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Everything you ever wanted to know, with a cast of supporting characters, complete histories, trivia, fun facts and virtual tours of the first American Thanksgiving...

The First Thanksgiving - Engaging you-are-there history of the first pilgrims with an interactive tour of the Mayflower, 'interviews' with passengers and a photo timeline of their first year in America. Includes teacher resources and lesson plans, from Scholastic.

Plimoth Plantation - The sprawling Massachusetts living history museum recreating how American settlers spent their first years with program info, historical background, and an interactive online learning center, more.

Thanksgiving Resources on FirstGov.gov - Fun facts, teacher resources, Thanksgiving at the White House, histories of the first Thanksgiving, turkey how to's & related recipes.

The First Thanksgiving - Top-notch & entertaining of the day from the History Channel, featuring the first Thanksgiving & related myths, fictional "first- person" accounts, video presentation, related links & resources.

Thanksgiving in American Memory - From the Library of Congress with Thanksgiving through the ages told in tales, stories, and old photos plus a complete Thanksgiving historical timeline and related resources.

Plymouth: Its History and People - Thumbnail histories of Plymouth, the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact, pilgrims, the Wampanoag Tribe, John Alden, William Bradford, William Brewster, John Carver, Massasoit, Samoset, Myles Standish, The Winslows, and the Mayflower passenger list.

The History of Thanksgiving and Its Celebrations - Nice overview of Thanksgiving traditions through the ages and across cultures beginning with the Greeks on up to modern times.

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