- The Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact - http://members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims.htm
Includes descriptions of the first and second Thanksgivings. Also offers a downloadable ZIP package of web pages with historical background information.
- History of Thanksgiving - http://www.historychannel.com/thanksgiving/
HistoryChannel.com's History of Thanksgiving allows visitors to travel back to Plymouth and learn surprising facts about the first feast, from what food was consumed to what pilgrims really wore.
- Thanksgiving - http://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
History, customs, and traditions.
- The Thanksgiving Story - http://holydays.tripod.com/thanks.htm
History of Thanksgiving, including proclamations by Washington, Lincoln, and Bradford.
- The First Thanksgiving - http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
Researched and published by the staff at Plimoth Plantation of Plymouth, MA, page gives the truth behind the folklore of the First Thanksgiving.
- The True Thanksgiving Story - http://www.new-life.net/thanks01.htm
Examines the origins of Thanksgiving in the United States. Pays particular attention to the religious roots of the occasion.
- Thanksgiving in Canton, Mass. in 1884 - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1496/thanksg.htm
Reproduction of a Thanksgiving menu from 1884. Complete with cooking instructions which are for reference only--DOES NOT comply with today's USDA standards.
- The Teenagers of the Mayflower - http://parentingteens.about.com/library/weekly/aa102400a.htm
Thanksgiving history facts about the teens that crossed the Atlantic with their families on the Mayflower.
- Thanksgiving and Football - http://www.sportsjones.com/sj/199.shtml
A historical look at the tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving from SportsJones Magazine.
- The First Thanksgiving - http://www.jeannepasero.com/thankshist.html
Events leading up to the first Thanksgiving, including historical documents.
- The Mayflower Web Pages - http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/
The complete site for Mayflower history and genealogy, including an account of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
- Thanksgiving Exhibits - http://www.pilgrimhall.org/thanksg.htm
Collection of illustrated exhibits and detailed historical information on the American Thanksgiving holiday not found elsewhere on the web, including the Native American Annual Day of Mourning.
- The First Thanksgiving - http://www.plimoth.org/learn/history/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.asp
Explores what the first Thanksgiving was and what it wasn't. Attempts to dispel common myths. From the Plimouth Foundation.
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