A slight clarification on the "MI".... The information about the "Mayflower Index" on FAQs (and I have e-mail Craig directly about this) is not exactly correct. In addition to the "Mayflower Ancestral Index" Vol. 1, published in 1981 (which is discussed in the FAQ), there is another completely different set of 2 books called the "Mayflower Index." The original "MI" was published in 1932, then enlarged and re-published (as 3 volumes in 2 books) in 1960. This set contains all of the names found on lineage papers at the Historian General's office in Plymouth for ALL Mayflower Passengers, up to the time of publication, not just the 8 Passengers covered in the 1981 "MAI." Like the "MAI," the "Mayflower Index" ("MI") cannot be used as a reference (although it WAS accepted until about 20 years ago). Older papers filed in the Historian General's office may show ONLY the "MI" as references. At the time, and when it could be used, applicants we were TOLD to use only that index number as a reference. (My own lineage application, filed in 1975, which I later completely documented according to current standards, shows "MI" numbers for the first 6 generations.) The "MI" is a clue (and only a clue) to lineages that had been submitted and approved by the Historian General up to the time of publication (some 40+ years ago!) With the on-going research of the "Five Generations Project," some of these previously submitted lines have been found to be incorrect and invalid. Many of the lines shown were never adequately proven, certainly not by current genealogical standards. Copies of the 1932 or 1960 "MI" can usually be found in genealogical libraries. There are most definitely NO plans for the Society to up-date and republish any "MI," as there are no plans to ever published the "MAI" beyond the one volume. (In other words, don't bother to look for any Volume 2 of the "MAI.") To the best of my knowledge, you will not find the "MI" or "MAI" on any internet source, so you MUST go to a library to locate them. Bette Innes Bradway, Assist. Historian General