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A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,2019 4 Community NSDAR celebrates Veterans Day BY SANDRA LANCASTER PERRY For the Perquimans Weeklly November 11 is the day set aside on our national calendar to honor our veter ans — a solemn pause from the rush of life to thank the men and women who have worn the uniform of our na tion in order to protect our freedoms. Though there are about 18 million veterans now living in the United States, society as a whole doesn’t seem to pay the same re spect to those who served as it did when the World War II generation returned to start families, build com munities and power the post-war economy. Yet, rec ognizing their service can be as easy as wearing a poppy, flying a flag, attending a lo cal ceremony or simply say ing thank you. Members of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter, NSDAR honored local area veterans by participating in the an nual wreath laying Veterans Day program sponsored by the American Legion Ed ward G. Bond Post 40. This Post has active veterans who saw combat on Iwo Jima, flew combat missions in Europe and Asia, served on ships in the Anny and Navy, protected our coast lines and served in every corner of the globe and all over this country. Chapter Regent Anne Rowe and Chapter Chaplain Clara King jointly laid the Edenton Tea Party Chapter wreath. Also, at the ceremo ny were chapter members Barbara Wood and Virginia Wood. The National Society Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, pre serving American history, and securing America’s fu ture through better educa tion for children. Since its founding, DAR has admitted more than 1,000,000 members. As one of the most inclusive genea logical societies in the coun try, NSDAR currently boasts over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the United States and inter nationally. Any woman 18 years or older — regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background — who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Rev olution, is eligible for mem bership. Any woman who be- lieves she may be eligible for membership should contact Edenton Tea Par ty Chapter Registrar Can dy Roth - 252-548-2648 or Membership Chairman Beth Taylor - 252482-3592 for additional information. You may also go to the chapter website at http:// www.ncdar.org/Edenton- TeaParty_files/ or the Face- book page — https://www. facebook.com/Edenton- TeaPartyNSDAR/ Sandra Lancaster Perry of Hertford is the NCSDAR chairman for the Tarheel State. PHOTO BY SANDRA LANCASTER SPERRY Edenton Tea Party NSDAR leaders (r-l) Clara King, Virginia Wood, Anne Rowe and Barbara Wood paid tribute to the nation’s military with a wreath laying ceremony on Veterans Day. Mayflower’s past echoes to the present with descendants BY SANDRA LANCASTER SPERRY For the Perquimans Weekly The Daughters of the American Revolution are gearing up to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower in 2020. This ship is one of the most important in Ameri can history, having brought pilgrims to Massachusetts during the Great Puritan Mi gration of the 17th century. These pilgrims were some of the first European set tlers in America. Prior to leaving the ship and establishing Plymouth Colony, they signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620 (at that time in history, they used the Julian Calendar, also known as Old Style dates, which was ten days behind the present-day Gregorian Calendar.) This Compact established a rudimentary form of democracy with each member contributing to the welfare of the com munity. PHOTO BY SANDRA LANCASTER PERRY Barbara Wood has familial ties to the early colonists and the Mayflower. Wood, a member of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter since 2015, is also a member of the Mayflower Society. Barbara Wood, an Eden ton resident and a member of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter since 2015, is also a member of the Mayflower Society. At the Nov. 13,2019 chapter meeting, Wood pre sented a fascinating and informative program cele brating the 400th Anniver sary of the Mayflower and introduced the chapter to the Mayflower Society. The Mayflower Society, which has 30,000 mem bers, was founded in 1897 during that period of re newed interest in Ameri can history. The Society suggests that the descendants of the 102 men, women and children who landed on the shores of the New World in 1620 may now number over 35 million living persons, mostly in America. Because there were small numbers of people in that area of Massachusetts prior to the Great Migration beginning in about 1530 it is likely that any living descendant may have multiple Mayflower lines of descent. As an