by Beth Vickers | May 28, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
Before the Pilgrims could build homes, plant crops, or establish a permanent settlement, they had to answer a more urgent question: How do divided people live together when survival depends on trust? That was the crisis aboard the Mayflower in 1620. The...
by Beth Vickers | May 25, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
When we tell the story of the Pilgrims, we often focus on what they endured—the voyage, the first winter, the staggering loss of life. Survival, in this telling, feels almost improbable. A fragile group, far from home, facing an unforgiving environment—and somehow,...
by Beth Vickers | May 11, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
The story of Plymouth is often told as a story of courage, faith, and survival. But one of its most important lessons is not only about the Pilgrims. It is about peace. In 1621, the English settlers at Plymouth and Ousamequin, also known as Massasoit, sachem of the...
by Beth Vickers | May 8, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
When we speak of liberty in America, we tend to begin in familiar places—1776, the Declaration, the Constitution. We look to the Founding Fathers and the philosophical clarity of the Enlightenment. But liberty in America did not begin as a theory. It began as a...
by Beth Vickers | Jan 24, 2025 | Understanding Pilgrims
By David M. Bradford From his Keynote Address at the 135th Anniversary of the Forefather’s Monument August 3, 2024 Part 3 of 3 So, What Do We Do? Both restoration and reconciliation start with an honest self-examination and personal commitment by individual people of...
by Beth Vickers | Jan 23, 2025 | Understanding Pilgrims
By David M. Bradford From his Keynote Address at the 135th Anniversary of the Forefather’s Monument August 3, 2024 Part 2 of 3 Pilgrims to Patriots As Americans our ability to sustain freedom and govern ourselves is directly proportional to our obedience to and...
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