Historian’s Report

Annual Meeting of the TN SOMD

November 03, 2007 in Nashville, TN

As I finish my second year as Historian for the TN Society, I wish to extend to each member and applicant my sincerest gratitude for the thoughts, prayers, and patience shown to me during this difficult year.

Earlier this year, Nancy Winn’s name was submitted to the Board of Assistants for approval to serve as Assistant Historian.  This appointment was to digitize all “closed” files of the TN Society for storage and posterity.  I am proud to report that Nancy accomplished the task, thereby lifting a sizable burden from the Historian’s Library and file drawers.  All files considered closed, or inactive, in the TN Society are now computerized.  The goal for the following year is to do the same with all active files.

This year’s report covers activity of the Historian’s Office from Nov 12, 2006 through Sept 30, 2007.  Following this report, future reports will cover the annual activity from Oct 1 through Sept 30, thus allowing time to prepare the report for the annual meeting.

The Historian’s office ended last year with a balance of $58.45 in the operating budget.  An additional $150.00 was added for the current years’ expenses for supplies and postage.  Continuing with the careful use of electronic communication, the Historian’s office has used this money to add to the library a recent publication of the Silver Book series, as well as being able to pay the current Postal Box fee from this money.

Activity             Date                 Credit               Debit                Balance

Cash on hand               11/12/06                                                          $  58.45

2006-2007stipend        11/12/06          $150.00                                   $208.45

Postage                        08/02/07          $  30.87                                   $177.58

Samson Book               08/28/07          $  40.21                                   $137.37

Postage                        08/30/07          $    9.63                                   $127.74

Postage                        09/30/07          $    6.55                                   $121.19

POBox Fee                  09/30/07          $  40.00                                   $  81.19

With all expenses of the Historian’s Office paid through the date of this report, the current year was conducted at a total cost of $127.26.

Since the last meeting of the TN Society, the following has occurred with reference to applications for membership, through Sept 30, 2007:

APPROVED BY PLYMOUTH:                                  18 new applications

                                                                                      8 supplemental applications

PENDING IN PLYMOUTH:                                        0 new applications

                                                                                      3 supplemental applications

APPROVED IN STATE:                                               1 new applications

                                                                                      1 supplemental application

PENDING IN STATE:                                                16 new applications

                                                                                      6 supplemental applications

There are 15 submitted PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS in STATE at this time on which work has not begun.

For election into the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Tennessee, the following names are presented to the current voting membership:

From Middle TN

Martin Warner Winn – (387) – Lyles

Jennifer Lynn Golz – (388) – Cookeville

Ronda Brewster Walker – (390) – Cookeville

Patricia Jean Kemper – (391) – Nashville

Margaret Stewart McMillion – (394) – Lewisburg

Chloe Willis Lainhart – (397) – Franklin

Clayton Perry Lainhart – (398) – Franklin

Katherine (Kate) Elise Lainhart – (399) – Franklin

From West TN

Suzanne Higgins – (402) – Collierville

Patrick William Briggs – (403) – Arlington

Joanne Thomas Hutchinson – (404) – Scotts Hill

From East TN

Mark Whitfield Griffith – (392) – Knoxville

From outside of TN:

Katherine Mary Pellett – (389) – Choteau MT

Cynthia Sue Weber – (393) – Carrollton GA

Tanya Taylor Lyon – (395) – Newton KS

Mary Martin Harris – (396) – Lagrange GA

Sean Michael Taylor – (400) – Derby KS

Christine Winn – (401) – St. Thomas USVI

Respectfully submitted by Christopher Taylor, Historian, SOMD in TN