- Thanksgiving: Traditions & History
Find out what you know (and what you don't!) about the holiday by taking the Thanksgiving quiz.
wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
- Pilgrims' 1621 Thanksgiving
Describes the foods avalible to the Pilgrims.
members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html
- Wampanoag History
About the people who first met the Pilgrims.
www.tolatsga.org/wampa.html
- History of Thanksgiving and Its Celebrations
Considers the history of harvest festivals and thanksgiving celebrations, including those held by the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Hebrews, the Chinese, and the Egyptians.
www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/story.htm
- Thanksgiving Cartoon Fun and History
Covering Plymouth Rock, how Thanksgiving became a holiday, Miles Standish, the cornucopia, holiday foods, and more.
www.brownielocks.com/thanksgiving.html
- Thanksgiving Story
About the first meal between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. Includes Thanksgiving Bible verses.
holydays.tripod.com/thanks.htm
- Winter of 1620-'21
Weather almanac telling of the harsh conditions in which the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth Plantation and Cape Cod found themselves.
www.stormfax.com/thanksgv.htm
- First Thanksgiving - Scholastic
Learn about the history of Thanksgiving, with a picture timeline from 1620-1621 and learn what life was like in Plymouth for the first Thanksgiving.
www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving
- Scholastic.com: The First Thanksgiving
Features a picture timeline from 1620-1621, and discusses what life was like in Plimoth for the first Thanksgiving. From Scholastic Books.
www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving
- Kids Domain: Gobble Up Some Thanksgiving History
Directory of links covering the first Thanksgiving to more recent history.
www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/hlinks.html
- Holiday Spot: History of Thanksgiving, Events at Plymouth, and the Pilgrims
With excerpts from two primary sources recounting the events of Plymouth in autumn 1621 and overview of the story of the Pilgrims.
www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/history.htm
- Plimoth Plantation: Thanksgiving
Guide to understanding the observance of Thanksgiving and its history, and about the association of the Pilgrims with the Thanksgiving holiday.
plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/thanksgiving.php
- Twilight Bridge: History and Origin of Thanksgiving
Traces the history of Thanksgiving in America.
www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/history.htm
- History Channel: The History of Thanksgiving
Examines Mayflower myths and offers historical facts about early Thanksgiving celebrations and its history.
www.history.com/content/thanksgiving
- HowStuffWorks.com: How Thanksgiving Works
Information about the history of Thanksgiving, with its myths, traditions, and customs.
home.howstuffworks.com/holidays/thanksgiving.htm
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