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The Landing of the Pilgrims in Plymouth: 400th Anniversary of Forefathers Day

PilgrimsBy Dr. Paul JehleDecember 1, 2020

Forefathers Day, the day the Pilgrims stepped on Plymouth Rock, is an original American holiday.  It predates the official celebration of Independence, Thanksgiving and Christmas as a part of American culture.  The landing of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, however, was the culmination of a month of exploration on Cape Cod.

The Legacy of Richard Bourne: the “White Sachem”

NativesBy Dr. Paul JehleAugust 1, 2017

Under a hill in Bournedale a plaque commemorates the burying ground of a Praying Indian village where the first meeting house for Native converts was once located in 1637.  Two individuals from Sandwich are named as the principal missionaries – Richard Bourne and Thomas Tupper.  Though the plaque merely mentions the name of Bourne I…

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