Orange County Mayflower Society
Preserving the legacy of the Mayflower passengers and their descendants. Join our community of genealogists, historians, and proud descendants.
Historical Research
Comprehensive genealogical and historical resources
Member Community
Connect with fellow Mayflower descendants
Preserve Legacy
Honoring the Mayflower passengers and their stories
Mayflower Heritage
The Voyage
The Mayflower was approximately 100 feet long and carried 102 passengers plus crew on a 66-day journey across the Atlantic.
"All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage."
William Bradford
Governor of Plymouth Colony
The Mayflower Journey
Key moments from the historic 1620 voyage
Mayflower Departs
The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England with 102 passengers seeking religious freedom
Mayflower Compact Signed
41 male passengers sign the Mayflower Compact, establishing self-governance in the New World
Arrival at Cape Cod
The Mayflower anchors at Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts
Plymouth Landing
Pilgrims establish Plymouth Colony, the first permanent English settlement in New England