From the Mayflower to the Midwest: The Illinois connection to Thanksgiving’s history
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
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Rock 102’s Mayflower Marathon breaks all time record donations
Wednesday morning concluded Rock 102's 31st annual Mayflower Marathon, raising a record-breaking total of $236,049.81 for ...
Mayflower Marathon continues to fight food insecurity
Tuesday is day two of the annual Mayflower Marathon food drive, that benefits Springfield`s Open Pantry and although it was a ...
This was the Mayflower, the ship that took two months to cross the Atlantic from Plymouth and gave birth to Thanksgiving
Feast, family, football, friendship... but what was the story behind the sailing flower where it all originated?
Rock 102’s Mayflower Marathon marks record-setting year
The 31st annual Rock 102 Mayflower Marathon has come to an end and a final surge of donations came pouring in morning to help ...
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How a Girl Named Remember, Age 5, and Her Fellow Pilgrims Endured the Crossing of the North Atlantic To Reach America
As Americans gather for Thanksgiving, they celebrate the legacy of the Pilgrims’ success. Lost in the holiday’s mythology are ...
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First graders: What would you have taken on the Mayflower?
Mrs. Greenwalt’s first graders contemplate what they items they would have taken on the Mayflower. If I were going on the Mayflower, the 3 things that I would bring are my dog, food, and a bed.
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Read the Only Eye Witness Account of What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving
Winslow, who was at the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621 and is the only person we know who wrote about it, sent the following letter to a friend in 1621. In 1622, this letter was printed in a ...
Hemp And Thanksgiving: From The Mayflower To Independence, The Crop That Helped Build A Nation
When the Mayflower set sail in 1620, it relied on hemp, a plant that now holds the potential for a U.S.-based industrial ...
Commentary: Let’s be thankful despite our differences
It is worth remembering the original story of the Pilgrims’ embarkation on the Mayflower as recorded in Gov. William Bradford ...
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Mayflower Mill Elementary School students see glimpse of college life at Purdue
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Mayflower Mill Elementary School students are going to college early. Every Thursday after school, ...
Magical Christmas tale premieres at Mayflower Theatre this week
More than 100 dancers and musicians from English National Ballet will bring a magical Christmas tale to life as a brand new ...