Wish list: The Great Migration collections

I would love to get the complete Great Migration collections from The New England Historic Genealogical Society.

New England's "Great Migration" refers to the influx of English-- most of them Puritans-- who came over and settled in New England from 1620 to the 1640's.

There are two sets: the first is The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633 by Robert Charles Anderson. It's three volumes, hardcover, and goes for $99. Volume I covers immigrants with names from A-F, Volume II covers G-O, and Volume III covers P-W (evidently there were no immigrants from this period with surnames beginning with X, Y, or Z).

The second collection, by the same author, is The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, and contains seven books (the last one is coming out in September 2011-- next month as of this entry's publish date).

This latter collection is far less affordable, unfortunately-- many people could swing a hundred bucks for the first set, but it's harder for the average person to come up with-- or justify-- $375, which is what the seven-volume 1634-1635 set goes for.

And this is a special deal via NEHGS; the list price is actually $425 (each book, purchased individually, runs about $50-$60 dollars via online sellers).

For serious genealogists specializing in early New England who can afford it, I'd say it's worth getting.

I can't afford it right now, but thankfully, ancestry.com has a database containing the contents of the 1620-1633 volumes. I'll feature some "Great Migrant" ancestors and post the info about them here.