Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2023 occurs on Thursday, November 23. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, daysContinue reading “Thanksgiving 2023 – History of Thanksgiving”
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Chris Newell pens children’s book about the ‘Plimoth Thanksgiving,’ from the Native perspective
By his own admission, Chris Newell is not a writer. The former director of the Abbe Museum wrote a book, so he’s a published author. But the process of writing “If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving,” published last week by Scholastic Press and geared toward kids in first to fourth grades – but appropriateContinue reading “Chris Newell pens children’s book about the ‘Plimoth Thanksgiving,’ from the Native perspective”
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? The history of the holiday tradition
It’s November and you’re probably craving turkey. The fowl has long been the centerpiece of the traditional American Thanksgiving meal, but contrary to tradition, turkey may not have been part of the 1621 feast at Plymouth Colony. Descriptions of the three-day feast shared by the Pilgrims and Native Americans from the local Wampanoag tribe includeContinue reading “Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? The history of the holiday tradition”
A Mother-And-Son Duo Are Re-Examining History To Illuminate Wampanoag Stories
Last year, visitors to the Provincetown Museum and Pilgrim Monument might have noticed something odd about a 1971 mural of the early history between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. Didn’t all the Wampanoag look, well, similar? Ask the mother-and-son duo Paula and Steven Peters — the managing partners behind the Mashpee-based creative agency SmokeSygnalsContinue reading “A Mother-And-Son Duo Are Re-Examining History To Illuminate Wampanoag Stories”
Nine Men’s Misery | A Historic (and Possibly Haunted) Site in Cumberland, RI
In the woods of Cumberland, Rhode Island, a monument marks Nine Men’s Misery, the spot where nine colonists were captured and killed by the Wampanoag during King Philip’s War. At the heart of the town of Cumberland, a suburb in the northeast corner of Rhode Island, is a stone pillar topped by a metal plaqueContinue reading “Nine Men’s Misery | A Historic (and Possibly Haunted) Site in Cumberland, RI”
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