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4 days ago · In 1620, the Pilgrims set sail aboard the Mayflower, a small ship bound for the New World. After a treacherous journey lasting 66 days, they arrived at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1620. This historic voyage marked the beginning of a new chapter in American history. Image from Adobe Stock.
3 days ago · The Pilgrims' Protestant faith was forged in the Europe of 500 years ago, ripe for a revolution -- or what would become a world-changing Reformation. "The story of America is literally the story of the Reformation," says narrator Peter Lillback, Westminster Theological Seminary president, in a new 11-part DVD and on-line series called "The ...
2 days ago · Tisquantum (/ t ɪ s ˈ k w ɒ n t əm /; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (/ ˈ s k w ɒ n t oʊ /), was a member of the Wampanoag Patuxet tribe best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer ...
3 days ago · And it did cost them. Half of those Pilgrims who came to these shores aboard the Mayflower died during the first year. Jehle outlined the commitment to prayer that marked the Pilgrims, and which speaks to intercessors today, based on a few principles: The Bible is the heart of prayer. A renewed church will eventually be the center of community.
5 days ago · The war’s proximate cause was Plymouth Colony’s execution in June 1675 of three of Philip’s warriors. They had been tried and found guilty of murdering John Sassamon, a Harvard -educated “praying Indian” convert to Puritanism who had served as an interpreter and advisor to Philip but whom Philip had accused of spying for the colonists.
3 days ago · The vessel, a replica of the original Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, is near the end of a 3-year restoration.
4 days ago · Once the money started flowing in regularly, the Jamestown colony grew, as did other settlements in Virginia and in other states along the eastern seaboard. America's first elected assembly, the House of Burgesses, met in Jamestown for the first time on July 30, 1619. This group boasted many famous members through the years, including Patrick ...
