As she prepares for Thanksgiving each year, Betsy Slagle thinks about an ancestor: Francis Cooke, who arrived in Massachusetts with fellow Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620. Thirteen generations later ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – American history buffs can engage with others this weekend when members of the local Mayflower descendants’ society hold its spring meeting in Springfield. The Greater Ozarks Colony ...

Shown are members of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from left, first row: Lexie Kelly, Marleta Shadduck, Bonnie Yusavage, Sarah Davis, Susanna White Winslow, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — By any measure, the story of Betty Clark Christiansen’s family is a remarkable thread woven through four centuries of American history.

One of the questions genealogists hear most frequently goes something like this: “Why do you care about all of this?” The answers vary widely, but they fall into a few general categories. In the early ...