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Elizabeth Tilley Howland Mayflower Descendant Scholarship

SMDPA ScholarshipsThis scholarship is granted for $1,000. The scholarship is for a student who is descended from a Pennsylvania Society Mayflower passenger and is attending a college or university in the United States.  The student should be a graduating high school senior. The scholarship award is to be used only for college-related needs.

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Constance Flynn Lagerman (1922-2012)

Constance Flynn Lagerman, 90, of Bryn Mawr, a former board member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Ardmore, died Saturday, Sept. 29, at her home.

Mrs. Lagerman was on the church's executive committee for more than five decades and served as a reader and Sunday school teacher, her son, Richard, said.

Born in Haverford, she attended what was then Harcum Junior College.

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Winchell Smith "Win" Carroll (1937-2012)

Win Carroll (1937-2012)Winchell Smith "Win" Carroll, 75, of Bryn Mawr, PA., died September 4, 2012. Survived by his children Linda Emery (Rick), Winchell Carroll, Jr. (Lisa), Alison McSlarrow (Kyle), Geoffrey Carroll (Joanna), and Sarah Tellefson (Erik). He is also survived by 6 grandchildren, his brother Andrew David Carroll, Jr. (Mary), and his niece and nephew. Win was Governor of the SMDPA from 2005-2007. He also served the Society in various other positions over the years. Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Service, 11A.M. Friday, September 21 at Washington Memorial Chapel, Rte. 23, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, PA. 19481, where friends may call after 10 A.M. Interment Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery. Contributions to the Philadelphia Continental Chapter SAR, Chapter Treasurer, 1305 Robynwood Lane, West Chester, PA. 19380 would be appreciated by the family.

 

 
Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. (1933-2012)

Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr.It is with regret that we announce the death of Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr. on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

We will gather friends and family on Monday, May 7th starting at 10:30am for a memorial service at Bringhurst Funeral Home located at 225 Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, PA [MAP]. Bringhurst is located within the grounds of the West Laurel Hills Cemetery. After the service we will all gather at their Conservatory for a catered reflection.

In lieu of flowers, Stacy had requested that donations be made to the SMDPA’s (Pennsylvania Mayflower Society) Education and Classroom Visits program: SMDPA Treasurer, Dorothy Y. Lees, P.O. Box 123, Wellsville, PA 17365.

 
Vrouwekerk, Leiden Memorial Plaque to Be Dedicated

Vrouwekerk, Leiden Memorial Plaque to Be DedicatedThe Leiden, Holland, city fathers have announced the date for the dedication of a bronze plaque on our Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011 just before the American Thanksgiving Day service in the Pieterskerk. The ceremony marks the culmination of the decade long project to save the remains of the Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady, the former Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary), the building that was assigned by the City of Leiden in the late 16th century to he French Reformed (Walloon or Huguenot) refugees. The remains had been threatened with removal earlier this decade and were saved through the leadership of Dr. Jeremy Bangs, Director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum. Dr. Bangs has written the bilingual (Dutch and English) text and designed the relief depicting the church. The plaque measures 39 x 47¼ inches.

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Constance Flynn Lagerman, 90, of Bryn Mawr, a former board member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Ardmore, died Saturday, Sept. 29, at her home.

Mrs. Lagerman was on the church's executive committee for more than five decades and served as a reader and Sunday school teacher, her son, Richard, said.

Born in Haverford, she attended what was then Harcum Junior College.

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