Monthly Archives: November 2023

Thanksgiving at Plymouth 400 years ago

Posted on November 20, 2023 by vanbraman

As Thanksgiving draws near I am thinking of the beginnings of Thanksgiving. There is of course much debate about when the first true Thanksgiving was. Was the first Thanksgiving 402 years ago in November of 1621, or was the feast … Continue reading →

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Signing the Mayflower Compact

Posted on November 19, 2023 by vanbraman

As Thanksgiving week has begun I have been thinking about the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony and was composed and signed while the Mayflower was anchored in what is today Provincetown … Continue reading →

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