[Sca-cooks] Thanksgiving

Elaine Koogler kiridono at gmail.com
Wed Nov 17 14:35:39 PST 2010


Please tell me that it doesn't say that the Pilgrims did the first
Thanksgiving!  Because, you know, they didn't.  Their celebration wasn't
until 1621...whereas a thanksgiving celebration was held at Berkeley
Plantation in Virginia in 1617!

Kiri

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com> wrote:

> Just thought I would mention that the December 2010 issue of Early American
> Life has an article in it on
> uncovering the real first Thanksgiving.
> Life in Early America: The Truth About Thanksgiving  by Winfield Ross on
> pages 62-66.
>
> (I don't suppose it's too early to talk about Thanksgiving. We seem to have
> gone from Jack-O' Lanterns to decorated Christmas trees in the local stores
> here. )
>
> Johnnae
>
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