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, February 21, 2026
Our next Colony Meeting will be a BREAKFAST BRUNCH on Saturday, 21 February 2026, at the Green Dragon in Carlsbad. Our guest speaker will be Ms. Donna Watkins. Donna has published articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers, including the “Los Angeles Times.” She is also the author of “Weaker Vessels: The Women and Children of Plymouth Colony”. Her topic for us will be “The Hanging of Alice Bishop”, Donna’s ninth-great-grandmother. Have I intrigued you with that little snippet? It will be another guaranteed interesting program for us, so please attend if you’re able. Our meetings are open to all.
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THERE!
Summer 2024 Past Events and Anticipated Future Colony Events
This past May 18th was the date of this year’s Spring Colony Meeting. The meeting was held at the Green Dragon Tavern and Museum and featured Mr. Karl Zingheim of the USS Midway Museum Historian. Mr. Zingheim created a program for us on “The History of Memorial Day”.
HUZZAHS!! In June of 2025 we are once again expecting to participate in the City of La Mesa’s “Flag Day Parade”. We’ve done this several times before and had a great time with the other participants and the enthusiastic crowd. Please consider joining us with your family as we walk and wave to thousands of energetic folks along the relatively short route. Look for more details at our 2025 May Colony Meeting and in the 2025 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 Fall 2025 “PLIMOTH Colony/PATUXET Village – WEST” outreach event in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park. Our past events were both a fun outreach for us, as well as very well received by the public. – Watch for it!
Our Annual Compact Day Meeting is held the 3rd Saturday of November each year
Next year’s Compact Meeting meeting is already being planned for November 2025. All of San Diego Colony’s annual meetings 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.