Our plan is to write to each state in order of their entry to the union, from Delaware through to Hawaii. We hope to make some new and lasting friendships and learn more about each state in the USA. Information we will be sending includes a history of our own company and Boys Brigade, a history of Maybole taken from the Maybole website,  leaflets from Ayrshire and our area, as well as a copy of "Maybole Past and Present". This is the type of information we hope to receive in return. Listed below are the US states in order of their entry to the union. As we exchange information with schools in these states you will be able to link to pages for each school to see some of the letters and other items we have received. If you wish to participate in our project please contact William Boyce at  WllmBy@aol.com or boysbridgade@maybole.org

State               Capital      Order of Entry   Date of Entry

Delaware          Dover              1            7th December 1787

Pennsylvania       Harrisburg         2            12^th December 1787

New Jersey       Treton             3            18^th December 1787

Georgia            Atlanta            4            2^nd January 1788

Connecticut        Hartford           5            9^th January 1788

Massachusetts    Boston              6            6^th February 1788

Maryland           Annapolis          7            28^th April 1788

South Carolina     Columbia            8            23^rd May 1788

New Hampshire   Concord             9            21^st June 1788

Virginia            Richmond        10           25^th June 1788

New York          Albany           11           26 July 1788

North Carolina    Raleigh            12           21^st November 1798

Rhode Island      Providence         13           19^th May 1790

Vermont           Montpellier      14           4^th March 1791

Kentucky           Frankfort        15           1^st June 1792

Tennessee         Nashville          16           1^st June 1796

Ohio                Columbus        17           1^st March 1803

Louisiana           Baton Rouge      18           30^th April 1812

Indiana             Indianapolis      19           11^th December 1816

Mississippi         Jackson          20           10^th December 1817

Illinois              Springfield      21           3^rd December 1818

Alabama           Montgomery      22           14^th December 1819

Main                Augusta         23           15^th March 1820

Missouri            Jefferson City   24           10^th August 1812

Arkansas          Little Rock        25           15^th June 1836

Michigan           Lansing           26           26^th January 1837

Florida             Tallahassee     27           3^rd March 1845

Texas              Austin            28           29^th December 1845

Iowa               Des Moines        29           28^th December 1846

Wisconsin          Madison          30           29^th May 1848

California          Sacramento        31           9^th September 1850

Minnesota          St Paul            32           11^th May 1858

Oregon             Salem             33           14^th February 1859

Kansas             Topeka            34           19th January 1861

West Virginia     Charleston          35           20^th June 1863

Nevada            Carson City       36           31^st October 1864

Nebraska          Lincoln             37           1^st March 1867

Colorado           Denver             38           1^st August 1876

North Dakota     Bismarck            39           2^nd November 1889

South Dakota     Pierre              40           2^nd November 1889

Montana           Helena             41           8^th November 1889

Washington        Olympia            45           11^th November 1889

Oklahoma          Oklahoma City     46           16^th November 1907

New Mexico       Santa Fe           47           6^th January 1912

Arizona            Phoenix            48           14^th February 1912

Alaska             Juneau             49           3^rd January 1959

Hawaii              Honolulu            50           21^st August 1959

District of Columbia  Capital of the USA