Category Archives: Genealogy

To the Stores after Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2018 by vanbraman

Did you know that there is historical precedence to digging into the stores on the day after Thanksgiving? There is of course much debate about when the first true Thanksgiving was. Was it in November of 1621, or was it … Continue reading →

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Around 1600

Posted on November 19, 2018 by vanbraman

Since Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching I thought that I would share a few books that are about the time period a few decades before the sailing of the Mayflower. They have helped me better understand the time period as I … Continue reading →

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