Mayflower History updated
Mayflower history is a vast topic that has been covered by many books over the centuries. Recently Nathaniel Philbrick has written a best selling book called, Mayflower a story of courage, community, and war. I enjoyed reading it. At this time there are a number of websites with excellent histories, and active programs at the following links.
Websites
This is the people who produced the 300th anniversary, and will be doing the 400th
Compilation of books for genealogical research, based on Colonial Societies.
This is a United Kingdom site all about the Mayflower with its history from the other side of the pond.
This is Caleb Johnson's website that " MayflowerHistory.com is the Internet's most complete and accurate web site dealing with the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and early Plymouth Colony" Caleb is an author and has written a number of Mayflower books.
"Plimoth Plantation, a bicultural museum, offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Wampanoag People and the Colonial English community in the 1600s. Our exhibits, programs, live interpreters, and historic settings encourage a new level of understanding about present-day issues affecting communities around the world." They also take care of the ship Mayflower II
"PILGRIM HALL, built in 1824, is a gallery museum in the center of historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. The nation’s oldest continuously–operating public museum, Pilgrim Hall houses an unmatched collection of Pilgrim possessions. "
The Plymouth Rock Foundation seeks to preserve, prese, propagate and understand the significance of the Pilgrim story and its legacy throughout America’s rich Christian heritage.
Cyndi's list of The Mayflower, Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony
Cyndi's is a links page directory that covers everything
The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony Rootsweb
"A study guide prepared by Duane A Cline for use by teachers, students, and anyone interested in learning more about the Pilgrims and their Pokanoket friends of the Wampanoag Nation."
Video Links
At the time of this update there are 122 Plymouth Colony videos linked to this Google site
At the time of this update there are 29 Mayflower Voyage videos linked to this Google site
Download books on California Mayflower Descendents, The Mayflower Voyage, and Plymouth Colony
Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the state of California
(1916) by Herbert Folger Historian
The romantic story of the Mayflower Pilgrims : and its place in the life of to-day (1918)Google
By New Plymouth Colony, Nathaniel Bradstreet ( 1861) Google