Category Archives: Culture

Thanksgiving at Plymouth 400 years ago?

Posted on November 24, 2021 by vanbraman

On Thanksgiving Eve 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 400 years ago in November of 1621, or was the feast part … Continue reading →

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Mayflower Compact

Posted on November 22, 2021 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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