Helpful Links

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​Other societies that might be helpful for researching pilgrim ancestors:
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• California Genealogical Society (CGS)
• New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
• The Historical Society of Southern California
• The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America
• The National Institute for Genealogical Studies
  

For more, check out the Hereditary Society Blue Book (Also available at you local genealogical library)

regional genealogical resource networks:

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: 
Primary links to Southern California Genealogical Societies (From Kern County to San Diego County)

Here are a few specific resources:

• Orange County California Genealogical Society
• Orange County Family Search Library
• ​Los Angeles Family Search Library
• Southern California Genealogical Society
• San Diego Genealogical Society
• The Hemet - San Jacinto Genealogical Society
• The San Bernardino Valley Genealogical Society
• Riverside and San Bernardino County Genealogical Societies
• Conejo Valley Genealogical Society
  

CENTRAL VALLEY AND CENTRAL COAST:

• San Joaquin Genealogical Society
• Inyo County, California Genealogy Trails

Many individual Pilgrims have their own family societies.
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​See the General Society of Mayflower Descendants web page on “Pilgrim Family Societies” for an updated list of their web sites. A partial list includes:
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• Alden Kindred of America
• Pilgrim Isaac Allerton Society
• John Billington Society
• Elder William Brewster Society
• Pilgrim Peter Brown Society
• Francis Cooke Society
• Pilgrim Edward Doty Society
• Fuller Society
• Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society​
  

• The Eaton Society
• Pilgrim John Howland Society
• ​Thomas Rogers Society
• Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred
  
• Soule Kindred in America
  
• Society of Myles Standish Descendants
  
• Warren Cousins
  
• Pilgrim William White Society
  
• Winslow Heritage Society
  

​Information about the individual Mayflower passengers can be found at MayflowerHistory.com.
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Mayflower Link Resources

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Genealogical and Historical Societies and Museums:
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New England Historic Genealogical Society
The Great Migration Study Project
Plymouth Plantation
Plymouth Hall Museum
Massachusetts Historical Society
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Genealogical Research and Resources ​
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Please note. The quality of the information on these links varies from excellent to poor. The Mayflower Society accepts copies of original documents only, and no transcripts, unless they contain citations. For additional discussions about ‘sources,’ please see the membership section of this website and read Alicia Cranes Williams’ article for the New England Historic and Genealogical Society on American Ancestors.org.
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US Gen Web
Ancestry.com (subscription required)
Family Search (FSL)
Fold3 (subscription required-owned by Ancestry.com)
Genealogy.com Learning Center
Cyndi’s List Tutorials & Guides
Find A Grave (the Society accepts readable gravestone photos)
DNA Weekly - DNA Kit Rating and Info Service
Family Tree DNA - Partnered with GSMD & Mayflower Project

Google Books
Heritage Quest (free at many libraries, otherwise subscription required – powered by Ancestry.com)
The National Archives
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Internet Archive search page
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Gravestone Inscription Birthdate Calculator
Historical US Counties

Learning, Tutorials and Guides

Video Editing Tips for Family History Videos - By: certstaffix training
The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony
Mayflower Families – Searchable databases and the newsletter Colonial Gazette
Mayflower Steps – A United Kingdom site all about the Mayflower
Mayflower History – The Internet’s most complete and accurate web site focused on the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, and the early Plymouth Colony.
Genealogy.com Learning Center
Cyndi’s List Tutorials and Guides
Hiring a Professional Genealogist
Genealogy.org
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Video Links​
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The Mayflower Video – Get the facts about the Mayflower in this informative video
The History of Thanksgiving
The Story of the Mayflower – Creative drawings depict the crossing of the Atlantic. Kids will love it
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Books and web sites about the Mayflower​
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• The founding of a nation; the story of the Pilgrim Fathers, By Frank Moody Gregg (1915)
• A Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims, By Albert Christopher Addison (1910)
• The General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Meetings Officers and Members arranged by State Societies ancestors and their descendants, By The General Congress, Plymouth MA (1901)
• The Story of the Pilgrims, By Morton Dexter (1894)
• California Mayflower Descendents, The Mayflower Voyage, and Plymouth Colony
• Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the state of California, By Herbert Folger, Historian (1916)
• The Women Who Came in the Mayflower, By Annie Russell Marble (1920)
• Governor William Bradford’s Letter Book, By William Bradford (1906)
• Elder William Brewster, of the Mayflower, By Justin Winsor (1887)
• The Signers of the Mayflower Compact and Their Descendants, By Henry Whittemore (1899)
• The May-flower and her log: July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621, Plymouth and the Pilgrims, or, Incidents of adventure in the history of the first settlers, By Joseph Banvard (1886)
• Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England: Laws, 1623-1682, By New Plymouth Colony, Nathaniel Bradstreet ( 1861)
• The Pilgrims in their three homes, By William Elliot Griffis (1899)

Old books and primary sources found through MayflowerHistory.com include:
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• Books written by Mayflower passengers
• Books written by Pilgrim associates
• Plymouth records
• Plymouth Colony and Mayflower-related documents
• Letters written by Pilgrims, other associates, and visitors to early Plymouth Colony

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The Mayflower Education Gazette
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Amazon.com updates its lists of books about the Mayflower more often than other web sites.