example, Wood has been able to prove descent from William Brewster, John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, William Mullins, and Richard Warren. In 2020, the nation will celebrate the 400th anni versary of the landing of the Mayflower. In prepara tion, the Mayflower 11 ship is being restored at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. The ship, a gift from England to the United States, is nearly 60 years old, and because it was built from wood using tools and techniques from the early 1600’s, it required a multi-year restoration. Mrs. Wood reports that she was fortunate to walk aboard the Mayflower 11 in 2016 before it was towed to the preservation shipyard at Mystic. Plymouth Plantation, the home of the Mayflower 11, could be described as a theme park, with the theme being the histoiy of the Pil grims. She watched as chil dren and adults were enter tained by actors portraying actual Mayflower pilgrims and crew in recreated sur roundings. The actors are students of history and may depart from their characters only in an emergency; otherwise they speak with tourists as if in 1623. Wood recalled walking into a small wooden build ing and seeing a handsome, older man in obvious “1620” clothing answering ques tions from some young scholars. A child asked, “Are the Indians your friends?” And the man, with a wise and calm voice responded, “No. The Indians are our allies. Friends are those who we love, and who love us.” That man was Barbara Wood’s 10th great grandfa ther, William Brewster; she reports that hearing him talk made her proud to be lus granddaughter. Although 150 years and different circumstances separate the patriots of the DAR and the pilgrims of the Mayflower, what ties them together today is a growing interest in genealogy and DNA matching. Wood reports that gene alogy provides the tools to build a family tree with ap propriate proof, and with that information she was able to give a complete and accurate application for membership in both the DAR and the Mayflower So ciety. The National Society Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C, is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, pre serving American history, and securing America’s fu ture through better educa tion for children. Since its founding, DAR has admitted more than 1,000,000 members. As one of the most inclusive genealogical societies in the country, NSDAR cur rently boasts over 185,000 members in 3,000 chap ters across the United States and international ly. Any woman 18 years or older — regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background — who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership. PCMS Continued from Al Russell, Tate Russell, Javon Shannon, Holden Talman, Connor Tripp, Ryleigh Wat son, Katelyn White, Andrew Whitehurst, Skylar Wiese, Carter Winslow, Collin Winslow, Eden Woodard 7th Grade Principal’s List LeighAnne Bass, Lilah Byrum, Karsyn Clayton, Kayelee Coppersmith, Alay- na Damron, Coley Drew, Anna Fisher, Janiyah Gatling, Kendra Graham, Elizabeth Gregory, Taylor Honza, Cath erine Howell, Jocelyn Jen nings, Bryce Loeffler, Con nor Loeffler, Emily Meads, Alexander Prescott, Rachel Price, Shenandoah Price, Jay Roberts, Sean Saunders, Alexis Williamson, Anthony Winslow, Lilly Winslow A/B Honor Roll Anaiya Almodova, Daniel Barr, Laci Bateman, Grace Brickhouse, Michael Byrum, Rayna Carver, Garrett Chris tian, Mariah Clark, Hannah Cooper, Victoria Feather, Hailey Gilbert, Jabrel Hur ley, A’Nyjiah James, Jack Joyner, Litzy Lara Selvan, Jada Lassiter, Krista Lin ton, Indya Long, Benjamin Lowther, Colin Manning, Justus Meads, Waylan Meads, Halee Mills, Colton Moore, Derek Morningstar, Natalie Peterson, Josiah Price, Addisyn Ralph, Ty- mera Ricks, William Rucker, Alyssa Sanderlin, Sayden Sosa, Tanner Sprague, Madelyn Stallings, Maddux Thach, Joshua Townes, Jay- la Turner, Wyatt Whitfield Sth Grade Principal’s List Morgan Baccus, Lau ra Bohn, Daven Brabble, Dawson Brickhouse, Vivien Lane, Celia Manning, Bris- tyl Riddick, Blair Russell, Hailey Scott, Ashlynn Ward, Elizabeth Ward A/B Honor Roll Kaylee Anderson, Tiffa ny Baxley, Essence Bond, Marleigh Cooper, Alaynah Dukhie, Faith Forbes, Ryan Hansley, Jeremy Insley, Jay- la Jackson, Margaret Jones, Shavoris Lewis, Haley Mat thews, Dakota Mayo, Brent Melton, Kaelyn Melton, Kane Mountjoy, Jamin Nava Delaluz, Talycia Outland, Trisha Pittman, Justin Rich ardson, Holly Riddick, Col lin Roberts, Kenley Stallings, Troy Sutton, Connor Ward, Gary Weeks, Trinity Wig gins, Luke Williams, Ky’ara Wilson, Mary Woodard Perquimans X [WE E K LV (USPS428-080) Vol. 87 No. 48 Published Each Wednesday A publication of Adams Publishing Group Established 1934 111 W. 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