Lois asked: > I, too, just received my little pink application for Mayflower Society membership just yesterday, and I understand that, if I know someone in my family, who is a member, I should be able to skip doing the research on the first 8 generations, but I do not know if I need to ask for a copy of my cousins' research, or if ask my cousins for a Lineage Number, or if I just give the names of the cousins who are members. ___________ Lois, You need a copy of your cousin's previously approved paper so that you can cite the sources from that paper on your own paper and, you will need to cite his/her General Society membership number. Susan. www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html