Hello all -- Here is an update for the two new Howland books. First, this is ALL the information I have. They are NOT taking pre-orders at this time as they do no have an exact page count. I spoke with the publisher today. The two books, descendants of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland through the daughters Hope and Elizabeth are all in the computers there. The final copy has been sent back to the author for final proofing and corrections (there has been some corrections!). Once that is done, it goes back to the pub. for indexing (which is why we don't have an exact page count). Once the indexing is complete, it goes to the printer for copying and binding. This process will take a month or two. (Probably less for Elizabeth as that volume is much shorter that the Hope vol.). So, we are looking at May - July, barring any problems. They will call me when there is more news and I will pass it along right away. As I said, this is all the info available. Gail Ann Adams Editor, The Howland Quarterly **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:39:45 EST, Gailsline@aol.com wrote: > I spoke with the publisher today. The two books, > descendants of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland > through the daughters Hope and Elizabeth are all in the > computers there. I'm afraid I don't understand all I should about the Mayflower books. Perhaps some kind soul can clarify for me. I see there is already a book available in the "Mayflower Families Genealogies through Five Generations" series - vol 23 part 1, covering Howland's last six children. I gather the two new books will be parts 2 and 3 in that series? There are also two Howland books that apparently are not part of the Five Generations project, vol 1 apparently on Desire's children and vol 2 on son John's. How do these books differ from the others? This is of interest because my wife, whose descent from William Bradford I have successfully proved, also has a supposed descent from Howland that I'd like to explore. Thanks for any clarification anyone can offer. Terry Reigel

The silver and pink books are described both on the FAQ page for this list (see the link at the bottom of every message) and on the General Society's web site: http://www.themayflowersociety.com/book.htm. I haven't updated the FAQ lately but 99% of it should be correct. -- Craig Rich Mayflower List administrator -----Original Message----- From: mayflower-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mayflower-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Terry Reigel Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:51 PM To: mayflower@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MFLR] Update on Howland books On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:39:45 EST, Gailsline@aol.com wrote: > I spoke with the publisher today. The two books, > descendants of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland > through the daughters Hope and Elizabeth are all in the > computers there. I'm afraid I don't understand all I should about the Mayflower books. Perhaps some kind soul can clarify for me. I see there is already a book available in the "Mayflower Families Genealogies through Five Generations" series - vol 23 part 1, covering Howland's last six children. I gather the two new books will be parts 2 and 3 in that series? There are also two Howland books that apparently are not part of the Five Generations project, vol 1 apparently on Desire's children and vol 2 on son John's. How do these books differ from the others? This is of interest because my wife, whose descent from William Bradford I have successfully proved, also has a supposed descent from Howland that I'd like to explore. Thanks for any clarification anyone can offer. Terry Reigel Frequently-asked questions may often be answered by visiting the FAQ page for this list at: http://www.craigrich.net/mayfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYFLOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message