Plymouth colony

PDF Book "The Pilgrim Republic: An Historical Review of the Colony of New Plymouth, with Sketches of the Rise of Other New England Settlements, the History of Congregationalism, and the Creeds of the Period." Published in 1888

There are may interesting Plymouth Colony Facts to learn. One of the more popular stories in American History is the landing of the Mayflower and Pilgrims.

It's almost here! The day we are grateful for our blessings while consuming many of them. With Thanksgiving Day being celebrated later this week, we thought this would be a good time to exercise your brain with a bit of Turkey Day Trivia before the tryptophan in the main course kicks in.

Map of Plymouth Colony.

Franics COOKE (c.1583 -1663) (Wikipedia) was one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower. This early settler is one of the twenty-six male Pilgrims known to have descendants. He was Alex’s 10t…

The Jamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America. It was founded on the banks of Virginia's James River in 1607.

The Desolate Wilderness - WSJ

Many of the details of the Popham colony have been lost to history, but in its heyday the tiny settlement in Maine was considered a direct rival of Jamestown.

By any stretch of the imagination, life in colonial America was hard, demanding, and cruel. Many European settlers did not survive their first few years in North America thanks to disease, starvation, the harsh climate, and violence. Many recognize these truths, and yet few have fully comprehended just how daunting a task it was to