Events

The Mayflower Society General Society of Mayflower Descendants ® The Nevada Mayflower Society Founded 1956 The Mayflower Society is Coming to The Fallon Cantaloupe Festival & Churchill Country Fair     We will be there all 3 days, August 23 thru 25th.  Come by and see us and explore our Society and learn how you can determine if you descend from one of the Mayflower Pilgrims that established the first permanent settlement in the Americas.              

Joins us for our Annual Compact Day in Las Vegas. This is the Day that the State Society gets together, like the Pilgrims did in November 1620 when they pledged their loyalty and chose a leader. We will meet to review the year’s happenings, and then will fellowship as members of the society and cousins. We also are having a special entertainer.   The Mayflower Compact – as it is known today – was signed by those 41 “true” Pilgrims on 11 November, 1620, and became the first governing document of Plymouth Colony and the first governing document by ordinary people in the new world. It declared that the colonists were loyal to the King of England, that they were Christians who served God, that they would make fair and just laws, and that they would work together for the good of the Colony. They also chose John Carver as Plymouth Colony’s first governor.       Buy your Event Tickets and Raffle Tickets online here Print an Invoice to Pay by Check here To reserve a room at the Mayflower Compact rate in the Tuscany click here or click on the website link below for venue features and other offers.      

Northern Nevada Colony to Open The Bowers Mansion Cousins we will be at this years Bowers Mansion opening to greet the public and tell them about our society. We plan to have a Mayflower Society booth on the lawn in front of the mansion, and we would greatly appreciate your help in staffing our booth. Please email jcdickey@me.com if you’re willing to devote a few hours of your time to this worthy activity. More info will be coming soon.  

  On Saturday, October 4th, the Northern Nevada Colony is hosting an SMDSN informational social event from 2 to 4 p.m. in one of Fallon’s newest attractions, the C & C Social Club. From Fallon’s Maine Street in the historic downtown, Cranberry Cottage’s storefront appears as a very inviting local vintage and craft store. Hidden in the back of the store, behind an unmarked door that gives the appearance of a bookcase, lies a modern speakeasy. Reminiscent of a Prohibition era clandestine bar of the Roaring 20’s, it features antique furnishings, low-lighting and beautifully crafted woodwork. One feels transported back in time to a secret place. We will be meeting in its private area called the Whiskey Room which is fashioned in the style of the Old West for a social gathering.  Come one and all; members, friends and neighbors. Information on Cranberry Cottage C & C Social Club: Phone: 775-427-5079

      Mark Twain Festival and Northern Nevada Colony Annual Meeting Mark Twain Festival - Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King Street, Carson City On Saturday October 18, from noon to 6 p.m., the Nevada Mayflower Society will be participating in the annual Mark Twain Festival in Carson City, which will feature kids’ activities, wagon rides, vendors of all kinds, and an appearance by Mark Twain himself (with photo opportunities!). It is free. Our Society will have an information booth (along with several other leading heritage societies), next to the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King Street in Carson. Our booth will offer displays, handouts, samples of our newsletters, books, and other relevant materials for members of the public to enjoy. We also will have information available for members of the public who wish to learn more about joining our society, or about applying for membership. We invite any of our existing members to attend the Festival, and volunteer to staff our booth— even if it’s only for an hour or two!!   Annual Meeting - Fox Brewery and Pub, 310S Carson St. Carson City Nevada 310S Carson St., Carson City On the same day, the Northern Nevada Colony will hold its annual meeting at the Fox Brew Pub, just a few short blocks from where our booth will be set up for the Festival. The meeting and luncheon will run from 11:30 a,m. to 1:30 p.m.  You don't have to participate at the Mark Twain Festival to attend the annual meeting. Seating is limited—we have only a dozen seats left, so please register as soon as possible. There is ample public parking nearby. We will conduct a small amount of Colony business, including election of officers, otherwise this will be an informal social time, coupled with a few fun things, including a Mark Twain Quiz with a prize to the lucky winner. We hope to see you there! Please register below for the Annual Meeting  and send your check for $25 per person for the lunch to Jay Dickey, P.O. Box 520, Dayton NV 89403 payable to Nevada Mayflower Society NNC. Please contact Jay with any questions—he can be reached at jcdickey@me.com.   Limited seating so please register Here  to guarantee a seat

  Registration Closed.  Please call a the Governor or Treasurer if you would like to attend   If you have already registered, but not paid yet go here to pay for tickets.

The Las Vegas Colony will hold a joint meeting and Thanksgiving luncheon with the Nevada Southern Branch of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims. We will gather on Saturday, November 15, 10:00 am at Dean's Place, located at 8355 Dean Martin Dr., which is near the Silverton Casino. Enjoy a delicious, traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings. After lunch, Dr. Linda Miller and Gary Parriott will present the program, “Walking in the Path of our Ancestors”. Membership in the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (www.societyofthepilgrims.com) is open to lineal descendants from a Pilgrim, which they define as any immigrant who settled before 1700 within the territory that became the forty-eight contiguous states of the USA. A copy of an approved Mayflower Society application can be used to join the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims. Keep an eye out for a full invitation with the cost and how to RSVP. We’re looking forward to this event with a like-minded society.