As the 17th century dawned, cause-and-effect was merging parallel universes. In the Old World, a decision by a group of Leiden Separatists put them on a circuitous journey. Meanwhile, in the New World ...

A Pawtuxet Wampanoag Indian named Tisquantum may very well have been the first American ambassador. His story begins during the summer of 1605, when British sailors, under the command of Captain ...

In 2008, when the filming was in progress at Pioneer Village, and the crew broke for lunch (they were kindly fed at the First Baptist Church on Lafayette Street) I accompanied Baker to catch a mid-day ...

It must be admitted that I was a very cynical child, which is perhaps what turned me into a professional historian. But the part about Thanksgiving that I always found hard to stomach as a child was ...

Tisquantum, more commonly known as Squanto, c.1585 to late November 1622, was a member of the Patuxet tribe, a Native American band of the Wampanoag tribal confederation. They lived primarily in and ...

This is Jim’s traditional Thanksgiving column. As the 17th century dawned, cause-and-effect was merging parallel universes. In the Old World, a decision by a group of Leiden Separatists put them on a ...

“We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” These are the words of H.A. (Henry Allen) Ironside; a Canadian-American Bible teacher, preacher, ...

correctionA previous version of this story mistakenly referred to the Pilgrims as Puritans. Most Americans have heard the somewhat true story of Tisquantum, popularly known as Squanto, and how he ...