The General Society of Mayflower Descendants has the same document requirements as the Daughters of the American Revolution, right? Wrong. Here are three sources you must find as you’re working on your application. The Silver Books entries for this line: DAR and GSMD both require you to use what’s already on file, but that informationContinueContinue reading “Three Must-Find Sources for Mayflower Applications”
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5 Sources to Avoid Using for Mayflower Society Applications
Are you home researching for fun? While now is a great time to start working your application for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants – and you might even get a 2020 join date if you apply now – there are a few sources you should avoid. Family trees and pedigree charts: We see aContinueContinue reading “5 Sources to Avoid Using for Mayflower Society Applications”
I just found a Mayflower passenger in my tree. How do I join the General Society of Mayflower Descendants?
Step one: slow down! Unfortunately, a lot of people want to be Mayflower descendants. So there are a lot of wrong trees. Your next step is to check the older generations and see if they’re accurate. You can likely do that for free at your local library. The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (or connectedContinueContinue reading “I just found a Mayflower passenger in my tree. How do I join the General Society of Mayflower Descendants?”
Staying Home? Here’s how you can work on your lineage society application!
Being housebound doesn’t mean that you need to stop working on your lineage society application. Here are five things you can do to keep your application process moving: Decide which societies you’d like to join. There are a lot of lineage societies out there. We’ve discussed a few of the more popular, but there areContinueContinue reading “Staying Home? Here’s how you can work on your lineage society application!”
Is your Daughters of the American Revolution application ready to submit?
Do you think you have all the documents you need to “prove” your DAR application on an established line? Here are a few things you need to check: Does any referenced information meet current standards? For your patriot, that means there must be a date and place of birth, a date and place of death,ContinueContinue reading “Is your Daughters of the American Revolution application ready to submit?”
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