Winslow, who was at the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621 and is the only person we know who wrote about it, sent the following letter to a friend in 1621. In 1622, this letter was printed in a ...

Were there any dogs or cats on the Mayflower? Presumably so. When the Mayflower reached Massachusetts in 1620, there were 102 ...

This Thanksgiving, as we gather around our tables, let us give thanks for the men and women who dared to dream, who risked ...

The Pilgrims’ commitment to missions ... contributed to America becoming the greatest missionary-sending nation in history.

As Americans gather for Thanksgiving, they celebrate the legacy of the Pilgrims’ success. Lost in the holiday’s mythology are ...

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

One suspects the name of William Bradford is either not known at all or, if known, not well known by Americans.

First, the Mayflower Compact was signed on Nov. 11, 1620. The Mayflower’s original destination was near the mouth of the ...

Feast, family, football, friendship... but what was the story behind the sailing flower where it all originated?

The narrative that underpins the traditional Thanksgiving story is built on myths about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag and their relationship.

A day of festivities will be held in a Worcestershire town to celebrate a man who made history as one of the Pilgrim Fathers.