Our First Thanksgiving in Plymouth (1575-1653)

Pilgrims and Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts in the early 1600s. Puritans fled England and Holland during the American Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln created the holiday in 1863 to practice their religion freely. The colonists wanted to celebrate their first good harvest of corn and barley harvested with generous assistance from …

People, Politics, and Pastimes of the Day

I'm not sure why I left this post in draft form for nearly a year now. But, my posting of the following article as sourced by Claudia Swain, one of the authors of WETA's local history blog; "Boundary Stones," struck a chord with me regarding this presidential election's "anything goes" characterizations, attitudes and posturing. On Election …

“A Tale of Two Bostons “

When corresponding with those from "across the pond," or elsewhere in the world, I sometimes find it necessary to do side research within our topic of discussion. Quite often, I experience an "Aha moment" of enlightenment. Today was such the case. Here's a part of the message that I didn't quite grasp: "Last summer 2013 Boston …

Celebrating Women’s Equality Day | The White House

Celebrating Women’s Equality Day | The White House. - Unfortunately, the original link to this interesting article has been removed from The White House website by the current administration.  So I will share with you what has been written about it from others: What is Women's Equality Day? Women's Equality Day has been celebrated on …

Our First Thanksgiving in Plymouth

Most of us envision Pilgrims and Indians peacefully sitting down to a feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts around this time of year in the early 1600s as the "first" thanksgiving.  However, the first official Thanksgiving holiday was  created  by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the American Civil War.  And actually, the new settlers were Puritans and …