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Home / Kids and Teens / People and Society / Holidays and Celebrations / Thanksgiving / History
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- Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. - Thanksgiving Day - A short introduction to the history of Thanksgiving in the United States. Also describes holiday traditions.
www.usis.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/thanksgi.html
- Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation (1782) - Thanksgiving proclamation issued by the Continental Congress in 1782.
www.night.net/thanksgiving/1782proc.html
- Thanksgiving - A sixth-grade class shares what it has learned about the first Thanksgiving.
www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc99/vc_08/thanks.html
- Thanksgiving and the Wampanoag Indians - Chief Eagle Heart, a real Wampanoag from the same village as the famous Massasoit, tells the story of the first Thanksgiving.
geocities.com/thanksgiving1621/index.html
- Thanksgiving at Josh and Jacob's Spot on the Web - Colorful children's site provides brief history of the holiday, followed by related links.
www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/5283/holidays/thanksgiving.html
- Thanksgiving: Its History, Customs, and Traditions - Offers an interactive quiz to test visitors' knowledge of Thanksgiving lore and traditions, as well as an illustrated story of the first Thanksgiving in the New World.
wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
- The "First Thanksgiving" - Distinguishes between truths and myths surrounding the first Thanksgiving. From the Plimoth Plantation.
www.plimoth.org/Library/Thanksgiving/firstT.htm
- The First Thanksgiving - Researched and published by the staff at Plimoth Plantation of Plymouth, MA, this page relates the truth behind the folklore of the First Thanksgiving.
pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
- The First Thanksgiving - Interactive site takes visitors on a virtual trip back in time to the seventeenth century. Relive the voyage on the Mayflower and see the hardships colonists faced during their first winter. From Scholastic.
teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/index.htm
- The First Thanksgiving: Mayflower Home Page - Tells the story of the first Thanksgiving, examining what it was and what it was not.
members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html
- The History of Thanksgiving - Explores the origins of Thanksgiving and the symbols associated with the holiday.
hp.vento.com.br/~fauzim/thanksgiving.html
- The Thanksgiving Story - Short illustrated history especially for children.
holydays.tripod.com/thanks.htm
- Top Education: History of Thanksgiving - A brief history of the observance along with the story of the first Thanksgiving in the United States.
www.top-education.com/HOLIDAYS/thanksgivingday.asp
- Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation - Given in New York by George Washington on Oct. 3, 1789.
www.night.net/thanksgiving/kwash-11.html
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