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Gatherings of the Alabama Society of Mayflower Descendants

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2026 Annual State Conference

Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026

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Past Events Archive

A history of SMDAL gatherings, meetings, and commemorations — 2014–2022

Nov 19
2022
State Meeting

Compact Day Commemoration & SMDAL 70th Anniversary Celebration

Business meeting, buffet lunch, and a presentation by Dr. Erin Kate Scheopner (GSMD Director of Genealogy). Featured speaker: Robert Scott Davis, senior professor of History and director of the Genealogy Program at Wallace State Community College.

The American Village Trust • Montevallo, Shelby County, AL • 11:30 a.m. • $25/person

Oct 30
2021
State Meeting

State Society Meeting

Featured speaker: Governor General Jane Hurt.

The American Village • 3727 Highway 119, Montevallo, AL • 11:00 a.m.

Aug 17
2019
Colony Meeting

Capital Colony Meeting

Montgomery, AL

Apr 6
2019
Colony Meeting

Capital Colony Meeting

Montgomery, AL

2019
Colony Meeting

Gulf Coast Colony Meeting

Mobile Area, AL

Apr 28
2018
State Meeting

Alabama State Meeting

Board of Assistants Meeting at 9:30 a.m.; general meeting at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker: GSMD Governor General George Garmony.

Huntsville Country Club • 2601 Oakwood Avenue, Huntsville, AL

Feb 17
2018
Colony Meeting

Capital Colony Meeting

Business meeting at 11:00 a.m., luncheon at 12:00 noon. Speaker: Miss Haley Aaron, Manuscripts Archivist, Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Montgomery Country Club • Beauvoir Room, Montgomery, AL

Oct 28
2017
State Meeting • Compact Day

Alabama State Compact Day Meeting & Luncheon

Board of Assistants Meeting at 9:30 a.m.; Compact Day Meeting & Luncheon at 11:00 a.m. in the Glen Iris Room.

The Club • 1 Robert S. Smith Drive, Birmingham, AL

Apr 29
2017
State Meeting

Alabama State Meeting

Board of Assistants Meeting at 9:30 a.m.; business meeting at 11:30 a.m.; lunch at 12:00 noon. Guest speaker: Mary Ann Neeley, “Historian of Montgomery.”

Wynlakes Country Club • Montgomery, AL

Feb 4
2017
Colony Meeting

Cahaba River Colony Meeting

Business meeting at 11:00 a.m.; lunch at 12:00 noon. Speaker: Mr. William Dean, Associate Professor of Comparative Military Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB.

Montgomery Country Club • Beauvoir Room, Montgomery, AL • $28/person

Oct 29
2016
State Meeting • Compact Day

State Compact Day Meeting

Board of Assistants Meeting at 10:00 a.m.; general meeting at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker: “Elder William Brewster (1566–1644),” introduced by Michel Marcoux — “Why we sailed on the Mayflower and colonized Plimoth.”

The Club • Birmingham, AL

Aug 6
2016
Colony Meeting

Cahaba River Colony Meeting

Business meeting at 11:00 a.m.; lunch at 12:00 noon. Speaker: Ret. Col. Jeffrey Benton on how ancestors traveled the Federal Road into Alabama and westward.

Montgomery Country Club • Montgomery, AL • $20/per

May 7
2016
State Meeting • Compact Day

State Compact Day Meeting

Meeting at 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker: Mr. Michael Bailey, Executive Director, Fort Morgan Historical Site — “Fort Bowyer and its Place in the War of 1812.” Buffet lunch; guests welcome.

Heron Lakes Country Club, Heron Nest Room • 3851 Government Blvd W, Mobile, AL • $26/person

Mar 12
2016
Colony Meeting

Cahaba River Colony Meeting

Business meeting at 11:30 a.m.; lunch at 12:00 noon. Speaker: Mr. William Dean, Associate Professor of Comparative Military Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB.

Wynlakes Country Club • Montgomery, AL

Nov 14
2015
State Meeting • Compact Day

State Compact Day Meeting

Board of Assistants Meeting at 10:00 a.m.; general meeting at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker: Governor General Lea Filson.

The Club • Birmingham, AL

Jul 25
2015
Colony Meeting • Compact Day

Cahaba River Colony Compact Day Meeting

Alabama

Apr 25
2015
State Meeting

State Society Meeting

Alabama

2015
Colony Meeting

Gulf Coast Colony Meeting

Mobile Area, AL

Feb 7
2015
Colony Meeting • Compact Day

Cahaba River Colony Compact Day Meeting

Alabama

Nov 1
2014
State Meeting • Compact Day

State Compact Day Meeting

Board of Assistants Meeting at 10:00 a.m.; general meeting at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Engler, Jamestowne Society.

The Club • Birmingham, AL

Oct 25
2014
Colony Meeting • Compact Day

Gulf Coast Colony Compact Day Meeting

Mobile Area, AL

Feb 1
2014
Colony Meeting

Cahaba River Colony Meeting

Business meeting at 11:30 a.m.; lunch at 12:00 noon. Speaker: Mr. Bill Stone, presenting one of the original copies of the Articles of Confederation on loan.

Wynlakes Country Club • Montgomery, AL