2024 Thanksgiving Articles, Poems, Etc.
Thanksgiving is almost here! It’s time to think about holiday trips, turkey and dressing, family, Thanksgiving history, and most of all, Him to Whom we give thanks for all our many blessings. Here are a few articles to help get our minds in a thankful place
William Bradford’s ‘A Call to Thanksgiving’
It was November of 1623. Three years before, the Pilgrims had left left their homes, jobs and extended families and braved a perilous voyage to a strange world to escape religious persecution in England. They survived the treacherous ocean voyage to come to a newe land and face a harsh climate without food or shelter. Arriving without shelter and with…
President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits…
Remarks by President Bush on Thanksgiving 2007
President Bush tells the story of the Berkeley Thanksgiving. The President made his Thanksgiving remarks at the landmark first settled in 1619 by Englishman and Capt. John Woodlief.
Thanksgiving History
What is the history of Thanksgiving Day? In December of 1620, a small group of colonists from England landed near Plymouth, Massachusetts, and built a settlement there. The first winter was filled with storms, deprivations, and disease, which took nearly half the colonists’ lives. However, hope was renewed the next year when the harvest proved to be bountiful.
Thanksgiving Acrostic
A Thanksgiving Acrostic poem to enjoy during the Thanksgiving holidays ‘T is the season H olidays are upon us A s we gather together N ow with our loved ones
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