The Lake Havasu Genealogical Society Library accepts a new set of Mayflower
Families Through Five Generations volumes, better known as the “silver books,”
from the Arizona Mayflower Society.
Mayflower Society Member, H Allen Nash their new Library Liaison,
delivered the books in person on April 24th to the LHGS Librarian
and President, Jane Bowen. Funds came from the estate of Jeanette Schmidt,
widow of former Arizona Mayflower society governor L Bernard Schmidt, Jr.,
state member #2, in honor of his mother, Georgia Perle Wilson Schmidt. She was
the founding governor of the state society and AZ member #1. Allen also
installed bookplates inside each volume to commemorate Mrs. Schmidt and the
Arizona Mayflower Society.
The Schmidt bequest was sufficient to also fund a previous
donation that was awarded to the Yuma County Library on April 4th.
Adding these two libraries has expanded the current list to 7 libraries and
ensures that no Arizonan is more than a two-hour drive from a library that the
Arizona Mayflower Society supports.
Pictured from left to right are: Jennifer Lynn-Goettelmann,
member of both the LHGS and Mayflower Society; H Allen Nash, Mayflower Society
Library Liaison; Jane Bowen, LHGS President and Head Librarian, and Larry
Hayduk member of LHGS and former junior member of the Mayflower Society. Larry
was instrumental in getting the donation for the Lake Havasu Genealogical
Society.
Visit http://lhgs.weebly.com/mayflower-families-silver-books.html to see the list of books donated.
