Gov. William Bradford described his talented and influential Puritan pastor, John Robinson, as "a learned man of solid judgment and a quick and sharp wit; an acute and expert disputant, never ...

Exactly 400 years after 41 men in the galley of a ship called the Mayflower agreed to form a “civil body politic,” the public would do well to put the “civil” back into our self-government. The ...

There is much more worth commemorating in the history of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, but that would require additional articles. First, a little history leading up to the signing of the Mayflower ...

Lloyd Mendes lives in Somerset. This isn't the first time we've been pulled apart by political acrimony. Not very long ago and not very far from here, we sat together in a small ship off the shores of ...

Angela Sailor serves as vice president of The Feulner Institute at The Heritage Foundation. Joseph Loconte / @JosephLoconte Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., is the director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for ...

Nov. 11 is an important day in America. Not only does the country honor its veterans, but it is a day when, 400 years ago, a small group of Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, a document that ...

T’was 400 years ago this month, a shipload of Pilgrims and sailors arrived in New England waters after a voyage of 66 days aboard t he Mayflower from England. Seeking to settle near the mouth of the ...

After an arduous journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620, the colonists we call the Pilgrims were faced with a monumental decision: What to do next? Blown off course by massive storms, the weary ...

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In November 1620, the Mayflower completed its voyage across the Atlantic. Before its weary passengers walked on American soil for the first time, 41 men signed their names to a simple agreement. They ...

If this were any ordinary year — instead of one where Thanksgiving celebrations are miniaturized — there would be celebrations and fireworks to mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact this ...

Part I was featured in the December 2020 issue. Go to saddlebagnotes.com to check out. Final arrangements were made, and two ships were acquired—the Mayflower and the Speedwell. The Mayflower and ...