SAN DIEGO COLONY MEETINGS – Our Colony typically gathers at least three times a year for a meal and program meeting. A member or guest speaker often provides a discussion of topics related to the Pilgrims or American History. In November, we hold our annual Compact Day Program and Luncheon. Additional trips or outings may be planned that may be of special interest.
UPCOMING San Diego Colony Events – –
Next Colony Meeting – Saturday, November 18, 2023 (In-Person)
The Guest Presenter for our November COMPACT DAY MEETING will feature SD Colony member and author, Jonathan Mack.
In addition to covering upcoming San Diego Mayflower Colony and Society news of all sorts, our November 18th meeting is very happy to welcome author, Jonathan Mack. His book, “A Stranger Among Saints” will take us on a journey to the early 1600s, enlightening us to the importance of Stephen Hopkins: “The Man Who Survived Jamestown and Saved Plymouth”. One of our own California Society Historians, Linda Longley, put it this way: “Jonathan Mack has written an unforgettable story of Stephen Hopkins and how his indenture of seven years at Jamestown later helped in the settlement of Plymouth Colony. Bit by bit, Mack tells of Hopkins’ critical role as liaison between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Tribe with new insight and intimate detail. If you think you knew the story but wish for more, this deeper understanding of Hopkins and his service in the founding of Plymouth Colony will delight you.”
WE HOPE TO SEE YOUR SMILEY FACE JOINING US THERE!
Summer 2023 Past Events
Saturday May 20th was the date of this past year’s Spring Colony Meeting. The meeting was held at the Green Dragon Tavern and Museum featured Dr. Susan Hector, who gave us a presentation on “Textile Production in the American Colonies, 1620-1783”.
HUZZAHS!! Earlier this year, our San Diego Colony was selected to participate in the June 3rd, 2023 “La Mesa Flag Day Parade”. We had a great time with an enthusiastic crowd and hope to do it again in 2024. Please consider joining us with your family next year as we walk and wave to thousands of energetic folks along the relatively short route. Look for more details at our 2024 May Colony Meeting and in the 2024 Spring “Pilgrim News”. Mayflower Members and their families are ALL WELCOME and encouraged to participate in either Pilgrim-period attire if they have it, OR . . . your favorite parade ‘comfy-civies and sneakers’ will do VERY NICELY.
POSSIBLE IN-PERSON Fall 2024 “PLIMOTH Colony/PATUXET Village – WEST” outreach event in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park. Our event in 2022 was fun for us, and very well received by the public.
– Watch for it!
Our Annual Compact Day Meeting/Luncheon
This luncheon is being planned for November 2024. San Diego Colony’s annual Compact Day Meeting/Luncheon will feature a guest speaker and always interesting camaraderie with our Mayflower ‘cousins’ and friends. As with all of our Colony Meetings, anyone interested in Mayflower, Pilgrim, or U.S. History are welcome to attend.