Local Corn at the Farmer's Market Tomorrow!

Lend us your ears: Corn season is here! A staple at every summer table, corn is finally in season! Whether you eat it straight off the cob, cut into a salad or baked into a casserole get ready to husk, shuck and enjoy the most delicious locally grown corn this summer. (We even have organic!) Your market farmer friends will help you pick out the best ear on Thursday from 2:30-6:30!

For more information about the Farmer's Market, please click here.

Registration Extended to July 31 for September GBOA Meeting

In order to allow more General Society of Mayflower Descendants members and officers to register for the General Board of Assistants (GBOA) Meeting this September, the registration deadline (originally July 24) has been extended to July 31, 2015.

The GBOA Meeting, hosted by the Connecticut Society, will be held at Foxwoods Resort Casino on September 9-13, 2015. Training Day for GBOA members, society officers, and GSMD committees will convene at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 11 and the official GBOA business meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 12.

Complete your registration online or print and mail the completed form to GSMD. Mailed registrations must be postmarked by July 31.

For questions about registration, please contact GSMD Communications Manager Megan Cassidy at communications@themayflowersociety.org or 508.746.3188 ext 19. For questions about Training Day or the official meeting, please contact Secretary General Susan Roser at secretarygeneral@themayflowersociety.org.

Return of the Dead

Friends of Burial Hill will be reprising the hugely successful, " Return of the Dead" a re-enactment of the funeral of several of Plymouth's Civil War dead. We are calling on the descendants of these soldiers and the man who brought their bodies home. If you are a descendant of Corporal Seth Paty, Sergeant George Wadsworth, Corporal Thomas Collingwood, or Corporal Thomas Hayden, all of Company E, 29th Regiment, MA Vol. Inf. please contact Cheryle at 781-706-5531 or cheryle.burialhillfriend@verizon.net .

We would love to have you in attendance as we pay tribute to these "departed heroes" . The event will take place on Burial Hill on November 14, 2015. And please, come in period dress if you like. All are welcome.

8/5-19 Friends in Songs A Cappella Concert Series

Friends in Song, a 16-member a cappella vocal ensemble, presents their 2015 Summer Concert Series during August with 4 performances across the region. The ensemble is directed by William B. Richter.

Friends in Song presents light concert repertoire of ballads, Celtic tunes, classical, pop and contemporary selections. The ensemble has performed across the region for over five years, recognized for their tightly woven harmonies and joyous concerts. Members of Friends in Song reside on the South Shore and Cape Cod, featuring vocalists Larry Carlson, Caroline Chapin, Diana Cohen, Carol Cybulska, Brian Dudley, Todd Herrmann, Lynne Hare, Chris Holl, Al Hoyt, Verna Hoyt, Dan Miot, Dawn MacGarvey, Michelle McGrath, Barbara Northrop, William Richter and Kay Slater.

Friends in Song 2015 Concert Schedule:

Wednesday, August 5, 7 pm, First Trinitarian Church
381 Country Way, Scituate, http://ftccscituate.org
 
Tuesday, August 11, 7 pm, The Church of the Pilgrimage
8 Town Square, Plymouth, http://8townsquare.org/

Sunday, August 16, 7:30 pm, First Church, Sandwich
136 Main Street, Sandwich, http://www.firstchurchsandwich.org/

Wednesday, August 19, 7:30 pm, Unitarian Church of Barnstable
3330 Main Street, Barnstable, http://www.barnstableuu.org/

Admission to the performances are free, donations to the venue are gratefully accepted. For more information or directions to the performances, please visit the venue websites.