581-1644) at Plimoth Plantation, a reconstruction of Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Courtesy of World Encyclopedia.

‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 17, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the trouble that seemed to continually follow Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Photo: from the Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant: Stephen Hopkins, his wife Elizabeth, and their children -- including infant son Oceanus, the only child born during the Mayflower's journey across the Atlantic. Photo taken in August 1921 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by Edward P. McLaughlin. Credit: in the collection of the Plymouth Public Library. Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth.

‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 15, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on historian Edward Rowe Snow writing about his Mayflower ancestor, Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Photo: Howland House Float in the 2019 parade, Duxbury, Massachusetts. Courtesy of the Pilgrim John Howard Society.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 31 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 17, 2023

Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on author and historian Edward Rowe Snow writing about Pilgrim John Howland... (Read More)

Photo: Edward Rowe Snow Memorial Plaque on Georges Island in Boston Harbor. The inscription reads: Author, historian, and "Flying Santa" to lighthouse keepers. Edward Rowe Snow was the president of Society for the Preservation of Fort Warren and led the fight to save the fort for future generations. The presence of Edward and his wife Anna-Myrle will always be felt on George's Island.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 31 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on January 10, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on author and historian Edward Rowe Snow... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Connections to Help Celebrate Thanksgiving, Part 3

By Melissa Berry on November 22, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry wraps up her three-part series of Thanksgiving articles involving Mayflower descendants... (Read More)

Illustration: “Thanksgiving at Plymouth,” by Jennie A. Brownscombe, 1925. Credit: National Museum of Women in the Arts; Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Connections to Help Celebrate Thanksgiving, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on November 21, 2022

In this article – to help celebrate Thanksgiving – Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Mayflower Pilgrims’ very first Thanksgiving... (Read More)

Photo: Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Credit: Hscott0024; Wikimedia Commons.

Pilgrim Monument Dedication, Part II

By Melissa Berry on December 21, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about the dedication ceremony for the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts... (Read More)

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