The First Thanksgiving
Many myths surround the first Thanksgiving. Very little is actually known about the event because only two accounts of the feast were ever written. The first account is William Bradford’s journal...
View ArticleSquanto: The Former Slave
Squanto was a Native-American from the Patuxet tribe who taught the pilgrims how to survive in New England. When he befriended the pilgrims in 1621, he spoke fluent English which he learned years...
View ArticleWhen the Pilgrims Rescued Squanto
In August of 1621, the Mayflower pilgrims embarked on a rescue mission to save Squanto after he had been taken prisoner by a sachem named Corbitant at the nearby village of Nemasket. Corbitant, who was...
View ArticleCaptain John Smith Describes Early Massachusetts
Captain John Smith was an English explorer known for his role in establishing the first English settlement, Jamestown, in North America. In 1614, a few years after he was forced to leave Jamestown due...
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