Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?
What makes the story of 102 Pilgrims so unique and important to American history is their unyielding commitment to religious freedom, justice, and civil government.
The Pilgrims were Separatists, believing that the church should be separate from the English crown. Their view was a more ...
Feast, family, football, friendship... but what was the story behind the sailing flower where it all originated?
Where did the Pilgrims come from? Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans ...
As Americans gather for Thanksgiving, they celebrate the legacy of the Pilgrims’ success. Lost in the holiday’s mythology are ...
While many know the story of Thanksgiving, there are details often left out. For one, only 52 of the 130 pilgrims who set sail on the Mayflower survived the first year after reaching what is now ...
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
One of the first floats to start the parade route at Plymouth Rock is a replica of the Mayflower II. The original Mayflower ...
The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...
Thanksgiving is truly an American holiday. School children in their earliest years color pictures of the Pilgrims, Indigenous ...