Staff ReportsNovember 28, 2024
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The nation’s real first Thanksgiving took place near the Matanzas River in St. Augustine
Tag: Pilgrims
Staff ReportsNovember 28, 2024
Associated PressNovember 23, 2020
10min418
Advocates for Indigenous education caution there’s still much to improve.
Staff ReportsNovember 22, 20187min346
It’s that time of year when children make cardboard turkeys and draw the Mayflower, while we prepare to fill our tables with stuffing and pumpkin pie the way most of us imagine the Pilgrims did at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. But there’s just one catch, according to archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural […]
Staff ReportsNovember 26, 2015
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President Barack Obama‘s 2015 Thanksgiving proclamation: Rooted in a story of generosity and partnership, Thanksgiving offers an opportunity for us to express our gratitude for the gifts we have and to show our appreciation for all we hold dear. Today, as we give of ourselves in service to others and spend cherished time with family […]
Guest AuthorNovember 24, 2015
7min148
About this time of year the past several years, my husband can’t help but comment on the total departure from the “traditional” Thanksgiving feast available at our family’s gathering. He says something along the lines of: “I’m pretty sure the Pilgrims at Plymouth did not have pernil on their table during their Thanksgiving celebration.” (For […]
Guest AuthorNovember 19, 20133min162
My family’s big question for this coming week is how to celebrate the epically rare convergence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. The two holidays haven’t started at the same time since 1888, and will not again for another 77,798 years. There isn’t a playbook for such an occasion. If you’re up for the challenge, here are […]