The citation to the article mentioned by Dale (i.e. "New England Vital Records in the Seventeenth Century" by the late Ruth Wilder Sherman) is: National Genealogical Society Quarterly (i.e. "NGSQ"), Volume 73, No. 4 (December 1985), pp. 277-289. Highly recommended reading! Richard -----Original Message----- From: Dale H Cook <radiotest@juno.com> To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com <MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, June 23, 2002 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [MFLR] What does intention mean? On Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:00:01 -0400 "Harlow Chandler" <chandler@firstva.com> writes: > He's fast, he's thorough, and he seems to be always right. The operative word here is "seems." When I make a goof it is usually pretty big. The fast part is easy. I have a good memory, and, more inportant for genealogy, well-organized references. To refresh my memory about intentions I pulled out "New England Vital Records in the Seventeenth Century" by Ruth Wilder Sherman. It was published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, but for once I don't know which volume. I've had it in my files for about 10 years. The most recent source citation is from 1985, so that narrows the possible dates of publication. I'll look it up when I get to the library. It gives a superb overview of the origins of, sources for, and problems with vital records. I'll post the exact reference when I get it - I think many of you will find it as illuminating as I have. Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, WWWR Roanoke VA, WCQV Moneta VA, WKBA WZZI Vinton VA, WKPA WLNI WLVA WZZU Lynchburg VA ==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ==== Check out the web page of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants at http://www.mayflower.org/

***-----Original Message----- ***From: Richard [mailto:solutions@solanobiz.net] ***Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 12:34 AM ***To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com ***Subject: [MFLR] New England Vital Records in the 17th Century - citation *** *** ***The citation to the article mentioned by Dale (i.e. "New England Vital ***Records in the Seventeenth Century" by the late Ruth Wilder Sherman) is: *** ***National Genealogical Society Quarterly (i.e. "NGSQ"), Volume 73, No. 4 ***(December 1985), pp. 277-289. *** ***Highly recommended reading! *** ***Richard Richard, Thank you for the citation and it is indeed an excellent article. Anyone who looks up this one might also be interested in the article by Elizabeth Pearson White, C.G., F.A.S.G., "Finding_Mayflower_ Ancestors" which precedes the "New England Vital Records" article in this volume of NGSQ (begins p. 264). The White article has much information concerning where Mayflower families went when they left the Plymouth area.