Lineage Membership Requirements

• Museum Member in good standing

• Documentation of relationship to John and Priscilla Alden certified by the Alden Kindred Genealogist

Lineage Membership Benefits

• Certificate of documented Lineage to John and Priscilla Alden

• Be a part of history by preserving the Alden House Historic Site, the only remaining home where pilgrims lived.

• Support exhibits, collections, and programs that bring history alive to young and old.

• Subscription to Aldens’ Progress newsletter 

• Subscription to The Alden Home newsletter

• Invitation to Annual Worldwide Members’ Reunion.

• Free Admission to Alden House during normal operating hours.

• Special off-season tours by appointment at discounted rate.

• 10% discount on selected items purchased in Aunt Polly’s Gift Shop or through the website (www.alden.org). Click on the Gift Shop link on the left.

• Discounted admissions for special events.

• Volunteer opportunities (e.g.) tour guide, gardener, handyman, etc.

• Opportunity to participate on a committee (i.e.) Finance, Operations, Membership, Physical Property, Education and Communications.

Levels of Lineage Membership

• Active Member - twenty-one years of age and older

• Junior Member - under twenty-one years of age

• Associate - the husband, wife, parent or legally adopted child of a documented member

• Family – Member, spouse and/or all children under twenty-one living at one address

Express Lineage Memberships

Lineage papers will be prepared by the Alden Kindred Genealogist for the following applicants:

1. Children and grandchildren of current Lineage members whose lineage papers have been approved since 1981 - submit a copy of the child/grandchild's birth and (if applicable) marriage certificates with the Membership Application.

2. Members of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants whose lineage papers have been approved since 1981 - submit your General Society membership number with your Membership Application. 

Any questions about application procedures please e-mail genealogist@alden.org.