Remembering John Carver, First Governor of Plymouth Colony

Early New England

Most Americans who know much of anything about the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony remember at least two key events: the signing of the Mayflower Compact when the Pilgrims first arrived in Plymouth in...

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Remembering Francis Cooke

Early New England

Among the most stalwart of the Separatists who lived through the entire saga of the Mayflower voyage to North America was Francis Cooke, who died this day on April 7, 1663 at the advanced age of...

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Remembering John Howland

Early New England

The history of Plymouth Colony begins with the landing of the Mayflower in 1620, and ends with the Colony’s absorption into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691. In between these two events,...

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Remembering William Bradford

Early New England, Featured

The history of the Mayflower voyage and the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in New England in 1620 has largely derived from the writings of one person—Governor William...

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