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The Mayflower and the Pilgrims

An estimated 30 million people descend from the Pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower and other early ships. Are you one of them?
Books for Mayflower Enthusiasts
The best of the published genealogies and histories about the Plymouth colony and Mayflower passengers.
Mayflower Genealogies on CD-ROM
These four CDs are invaluable resources for people tracing their Mayflower ancestry. Between them they contain the text of just about every Mayflower document, record and lineage ever published - plus have the benefit of being fully indexed and searchable.
False and Faked Mayflower Genealogies
Over the past two centuries, many people have, either deliberately or because of poor research, published accounts of Mayflower ancestry that are completely false.  
Finding Mayflower Families
Genealogist Rhonda McClure provides an excellent list of sources for people who think they may descend from one of the 23 Mayflower progenitors who survived that first bitter winter at Plymouth.
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Any person able to document their descent from one or more of the Mayflower Pilgrims is eligible to apply for membership in the Mayflower Society.
Mayflower Genealogies
Mayflowerfamilies.com presents the genealogies of the fifty passengers from whom descent can be proven.  These genealogies come from the files of George Ernest Bowman, published in 1931.
Mayflower-L Mailing List
A free mailing list for discussing the descendants of the Mayflower passengers. Scroll down the page a bit for the Mayflower subscription info.
Mayflower Surnames
The surnames of the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims with descendants, from genealogyforum.com.
The Mayflower Web Pages
Caleb Johnson has without a doubt the best collection of Mayflower information on the Net, including genealogies, history, myths, documents, wills, museums and much more. A don't miss site!
The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony: 1620
A study guide by Duane A. Cline designed to help teachers to teach the factual details about the Pilgrims, their voyage and Plymouth. Includes original drawings, charts, student exercises and fascinating historical footnotes.
Plimoth Plantation Museum
This wonderful museum in Plymouth Massachusetts includes a 1627 Pilgrim village, a Wampanoag homesite, a full-size reproduction of the Mayflower, historical theme dining, special events, crafts and more.
Plymouth Plantation, 1620-30 - An Online Map
Area map of eastern Massachusetts showing the Plymouth colony and neighboring settlements between 1620 and 1630.
Roots of 60 American Colonists
Herbert Stoyan presents the ancestral roots of sixty colonists who came to New England between 1623 and 1650, collected by F.L.Weis.
Scholarships for Mayflower Descendants
If you successfully trace your ancestry back to one of the original Mayflower passengers then you or your children or grandchildren may be eligible for one of these scholarships.

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