All posts tagged "mayflower"
-
50.6K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
-
35.1K4ConnecticutSix New England Presidential Visits and the Stories Behind Them
New England is full of sites that hosted past presidential visits as the country’s leaders came north in search of votes, campaign...
-
12.6K6MassachusettsA Mayflower Christmas
The Pilgrims celebrated a Mayflower Christmas in 1620 with holly, ivy, plum pudding and a gift exchange with Indian children – at...
-
21.2K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
-
52.8K41bostonA Brief History of the Boston Brahmin
There’s more to being a Boston Brahmin than simply having an early Puritan ancestor, graduating from Harvard and living on Beacon Hill....
-
8.8K4MassachusettsTisquantum Mediates Peace to Benefit the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag and Himself
In 1624, England was hungry for news from its colonies and Edward Winslow provided it. His Good Newse From New England told...
To Top
