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2005-11-22

Happy Thanksgiving To All My American Friends

History has a way of repeating itself, and when it comes to Thanksgiving celebrations, there is a need to know how it started so that the wonder is never forgotten. these links will take you on a wonder filled journey from origin to recipes. Read and enjoy.

The timeline is 1620 - 1621 when the Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to an unkown land with an unknown history. There, they would make their own history with the help of the Wampanoag.

Take yourself and your children on a date with history and enjoy the reasons that begat your history with Thanksgiving.

Did you know the Pilgrims never celebrated or called their first feast of their gleanings from the new land Thanksgiving?

As you gather with your family to celebrate Thanksgiving for your good fortune of health and prosperity, do not forget to tell the story that history created so that it is never just another holiday.

May you and yours be blessed with much happiness and success in the
coming year.