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The Pilgrims, those redoubtable figures of early American history and legend, arrived in New England between 1620 and 1650 and are believed to be the ancestors of about one-third of all Americans living today! This is a big statement, but perhaps it explains why there is so much interest in the Pilgrim Fathers and why so many books have been written about them. From William Bradford and Edward Winslow to John Winthrop and Increase Mather, an entire library has grown up around them, and no small part of this literary contribution has a genealogical component. Already several CDs have appeared which place particular emphasis on Mayflower genealogy, among them Mayflower Vital Records, Deeds, and Wills, by Susan Roser, and Genealogies of Mayflower Families from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. In addition, at least one other CD covers a wider spectrum of early New England genealogy, namely, the Genealogical Dictionary of New England, by notable authors such as James Savage and Walter G. Davis.

This present Family Archive CD, Pilgrim Source Records and Genealogy, complements the CDs mentioned above and contains many of the most important books ever compiled on Pilgrims and their descendants, rendering it a formidable library in itself. Linked by a single electronic name index, the following books are now instantly accessible on this one outstanding CD:

System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at http://www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using the Family Archive Viewer:

1. Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or download it from http://www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.
2. Start the Viewer if it is not already running
3. Insert the CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive. If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.
4. The CD should open automatically, but users of later versions of the Family Archive Viewer must click the CD/magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar (above the template in some versions) to read the CD.
5. When the screen entitled “About this Family Archive" appears, click OK where prompted.

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using Family Tree Maker:

1. Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File. (If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)
2. Insert the CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. (If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.)
3. From the View menu, select Family Finder, or select the Family Finder icon from the toolbar.
4. For FTM 2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16, you must go to the View menu, select Data CD, then View CD. For FTM 2008 or higher, you must download the Family Archive Viewer.

To search the CD for names, select the Search Expert button in the top right of your screen, then select "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File." You can also search for names by using the Index.

Note: If a window opens that contains a list of files on the CD, simply close it.