[Subscribers will know that this surname is also the name of one of the 26 male passengers on the 1620 "Mayflower" who is known to have descendants living today.] That season of the year encumbered by myth is upon us again and it is good to know the difference between myth and fact. In his office in the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum in Leiden, Holland, former 1627 Plimoth Plantation curator and present director of this Leiden museum, the noted Pilgrim scholar Dr. Jeremy D. Bangs has done much to set things straight. He has written two major articles debunking centuries old myths: “Thanksgiving on the Net: Roast Bull with Cranberry Sauce” and “1621: A Historian Looks Anew at Thanksgiving,” the latter dealing with publications. Both of these articles may be read on the PA Mayflower Society’s Website www.Sail1620.org “Discover History” page (Featured Articles – browse all). Among other works of Dr. Bangs posted there are the first two chapters of his forthcoming book “Pilgrims, Leiden, and the Early Years of Plymouth Plantation.” You can visit his museum at http://www.pilgrimhall.org/LeidenMuseum.htm. Of course Leiden is where the Pilgrims settled in 1609 after fleeing persecution by the Church of England and from whence they departed to begin their 1620 voyage, via England, to North America. Actual Pilgrim artifacts may be seen in the on-line collections of this nation’s oldest museum in continuous use (since 1824), Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, MA (http://www.pilgrimhall.org). Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. Former Governor PA Mayflower Society ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
I read a article I think is a possible myth - that people fromMattingly England built the ships for the Queen of England. Not to sure about any facts there tho. Dan M [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Wood" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:30 PM Subject: [ROGERS] THANKSGIVING - RELISH THE TRADITION (BUT KNOW THE FACTS) [Subscribers will know that this surname is also the name of one of the 26 male passengers on the 1620 "Mayflower" who is known to have descendants living today.] That season of the year encumbered by myth is upon us again and it is good to know the difference between myth and fact. In his office in the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum in Leiden, Holland, former 1627 Plimoth Plantation curator and present director of this Leiden museum, the noted Pilgrim scholar Dr. Jeremy D. Bangs has done much to set things straight. He has written two major articles debunking centuries old myths: “Thanksgiving on the Net: Roast Bull with Cranberry Sauce” and “1621: A Historian Looks Anew at Thanksgiving,” the latter dealing with publications. Both of these articles may be read on the PA Mayflower Society’s Website www.Sail1620.org “Discover History” page (Featured Articles – browse all). Among other works of Dr. Bangs posted there are the first two chapters of his forthcoming book “Pilgrims, Leiden, and the Early Years of Plymouth Plantation.” You can visit his museum at http://www.pilgrimhall.org/LeidenMuseum.htm. Of course Leiden is where the Pilgrims settled in 1609 after fleeing persecution by the Church of England and from whence they departed to begin their 1620 voyage, via England, to North America. Actual Pilgrim artifacts may be seen in the on-line collections of this nation’s oldest museum in continuous use (since 1824), Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, MA (http://www.pilgrimhall.org). Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. Former Governor PA Mayflower Society ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message