tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post5777354421266061682..comments2023-07-06T08:29:11.697-04:00Comments on THE NEW JACKSONIAN BLOG: Plymouth Plantation: The First ThanksgivingMichael Kaplanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321643737829504881noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-46080863033002075562015-11-26T10:19:37.303-05:002015-11-26T10:19:37.303-05:00No pumpkin pie?No pumpkin pie?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167028463385600954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-80828480235242530062015-11-02T11:20:04.101-05:002015-11-02T11:20:04.101-05:00It was not until 1863 that Abraham Lincoln establi...It was not until 1863 that Abraham Lincoln established the last Thursday in November as the national Thanksgiving holiday that we celebrate today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-15130764897013226582015-11-02T11:18:53.552-05:002015-11-02T11:18:53.552-05:00It was only after the crisis of King Philip’s War ...It was only after the crisis of King Philip’s War in 1676 that Thanksgiving became an annual event in New England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-44867557543692393662015-11-02T11:16:43.608-05:002015-11-02T11:16:43.608-05:00Contrary to the popular image, the Puritans were n...Contrary to the popular image, the Puritans were not sour and morose people; they knew how to have fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-81169274352457941822015-11-02T11:16:08.603-05:002015-11-02T11:16:08.603-05:00It was a secular celebration of medieval origins, ...It was a secular celebration of medieval origins, devoted to eating, drinking, and making merryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-2188838870993861012015-11-02T11:14:42.052-05:002015-11-02T11:14:42.052-05:00Besides waterfowl there was a great store of wild ...Besides waterfowl there was a great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-75256038523172692862015-11-02T11:13:22.574-05:002015-11-02T11:13:22.574-05:00Some of them were employed in affairs abroad, othe...Some of them were employed in affairs abroad, others were exercised in fishing, about cod and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-57258251905544679922015-11-02T11:11:15.127-05:002015-11-02T11:11:15.127-05:00The first Thanksgiving was at Plymouth Plantation ...The first Thanksgiving was at Plymouth Plantation in 1621.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-88449700930545591012015-11-02T11:08:31.540-05:002015-11-02T11:08:31.540-05:00What is fowling?What is fowling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-61288494980975071042015-11-02T11:08:14.520-05:002015-11-02T11:08:14.520-05:00When their harvest got in, their governor sent fou...When their harvest got in, their governor sent four men on fowling, so they might after have a special manner rejoice together after they gathered the fruit of their labors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973777219773432971.post-47999374345484844412015-11-02T10:57:55.722-05:002015-11-02T10:57:55.722-05:00Got a good increase on Indian corn but not the pea...Got a good increase on Indian corn but not the peas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com