In the many celebrations, reflections and histories of Plymouth colony, the settlement’s gender dynamics often get short ...
It is clear to me and, maybe to you, that the first Thanksgiving was not a time to buy a turkey or fix dressing or even invite families to the ...
Instead of famine, now God gave them plenty,” their leader, Governor William Bradford, would later write in “Of Plymouth ...
From ‘turkey trot’ to ‘going cold turkey,’ the centerpiece to many Thanksgiving dinners has lent its name to many things. But ...
Gratitude to the Almighty is the theme of Thanksgiving and has been ever since the Pilgrims of Plymouth brought in their ...
The Plymouth colonists and the Native American Wampanoag people ... as Peters writes in an introduction to "Of Plimoth Plantation." "The contemporary holiday perpetuates the myths of the Wampanoag and ...
One suspects the name of William Bradford is either not known at all or, if known, not well known by Americans.
Give thanks in any way you prefer, but taking a day to enjoy the company of family and friends is a tradition that we can all ...
Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with ...
When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...
From the landing on Plymouth Rock to the harmonious feast with the native Wampanoags, the story about the Pilgrims is rife ...
As our modern gladiators chase a pigskin down the field in Detroit, Dallas and Green Bay, we settle into our living rooms, loosen our belts and remind the little ones this is the day we echo the ...