A primary goal of the Society is to educate the public about the role of the Pilgrims in the early history of what would later become the United States of America.

Today, it is estimated that up to tens of millions of Americans have at least one ancestor who was among this group of early settlers.

This is a list of Mayflower Pilgrims who are known to have living descendants:[3] In 1941 the Society purchased the Edward Winslow House in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The mansion home was originally built in 1754 by the great-grandson of Edward Winslow, third Governor of Plymouth Colony.

The offices and library of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants are located behind the mansion.