Pilgrim fun facts:
Calling all Mayflower descendants gearing up for college in the fall: the GSMD Scholarship deadline is March 1, 2019!
Calling all Mayflower descendants gearing up for college in the fall: the GSMD Scholarship deadline is March 1, 2019! More information, including instructions on how to apply, can be found here: www.themayflowersociety.org/blog/scholarships Note: for an applicant to...
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π.
Photo by Beth Lambright, copyright 2018 Pi Day is observed on March 14 since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π. While π is certainly important, we enjoy the excuse to bake one of America’s favorite desserts: pie! Historians have...
Mary Allerton Cushman – the last survivor of the Mayflower voyage
Did you know?... Mary Allerton Cushman was the last survivor of the Mayflower voyage. She arrived at Plymouth (USA) when she was about four years old and died aged 83.
Man Overboard!
Links:
Plimoth Plantation—www.plimoth.org, click on “Just for Kids’
Pilgrim Hall Museum—www.pilgrimhall.org
UK Pilgrim Origins Association—www.
Pennsylvania Mayflower Society—www.sail1620.org They have a load of wonderful historical articles and a section called “Juniors”
Caleb Johnson Mayflower Historian—www.
Massachusetts Mayflower Society—www.massmayflower.org —has a section called “Especially for Kids”
The Land of the Brave Educational site—www.landofthebrave.info—
Mayflower 400 UK—www.mayflower400UK
Scholastic—www.scholastic.com “The First Thanksgiving” videos and letters