This Thanksgiving Season, Party Like a Pilgrim
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 10, 2016
An article with two recipes passed down from the days of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony, in time for your Thanksgiving celebration... (Read More)
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Thanksgiving Traditions
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 25, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the Thanksgiving traditions families enjoy this time of year... (Read More)
Days of Thanksgiving Celebrated by Our Ancestors
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on November 24, 2015
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn about Days of Thanksgiving that have been proclaimed throughout American history... (Read More)
Thanksgiving Traditions & Memories: My Grandmother’s Pies
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 23, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes and learn more about one of our favorite parts of Thanksgiving: pies!.. (Read More)
Light a Candle for Thanksgiving
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 20, 2015
Plymouth, England, and Plymouth, Massachusetts, are already beginning celebrations (which will culminate in 2020) for the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, with special events on both sides of the Atlantic. “As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled has shown unto many” –Plymouth Colony Governor William... (Read More)
What’s Your Favorite Pumpkin Pie Recipe? Share It with Us!
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 23, 2015
I love pumpkin pie. Every autumn, newspapers carry recipes for making this old seasonal dessert favorite. It turns out that pumpkin pie is as American as apple pie – even more so! According to this old news article: The truth is that apple pie may well be the nation’s best-selling dessert pie, but its... (Read More)
Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Recipes in the Newspaper
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 21, 2014
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find some of our ancestors’ Thanksgiving dishes, and shares those old-fashioned recipes... (Read More)
Rationing Thanksgiving Dinner during World War I
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 27, 2013
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the Thanksgiving dinners our ancestors had during World War I... (Read More)
George Washington Proclaimed a Day of Thanksgiving 26 November 1789
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 21, 2012
Today’s Wall Street Journal (21 November 2012) has an op-ed editorial by Melanie Kirkpatrick: Thanksgiving, 1789 about the nation’s first Thanksgiving proclamation. It was also President Washington’s first proclamation—he had been sworn in as the nation’s first president just a few months earlier, on 30 April 1789. Washington’s proclamation making Thanksgiving an officially recognized... (Read More)
