pilgrims

The Puritans who settled here in Massachusetts in the 1600s quickly adopted the Old Deluder Satan Act in 1647.

The Pilgrims didn't first step onto the land of the New World in Plymouth, and it's highly unlikely they did so by stepping on Plymouth Rock.

A Pilgrim named John Cooke sailed to Massachusetts from Holland aboard the Mayflower and helped found the Town of Fairhaven.

It was 400 years ago today that the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth as religious extremists fleeing persecution. This monument is a testament to their beliefs.

One of America's oldest cemeteries may also be its most haunted.

Rather than take down names that have connections to slavery, post a sign to teach people that America has evolved.

As the story goes, the Pilgrims stopped at Plymouth Rock in 1620 because the Mayflower had run out of its main hydration source: beer. Fast forward a few hundreds years and you'll find a Plymouth-based brewery spreading its reach across New England while remaining humble to its roots as a microbrewery.

It was brief and under the cover of some heavy fog, but the Mayflower II stopped by New Bedford Harbor Tuesday night on her way back to Plymouth.

So, did the history of Thanksgiving begin with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans, or what? Sure, there was a celebration of a successful harvest in the fall of 1621, and you might say that Thanksgiving is based on that feast. But the current holiday of Thanksgiving can be more credited to the author of the classic nursery rhyme, "Mary Had A Little Lamb," Sarah Josepha Hale... R

This week, families will come together from all across the nation for Thanksgiving. They will stuff themselves full of turkey, side dishes and desserts. Some will laugh and joke with relatives, while others renew old feuds and bicker with their cousins and siblings. No matter how your particular Thanksgiving winds up, you can thank the American Pilgrims for starting this long-standing custom. Read