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Did the Pilgrims Really Land at Plymouth Rock?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGetty Images/Stock Photo If you had to pick the five most important rocks in the world, in no particular order, the list might look something like this:...
How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Catholic hymn, "Te Deum" -- which says, “You, God, we praise” -- has been used for centuries in...
The First Congregational Church's Summer Blessings Fair has stood test of time
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMARSHFIELD – In 1894, the first year of the Summer Blessings Fair at the First Congregational Church...
Fact Check | What happened when Pilgrims met Native Americans?
Revolt via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNative American Girls Gather At Plymouth For Day Of Mourning in counterpoint to Pilgrims'...
What you learned about the ‘first Thanksgiving’ isn’t true. Here’s the real story
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe traditional story of Thanksgiving, and by extension the Pilgrims — the one repeated in school...
Unidentified children's skeletons, a 'missing' Pilgrim: Fairhaven's Poverty Point mysteries
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFAIRHAVEN — Tales of a missing body of a Mayflower Pilgrim, unearthed skeletons of two children, and...
How to tell kids the real story behind Thanksgiving
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe story most people heard about Thanksgiving from a young age is pretty simple: A group of Pilgrims, fleeing religious persecution, sail to North...
Haynes: Peanuts miniseries, book share Pilgrims' tale, lessons for youth
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKathy and I joined some of her family during the Thanksgiving weekend to watch “The Mayflower...
South Shore cemeteries are eternal sources of local history. Here are some famous ones
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy opened in 1855, the first person to buy a plot was Charles...
Coming soon: Open auditions for local choirs, hiking in Hingham, theater in Marshfield
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSnug Harbor Community Chorus seeks new members DUXBURY – Snug Harbor Community Chorus will hold its...