Each year The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (SMDPA) sponsors a re-enactor from Plimoth-Patuxet Museum to share the Pilgrim experience with school children in the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Ever wondered if you have an ancestor among the 103 passengers on the Mayflower? The Greater Ozarks Colony of the Society of Mayflower Descendants has a meeting planned for folks ...

Are you related to one of America's first immigrants? A new "Pilgrim database" from the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants will let you know for ...

Descendants of those aboard the Mayflower are not all obscure people. In fact, quite a few are famous, highly accomplished or celebrities. Here’s a sampling, some living, some dead, gleaned from ...

Thanksgiving Day has a unique meaning for more than 250 of Oklahoma's own. They're all descendants of passengers that came to America on the Mayflower. Sharlee Kuhns and Mildred Greenstreet share a ...

The Waco Colony of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants met on May 5 for its annual spring meeting at the West Waco Library and Genealogy Center. The organization awarded Midway High School ...

When compiling details about their ancestry, most researchers take great pride in tracing their family history back to famous people. After providing documentation, the descendant can often join ...

This Thanksgiving marks 70 years since New Mexico’s Mayflower Society was founded by descendants of the ship’s 102 passengers. Our mission is to keep the Pilgrim story alive and relevant to New ...

People who join a genealogy group find like-minded people who become friends outside of the confines of a genealogy group ...