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Mayflower Society
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD), commonly known as the Mayflower Society, is a lineage society. To qualify for membership in a lineage society, one must prove one is descended from a qualifying ancestor. For Mayflower, one must have an ancestor that was a Mayflower passenger that came to Plymouth Colony in 1620. The Mayflower passengers came to the New World, which later became the United States of America. Many of their beliefs were later incorporated into the founding of America.
Foothill Colony is the local area meeting group in the foothills of Southern California, in the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding area. We meet in Pasadena.
To get more information on how to join, go to the California Mayflower Society, and one can join or ask questions at the State level.
To get more information at the National level, go to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
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Our Mission
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants is committed to research on the lineal descent of the Mayflower Pilgrims and education about the Pilgrims who traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620. The Society provides education and understanding of why the Mayflower Pilgrims were important, how they shaped western civilization, and what their 1620 voyage means today and its impact on the world.
Our Vision
To be the leading organization perpetuating the memory of the 1620 Mayflower Pilgrims through excellence in research and the preservation of family history.
Our Values
- Preserve and maintain the highest genealogical standards proving the lineal descent from the 1620 Mayflower Pilgrims.
- Engage and promote new Pilgrim scholarship, research, and publications.
- Instill a passion for history and awareness of the Mayflower Compact and the Pilgrim story through education.
- Support our Member Societies and encourage the establishment of new Member Societies which share our mission and vision and promote the interests common to all.
- Protect, preserve, and interpret our historic properties.
Join Mayflower Society
To join the Mayflower Society, contact the State Society of your residence. If Foothill Colony would be your local meeting place,
contact the California Mayflower Society, and one can join or ask questions at the State level.
If you have more than one Mayflower passenger ancestor, join with the easiest to prove to become a member. Once you are a member, additional ancestors can be documented with a supplemental application.