AMAZING MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS : TAYLOR SWIFT IS ONE OF THEM : HUMPHREY BOGART : KATHERINE HEPBURN : MARILYN MONROE : SEE THIS LIST!

United States Presidents, an astronaut, and many who went into acting and so many more; up to 3 million Americans! You can see why you just might qualify for the Mayflower Society; the odds may be in your favor! This site design was so much fun. You put your pointer on the photo and it flips to information!

AMERICAN ANCESTORS: MAYFLOWER PASSENGER LISTS  Click on the name of the passenger and read a small bio via the New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Other ships arrived to the colony and brought more people.  Not all passengers were pilgrims by the way. Then click to photos of present-day descendants.  These people are in Great Britain as well as the United States.

By the first winter half the original settlers had died.  Native Americans must have been keeping track of the new settlers. One Chief needed allies to fight with other tribes so a deal was made and this deal helped people survive. 

FAMILY RECORD DESIGNED BY A.L. SILVERNAIL

Title : Family record / designed and executed with a pen by A.L. Silvernail, Ionia, Mich.

Summary Design drawing for a family record, with winged angels, birds, blank ovals for photographs, and spaces to list births, marriages, and deaths.

Names : Silvernail, A. L., artist

Created / Published C1886.

Headings Drawings--American--1880-1890.

Family trees--1880-1890.

Notes--18876 U.S. Copyright Office

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD QUILT CODES

SMITHSONIAN FOLK LIFE MAGAZINE : UNDERGROUND RAILROAD QUILT CODES 

Did slaves and Underground Railroad participants set out quilts that were maps to freedom, signals that it was a good time to leave, or that a particular house was a safe house on the way to Ohio Territory?

Patterns:

Bow Tie - Dress in disguise to appear of higher status.

Bear Paw - Follow an animal trail through the mountains to find water and food.

Log Cabin - Seek shelter now, the people here are safe to speak with.

Drunkards Path - Zig Zag as you go along incase you are being stalked by houndes.

Double Wedding Ring - It's now safe to remove chains and shackles. 

 *** This article suggests that the book about the codes, a popular book that I read years ago, is controversial... 

Well, I believe it.  I loved this book!