How to join
Download the Quick Start Guide and fill out the Proposed Mayflower Lineage Form (PML) attached to it, including your contact information. Then, email it to info@flmayflower.com There is no charge for this service. However, due to a high volume of inquiries, it may take several days before your email is answered. We are volunteers, so please be patient! Multiple inquires or submissions only slow down the whole process.
How Much does it Cost
The total application fee cost is currently *$190.00. This includes $150.00 for the General Society (GSMD) fee and $40.00 for the Florida State Society [FSMD] application fee. This fee is non-refundable. See Quick Start Guide or Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants Guidelines for more information.
After acceptance by both FSMD and GSMD, you will be required to pay $54.00 dues annually to the Colony in which you are now a member. This covers your membership in the General Society, Florida State Society and the Colony for the year.
*Fee reflects the current rate which is subject to change by the General Society.
How to Document?
Gather documentation for every generation from yourself through generation five. The Mayflower Society will supply information from the Mayflower Pilgrim through generation five. Applications are submitted digitally, so high-resolution jpg digital images or PDFs are best. See the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants Guidelines for more information.
Applications are submitted digitally, so documents will need to be “downloaded.” DO NOT take screen shots, or cell phone pictures of your computer screen! DO NOT highlight, underline, or truncate document images! Make sure you completely unfold documents before scanning to avoid “accordion” distortion. See the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants Guidelines for more information.
NOTE: The Mayflower Society requires government-issued birth, marriage and death certificates for at least the last three generations (you, your parents, and your grandparents), or for any event that took place after the year 1900. This includes marriage certificates for multiple spouses to ensure accuracy of lineages for future generations! Be aware that FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, Wiki trees, and even AI (bad info in=bad info out) can contain errors, which may or may not agree with The Mayflower Society’s actual verified database.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Membership in the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants includes membership in the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, subscription to The Mayflower Quarterly magazine, and preserves your family heritage for future generations. You will also be able to learn more about our Pilgrim ancestors, to meet and mingle with distant cousins, and to share your family’s story.
Florida Application Guidelines
The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida has prepared an application procedures guide for persons interested in seeking membership. It is REQUIRED READING FOR ALL APPLICANTS. Click the link below to access the current FSMD Application Guidelines.
FLORIDA APPLICATION GUIDE
**THIS IS REQUIRED READING FOR ALL APPLICANTS.