by Beth Vickers | Nov 4, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
“Did you finish your chores?” It’s a question children have probably heard in one form or another for centuries. But imagine the answer mattered to more than whether your bedroom was clean. Imagine living in a community where food had to be planted,...
by Beth Vickers | Oct 14, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
Forget Thanksgiving. No three-day feast. No five deer arriving with Wampanoag guests. No special harvest celebration. It’s Tuesday. You’re hungry. What’s for dinner in Plymouth? The answer is much more interesting than turkey and pumpkin...
by Beth Vickers | Oct 8, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
Set the oven to 350 degrees. Take the chicken from the refrigerator. Simmer for twenty minutes. Three perfectly ordinary cooking instructions—and none of them would have made much sense in an early Plymouth kitchen. There was no thermostat. ...
by Beth Vickers | Oct 2, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
Need a new frying pan? A hammer? Shoes? Sugar? A pane of glass? Today, the answer is easy. Drive to a store or tap a screen and have it delivered to your door. Try that in Plymouth in 1622. The settlers of early Plymouth lived in a...
by Beth Vickers | Sep 29, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
Imagine arriving in New England in December. It is cold. You have just spent more than two months aboard the Mayflower. There is no town waiting for you. No inn. No lumberyard. No hardware store. And before you can really begin your new life, you need somewhere to...
by Beth Vickers | Sep 22, 2026 | Understanding Pilgrims
If you had to fit the important parts of your life aboard one ship, what would you take? Clothes, certainly. Bedding. Tools. Something to cook in. Perhaps your Bible or another treasured book. And if you were expecting a baby? You...
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