I’m sure we have all heard the saying “April showers bring Mayflowers”, but did you know that September 16th is Mayflower Day? The Mayflower set sail on September 16, 1620, carrying 102 men, women and children from Plymouth, England. They set out for the New World to seek religious freedom in an environment where they could continue using their native language, culture and customs. It took them 66 days to complete their voyage to a settlement in Virginia to which they had an agreement to settle at. They arrived at Plymouth Rock on December 21, 1621. This is why on September 16th every year we have Mayflower Day to commemorate those early and brave settlers, who were the very first immigrants and helped pave the way for the millions more to come, in search of freedom, dreams and promises the “New World” holds.
For more information on the mayflower visit http://mayflowerhistory.com
A few years ago I also watched a series on PBS that was very interesting call Colonial House. This was a historical reenactment reality show depicting the daily life and struggles that people of that era would have encountered coming to the new world.
For more information on the series and project visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/index.html
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