NEW BOOK RELEASE “We had no water - just a cistern, no bathroom - just an outside three-holer, no telephone, no electricity and just a black iron stove in the kitchen which used coal and wood, but life was wonderful.…
Military Brats, U.S. Life-Saving Service, Mayflower “I should have been a university professor,” shares Rebecca Locklear. “I thoroughly enjoy research.” Even without the university status, the pandemic 2021 year closes with quite a bit of research complete with Rebecca publishing…
“Book by Redmond educator explores 400th anniversary of Mayflower landing” By David Jasper, The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon This article explains how I came to write the unit study called The Mayflower at Cape Cod---among other things! I think you will…
Mayflower enthusiasts! For interesting reads, see these articles by Dr. Peter Wood. 1) "America wasn’t founded on slavery in 1619, but on Pilgrims’ ideals in 1620" By Peter Wood New York Post, November 7, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/11/07/america-wasnt-founded-on-slavery-but-on-pilgrims-ideals/ I am quoted in…
"New Books for Young Readers Tell the Mayflower Story" by Debra Lawless Cape Cod Chronicle, September 4, 2020 It's such a pleasure (and really an honor) to be in an article with children's author Marian Carlson. Her new book titled,…
July 2020 News Blast by Beth Lambright, Governor, Oregon Society of Mayflower Descendants Many of you may have seen the Mayflower Quarterly last month and Oregon Society of Mayflower Descendants member Rebecca Locklear’s…The Mayflower at Cape Cod curriculum for grades…
Book Review Exploring the U.S. Life-Saving Service 1878-1915 17 Student Workshops with 120 Activities by Rebecca Locklear Reviewed by Debbie Allyn Jett, Editor, The Journal of the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association, Vol. 21, No. 1 2020 What a unique…
As head of the Central Oregon Mayflower and Wampanoag Descendants, I had written and submitted an article for The Mayflower Quarterly Magazine about presentations and events we planned to do this Mayflower 400 year. But with the pandemic, all…
Life-Saving Service Book Author Draws On Local Connections by Debra Lawless, Cape Cod Chronicle, May 22, 2019 Find the article RIGHT HERE: Rebecca with her great-grandfather's life-saver tool chest.
The Mayflower at Cape Cod Review by Catherine Dulzo What happened when the Mayflower anchored off Cape Cod for five weeks in 1620? In what ways can Pilgrim and Native experiences relate to issues today? Author and teacher, Rebecca Locklear,…
August 30, 2019 Ernie Eldredge (USCG) presents his cousin Rebecca Locklear with their great-grandfather’s U.S. Life-Saving Service patch. Ernest “Skipper” Eldredge was a surfman who helped rescue crew and passengers on stranded or sinking ships in Chatham, MA between 1898…
400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Landing 1620-2020 Rebecca Locklear, having been verified, proven, and documented, is now a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. In addition, she is a Wampanoag descendant of the same generation. Beginning in September…