Just a week away from Thanksgiving, my mind goes back over 400 years in time to remember those who started it all. This little band of believers suffered under the pressure of the State Church of England, who bullied them, forced them to pay church tax, and sometimes imprisoned them for no good reason. All … Read more
On a fair Friday in the middle of March, change was in the air. The men were gathered in the common house for military instruction when they heard the cry, “Indian coming!’ A tall Indian man strode down their main street, wearing nothing but a leather loincloth. He addressed the Pilgrims in perfect English. “Have … Read more
Before Massasoit returned to his people, he and the Pilgrims made a treaty of mutual aid and assistance which would last for forty years, and would become a model for many more treaties. Massasoit was quite possibly one of only two chiefs on the northeast coast of America who would have welcomed the Pilgrims. The … Read more
The summer of 1621 was a beautiful one. New dwellings were completed, and with Squanto’s help, successful trade with the Indians enriched their storehouses. The Pilgrims were filled with gratitude to God and their Indian friends. So Governor Bradford declared a day of Thanksgiving to be held in October. They invited Chief Massasoit, who brought … Read more