To turn our hearts and minds toward the roots of our Thanksgiving, I offer this photo-essay from our family vacation to Plymouth and Provincetown, Massachusetts this past summer. Happy Thanksgiving......and let us be truly thankful to our creator for all He has blessed us with.
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Stained glass window in the old Pilgrim church, commemorating the signers of the Mayflower Compact. Two of my ancestors' names are included in this, Stephan Hopkins and William Brewster.
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| Our kids at the grave of Pilgrim and first governor, William Bradford in the old Pilgrim cemetery on the knoll overlooking the bay where the Mayflower landed. |
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| Makes me want to break out into the song "Rocky Top" |
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| The reconstructed Plimoth Plantation |
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| The Pilgrim Memorial at Provincetown |
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| A park near the bay is the location of Elder William Brewster's original home |
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| The enshrinement of "Plymouth Rock" |
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