2023 ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING INFORMATION

DUXBURY MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST 4-6, 2023.

The 2023 DELANO KINDRED Annual Meeting and Reunion will be held in Duxbury, MA, August 4-6 at the Alden House Historic Site (AHHS). Although the Delano Kindred Annual Meeting itself will be separate, all other activities will be held jointly with the Alden Kindred and the Pilgrim Peter Brown Society on the AHHS grounds. As a result, we will not be needing a hotel to be a "home base". We have not blocked any hotel rooms anywhere; all attendees are free to make whatever accommodations they prefer. There are some suggestions at the end of this Post.

Delano Kindred members must register on this site to attend our Annual Meeting. Registration for the Reunion part of the meeting can be done either via the Alden Kindred (if you are an Alden Kindred member) or here on this site along with your Annual Meeting registration.

In addition to the registration itself, your registration fee includes everything except the Chowderfest, the Bradford House Breakfast, and the Bradford House Tour; those are optional events at a nominal additional cost.

The presentation by Rev. Soule on Saturday is titled "Prosecutions for Fornication in Plymouth Colony 1620-1694." But wait... here's the subtitle: "The Fast Life and Hard Times of Tom and Becky Delano" (aka Dr. Thomas Delano and Rebecca Alden). You do not want to miss this one!

SCHEDULE of EVENTS

Friday, August 4, 2023

11:00AM       - Delano Kindred Board Meeting
12:00-2PM    -  Registration – AHHS
2:00-4:00PM - Tour of the Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, by Tony Kelso, Duxbury Town Historian
5:00PM          - Annual Chowderfest at AHHS ($20 per person, optional)

Saturday, August 5, 2023

10:00AM – 12:00PM - Alden Kindred Annual Meeting – AHHS
10:00 – 11:30AM       - Delano Kindred Annual Meeting – Duxbury Senior Center, 2nd Flr. Classroom
                                      The DSC is just off of Tremont St. across from the Duxbury Fire Station
12:00-4:00PM            - Ongoing tours of Alden House and living history demonstrations
                                     - Silent Auction and Gift Shop open.  
12:00 - 12:30PM        – Group Photos at the Alden House
12:30 - 1:30PM          – Lunch at the AHHS
2:00 - 3:00PM            - Presentation by the Revd. Dr. W. Becket Soule.
4:00 - 5:00PM            - A walking tour of a short section of the Green Harbor Path

Sunday, August 6, 2023

8:00AM   - Delano Kindred Board Meeting
9:00AM   - Church Service (optional) at St. John's Episcopal Church, Washington St., Duxbury.
                   Guest preacher, the Revd. Dr. W. Becket Soule
10:30AM - Breakfast at the Col. John Bradford House, Kingston, MA. ($15 per person, optional)
Following breakfast: Tour of the Major John Bradford House ($5 per person, optional)

THE MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD HOUSE

Major John Bradford's beautiful old home at 50 Landing Road in Kingston is now loved and cared for by the members of The Jones River Village Historical Society (JRVHS). The Society works to:

• Collect, preserve and educate the public about the history of the Town of Kingston;
• Make its collections accessible through exhibitions, research assistance, educational programs and lectures;
• Preserve, protect and maintain the Society’s Headquarters (the Major John Bradford Homestead) and other possessions.

Each Sunday in July and August, the Society offers a buffet breakfast at the Homestead from 9AM - 11:30AM.  This is the Optional Breakfast listed on our Schedule of Events.

HOTEL SUGGESTIONS

HAMPTON INN at COLONY PLACE, Plymouth, MA. To access their website, click here.

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES at COLONY PLACE, Plymouth, MA. To access their website, click here.

HILTON GARDEN INN, Plymouth MA. To access their website, click here.