Society Meeting Ideas

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The Mayflower Society Education Committee Presents:
Ideas for Society Meetings

The Mayflower Society’s Education Committee recognizes that it can sometimes be difficult to come up with new ideas for Member Society Meetings that will keep your members engaged.  Below is a wide range of meeting ideas to help keep your meetings fresh and interesting.  

Meeting Ideas:

Activities

Having an activity at a meeting can really help bring members together.  Feel free to utilize some of these various Mayflower-themed activities, from interactive presentations to games to art projects and more!  

The Fox and Geese Game

Guest Speakers

Have a guest speaker at your next Society Meeting, either live or via Zoom.  

Speaker Peggy Baker - former director of Pilgrim Hall Museum

Videos

The Mayflower Society now has various educational videos posted on our YouTube Channel that could make for a great way to open or close your meeting.  Additionally, the Education Committee has compiled a list of Mayflower-related movies to watch for a fun “movie night” themed meeting. 

A New Video Series by The Mayflower Society

Reading Materials

Check out these Mayflower-related books on our suggested reading list and start a book club with your member society or share specific passages to share a-loud at your next meeting.  

Pamphlets about each Mayflower Passenger

Field Trips

Get together with your member society and plan a field trip to a historic landmark or volunteer together at your local library to educate others about the Mayflower Descendants.

Exploring a Native American trail.