The Mayflower Quarterly (Volumes 1-70, 77-78) (16 volume set)
The Mayflower Quarterly (Volumes 1-70, 77-78) (16 volume set)
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1935
[Large attractive run of the Mayflower Quarterly from the private library of the Mayflower Society.] 16 hardcover volumes + 29 paperback issues. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia book plates. Includes: Vol. 1 - 70, 1935 to 2004, also vols. 77-78, (2011-2012). The first volume was compiled by Zepherine Ellen Towne Shaffer (1883–1973), (Secretary of the DC Society of Mayflower Descendants 1948 - 1962). Also includes 29 Mayflower Quarterly duplicate issues from 1966 to 1976 in original publisher wraps.
Founded in 1897, the Mayflower Society, or General Society of Mayflower Descendants is a non-profit organization. Membership requires proof of lineage from one of the passengers who traveled to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Their educational mission includes telling the story of the Pilgrims as well as maintaining the highest standards possible for genealogy research into the lineage of the Pilgrims.