Puritans and Pilgrims came out of the same religious culture of 1570s England. Pilgrims hosted the first American ...

Over four centuries ago, the Pilgrims planted the roots of what would ultimately become the constitutional republic of the United States of America.

What makes the story of 102 Pilgrims so unique and important to American history is their unyielding commitment to religious freedom, justice, and civil government.

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...

In between, Pilgrim separatists sailed to Plymouth, survived a terrible first winter and convened a robust harvest-time meal with Native Americans. Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday calls to ...

Pilgrims joined Native Americans in a grand meal during the autumn of 1621. But for the Pilgrims, what we today know as Thanksgiving was not a feast; rather, it was a spiritual devotion.

Lake Monona and the Peck cabin, site of Madison’s inaugural Thanksgiving meal ... telling than in their respective religious beliefs and treatment of Native Americans. Pilgrims arose from the English ...