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 ...

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 ...

American history buffs can engage with others this weekend when members of the local Mayflower descendants’ society hold its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - As many prepare to gather around the table for Thanksgiving, a local group is working to keep the true history of the holiday alive, one that’s far more difficult and complex ...