-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:19 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [MFLR] Silver Books The General Society of Mayflower Descendants" Mayflower Families Through Five Generation" books (aka "Silver") are compiled by genealogists (many are FASG) and are listed on a continually updated list on the Society's Website www.Mayflower.org. Click "Books and Insignia" and then "Books." Thus the latest volumes, both new and revised) are found there. No need to look further! Recent additions/revisions are Edward Fuller (Vol. 4, 3rd Edition), William White (Vol. 13, 2nd Edition) and John Howland (Vol. 23 Part 1 covering the 4th generation (naming the 5th) of children Lydia, Hannah, Joseph, Jabez, Ruth and Isaac). There are also 2 other Howland books published outside of GSMD but included on the list (Children of Desire and John). For those wishing to prove descent from a Pilgrim, this books must be used as the required documentation for the first five generations. The 5 Generation volumes name the sixth generation and some times name additional generations. Henry Samson Part 3 is expected to be released shortly. Works in progress (including 4 generations) are published in soft cover under the title "Mayflower Families in Progress." They are included on the GSMD Website. Stacy Wood www.Sail1620.org www.PilgrimHenrySamsonKindred.org In a message dated 9/27/2006 10:56:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello All, Please excuse me for this (very probably) previously addressed question. I have volumes 1,2 and 3 of the Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (the Silver Books) and have not heard of a volume which covers John Howland. Is there one? If so, which Volume number might it be? Also, I *had heard* at one time that the Silver Books had been "replaced" as a good reference by some other set. Is this so? If so, which books was this a reference to? I have been eagerly awaiting the book by Elizabeth Pearson White on John Howland through Hope (my Howland line). Does *anyone* have a clue when that one will be out? Thank you in advance to anyone who can answer these questions. Regards, Linda (Warrick) Chesson Linda: There are at least 22 volumes of the "silver" books at this point in time, not including the two privately printed books on Howland and the various "pink" books that are referred to as "in progress" volumes which will later be published as a "silver" book. The reason the "pink" books are published is to give people information about what has been collected to date. They are still researching and proving the lines and when the Society feels that they have "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" so to speak they will then publish it as the definitive answer to the question of that line for five generations. There are also several other versions that have different colored covers for those people they have worked on that have strong and close ties to a Mayflower passenger but they were not Mayflower passengers themselves. Volumes 1-3 have been updated and are no longer in print. The current volumes in print and available start at volume 4. Some of the volumes have been revised themselves and are now in newer versions. I have a complete set myself - except for volume 3, which I haven't been able to get. Even those of us who have purchased some of the volumes in the set need to recheck the Mayflower website and order a newer version because the information in the older versions may have been changed, corrected, or deleted from the version we may have in our possession. You can go to _www.Mayflower.org_ (http://www.Mayflower.org) Then click on publications. You will see a listing, with prices, of the volumes they have for sale. It will show you the version and the year of publication. So if you have an older version, you might want to consider purchasing the newer, updated version to see where the changes are in your particular family line. Christie Trapp ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006