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Pilgrims
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The First Thanksgiving: Plimoth, 1621 
 "Find out about the daily lives of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag as you go back to the year of the first Thanksgiving." Features a timeline, information about the Mayflower ship and voyage, a brief description of daily life in 1621 for the Pilgrims and Wampanoag. Also includes images and interiews from historical re-enactments, and a quiz. Includes links to some commercial content. From publisher and media company Scholastic Inc. http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/?ESP=Teachers/ib/20081113/awa/sa_thanksgiving_chats_2_5///thlp/tout//// Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 18, 2008 Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth
This document "assists teachers in preparing lessons about the first Thanksgiving. The study guide includes information on which Native peoples met the first European immigrants in 1621, the harvest celebration, the Wampanoag today, the importance of corn, and instructions on how to make Johnny cakes." From the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Opens into a PDF document. http://americanindian.si.edu/education/files/harvest.pdf Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 9, 2005 The Mayflower Society: General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Hereditary organization founded "more than one hundred years ago, [by] a group of descendants of the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, [and] saw the need for a national society to honor their memory." Features a list of the families who arrived on the Mayflower at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Mayflower Compact, a brief history, an application form, and links to state groups and related sites. http://www.themayflowersociety.com/ Topics: United States History Last updated Apr 20, 2007 MayflowerHistory.com
Information about the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and early Plymouth Colony. Read passenger lists, wills of some of those on board, crew lists, the Mayflower Compact, and other early letters and documents. Also includes genealogy resources and links to related museums and societies. Maintained by Mayflower descendent and researcher Caleb Johnson. http://mayflowerhistory.com/ Topics: Correspondence, Families, History, Hobbies, People, Transportation, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Pilgrim Hall Museum: The Pilgrim Story
This site combines images of items from the museum with well-documented historical information to illuminate the Plymouth Colony and the Wampanoag Nation (American Indian tribe) story to 1692. Includes the background of the settlers, the voyage of the Mayflower, and the "First Thanksgiving." Also provides brief biographies of colonists, articles about the colony, and transcripts of documents such as wills, inventories, and the Mayflower Compact. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Plimoth Plantation
This living history center in Plymouth, Massachusetts, re-creates a 1627 Pilgrim village that was "built by English colonists in the midst of the Wampanoag homeland." The site features a virtual tour of the village and a Wampanoag homesite, articles about the colonists and Native Americans, Thanksgiving recipes, and an interactive feature about the first Thanksgiving. Also includes tourist information for Plymouth. http://www.plimoth.org Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Plymouth Colony Archive Project
"A collection of searchable texts, including court records, colony laws, seminar analysis of various topics, biographical profiles of selected colonists, probate inventories, [and] wills." Other topics covered include house construction, women, domestic violence, and servants and masters. Also has images of the material culture, maps, a walking tour, links, and many illustrations and photographs from The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims by Albert Christopher Addison, 1911. From the University of Virginia. http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History, Women Last updated Dec 6, 2008 |
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