UPCOMING LOUISIANA EVENTS
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Louisiana Mayflower Society
News and Events
Each year the Louisiana Society has a spring luncheon meeting in May, and a Compact Day luncheon and meeting in September. The Louisiana Triennial Mayflower Cotillion is held the year after Congress meets in Plymouth.The meetings are fun and informative with interesting speakers, elections, and auctions that feature Pilgrim treasures. The meetings are held in various locations around the state of Louisiana.
For those members and friends seeking out more Pilgrim adventure, we encourage a visit to Plymouth, Massachusetts where it all began. There
the General Society of Mayflower Descendants' Winslow House, the official home of the society, is open to the public.
Visitors can tour the historic house, visit the library to do genealogical research, and explore other Pilgrim landmarks throughout the city.
Pilgrim Hall is a must-see museum if you want to learn more about the Pilgrims. There are always interesting exhibitions, and a permanent collection of Pilgrim items that will draw you there for repeated visits.Of note is the enormous number of books about the Pilgrim experience available in the shop.
Visiting the rock where the Pilgrims first stepped
onto land and imagining what it was like all those years ago is magical. Situated next to the water, it is sheltered by a canopy with important landmarks and statues nearby.
From there you can see the Mayflower II, an exact replica of the original ship where guides welcome modern day Pilgrims aboard.
A few miles out of town is a village built to resemble the place the Pilgrims first settled. Through interpretive characters, Plimoth Plantation allows guests conversation with the Pilgrims, tours of their homes, lessons in farming the land, and a taste of foods they preferred.
