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Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 pm, for the annual banquet in the Empire Room of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. To register for the banquet follow this link. Extreme Genes is a natural for Fisher, a Connecticut native, who has been in radio since his youth, and has spent three decades of spare time as a passionate “roots sleuth.”  A long-time morning … [Read more...] about Popular Radio Host of ”Extreme Genes“ to Speak at Nov. 7 Banquet

The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Utah held a successful, well-attended spring banquet Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in the Empire Room of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the absence of Governor Mark Smedley, Deputy Governor General Thomas Portlock called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. and acknowledged the presence of Governor … [Read more...] about Spring 2018 Banquet

Members of the Utah Society of Mayflower Descendants will be on-hand February 28-March 3 during the 2018 RootsTech convention in Salt Lake City to answer questions about the Mayflower Society. Look for our booth and come say hello. We will be available throughout the whole convention to answer any questions about what we do as a society and to give guidance on becoming a … [Read more...] about Utah Mayflower Society At RootsTech 2018

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “We are the children of many sires, and every drop of blood in us, in its turn, betrays its ancestors.” Diane Stevenson Stone has written an engaging historical fiction about an extraordinary young woman named Mary Chilton. It is inspired by the true story of Diane’s 10th great, generational grandmother. This is a story about a high-spirited, … [Read more...] about Acclaimed Writer Kieth Merrill’s Forward to “Mary of the Mayflower”

Scott Bradford, a descendant of Governor Bradford, was our guest speaker.  Scott is a professor of economics and a teacher of BYU's American Heritage course.  2015 SPRING UTAH MAYFLOWER SOCIETY KEYNOTE SPEECH Scott Bradford 2015 May 13           I greatly appreciate the privilege of speaking with you tonight.  I also appreciate the Utah Society of Mayflower … [Read more...] about BYU Professor Scott Bradford – Preserving Our Legacy of Liberty