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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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mayflower Marathon Food Drive raises funds for 914,000 meals
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The 28th Annual Mayflower Marathon Food Drive raised enough donations to serve more than 914,000 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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28th Mayflower Marathon raising Thanksgiving donations across the region
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore and Virginia Peninsula Foodbank kicked off their 28th Mayflower ...
31st annual Rock 102 Mayflower Marathon underway at MGM Springfield
For the last 30 years, this three-day effort has been led by the Rock 102 Radio Station, especially by co-hosts Mike ...
31st Rock 102 Mayflower Marathon food drive kicks off Monday
As the Open Pantry continues to see growing demand for their services, with 1 in 4 families in the Springfield area suffering ...