Move over Plymouth, Virginia's Thanksgiving came first

Move over Plymouth, Virginia's Thanksgiving came first

Plymouth has been stealing our thunder far too long.

How Virginia Held the First Thanksgiving and Gave Us Freedoms to Be Thankful For

Sorry, Massachusetts, Thanksgiving started here. According to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, “Captain John Woodlief and thirty-seven men sailed from Bristol, England, on the ship Margaret and reached Berkeley Hundred nearly three months later in December 1619. They marked their deliverance from the stormy North Atlantic with a simple service of thanks to God, declaring that the day of their arrival would be yearly and perpetually kept…

Before The Pilgrims, The Real First Thanksgiving Was In Virginia

It was English settlers in Virginia, not Pilgrims in New England, who observed America’s first Thanksgiving.

Move over Plymouth, Virginia's Thanksgiving came first

Plymouth has been stealing our thunder far too long.