Thanksgiving: Get Ready for Turkey Leftovers!
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 20, 2023
Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for the Thanksgiving Sandwich, using leftovers from the big Thanksgiving dinner... (Read More)
Tag: Thanksgiving
First Jewish Thanksgiving Prayer Published in a Newspaper
By Jane Cook on November 16, 2023
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about a Jewish Thanksgiving prayer, written by Rabbi Isaac Touro in 1765 amid the turmoil over the Stamp Act... (Read More)
Mayflower Connections to Help Celebrate Thanksgiving, Part 3
By Melissa Berry on November 22, 2022
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry wraps up her three-part series of Thanksgiving articles involving Mayflower descendants... (Read More)
Mayflower Connections to Help Celebrate Thanksgiving, Part 2
By Melissa Berry on November 21, 2022
In this article – to help celebrate Thanksgiving – Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Mayflower Pilgrims’ very first Thanksgiving... (Read More)
Mayflower Connections to Help Celebrate Thanksgiving, Part 1
By Melissa Berry on November 18, 2022
To help celebrate Thanksgiving, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a Mayflower descendant and Civil War veteran giving a Thanksgiving message in 1918... (Read More)
Thanksgiving Traditions: My Great-Great-Grandmother’s Mashed Potatoes
By Katie Rebecca Garner on November 17, 2022
In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner shares some lovely reminiscences about Thanksgiving and our family connections to food... (Read More)
Thanksgiving Mayflower Story
By Melissa Berry on November 22, 2021
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the origins of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving in America... (Read More)
Find in GenealogyBank Uncovers New Information about Thanksgiving History
By Jane Cook on December 4, 2020
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about a discovery she made about the history of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving... (Read More)
Family Fun for Thanksgiving Day
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on November 25, 2020
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find riddles and puzzles that entertained our ancestors for the Thanksgiving holiday... (Read More)
