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Hi Vicki,
The Society of the Ark & Dove was founded in 1910. Any person over 18 years
is eligible. Membership into the society - those who are lineally descended
from Sir Geo. Calvert, the first Lord of Baltimore, or from an ancestor who
came over either in the Ark or the Dove, bearing the first Maryland colonists
under the command of Gov. Leonard Calvert, which sailed from Cowes, Isle of
Wright, on Nov. 22, 1633, and who settled in the Providence of Maryland.
Write to the following for more information or an application -
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-685-3750
The above information is from the HEREDITARY SOCIETY BLUE BOOK by Robert
Davenport, Editor, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD 1994. Page 86.
Hope this helps.
Sue Gardner Shreve
i never heard of them....but since i am right here in baltimore i can
find out for ya...see what it is all about....
Ginger