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ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – 1863
Following the initial Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations of George Washington, John Adams and James Madison, there were no further Presidential proclamations for this day until Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day during the Civil War, but it was not initially in November. Instead [...]

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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – 1789
The first President of the United States began a Presidential tradition of making a Thanksgiving proclamation, following those issued previously by the Continental Congress between 1777 to 1784:
“Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for [...]

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HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING: FRIENDLY INDIAN?
We’ve all heard the story of how the Pilgrims, landing in Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620, were ill equipped to survive the harsh winters of the New World. We’ve also heard how they met a Native American Indian of the Pawtuxet tribe named Squanto who befriended them, taught them how [...]

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History of Thanksgiving: the secular and the sacred

by Bill Petro on November 22, 2009 · 4 comments

in US

HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING
The origin of Thanksgiving Day has been attributed to a harvest feast held by the Plymouth Colony. In 1621, Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony proclaimed a day of “thanksgiving” and prayer to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first harvest in America the year after their arrival on the merchant ship Mayflower. The picture [...]

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History of Thanksgiving: Friendly Indian?

by Bill Petro on November 20, 2007 · 2 comments

in Christian

HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING: FRIENDLY INDIAN?
We’ve all heard the story of how the Pilgrims, landing in Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620, were ill equipped to survive the harsh winters of the New World. We’ve also heard how they met a Native American Indian of the Pawtuxet tribe named Squanto who befriended them, taught them how [...]

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History of Thanksgiving

by Bill Petro on November 19, 2007 · 1 comment

in US

HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING
The origin of Thanksgiving Day has been attributed to a harvest feast held by the Plymouth Colony. In 1621, Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony proclaimed a day of “thanksgiving” and prayer to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first harvest in America the year after their arrival on the merchant ship Mayflower. The picture [...]

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