How to Submit a Correction to a Mayflower Families Silver Book
By Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG® One of the most common questions I receive as the Silver Books Director is: How do I submit a correction or update to a Silver Book? This blog post walks you through that process in detail. For more than 66 years, the Silver Books Project has set the standard for Mayflower scholarship. Since the publication of Volume 1 in 1975, documenting the descendants of the Mayflower passengers has remained at the heart of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants' mission. But in the decades since this ambitious project began, the field of genealogy has evolved significantly. Research standards have been refined, source accessibility has expanded, and expectations for genealogical proof are now more rigorous than ever before. Over the years, thousands of corrections and additions have been submitted to the Silver Books—each one helping to improve the accuracy and scope of our collective history. These updates come from many so...
