Articles related to "Mary Chilton"

Mary Chilton, perhaps the first pilgrim to step ashore, arrived as a young teen whose parents soon died. She was taken in by other pilgrims and later married a Winslow.

The ship Fortune arrived at Plymouth Colony just after the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving. Its arrival meant mixed blessings.

Field trip activities on Boston's Freedom Trail make the American Revolutionary War and United States colonial history come alive for students of all ages

John Carver devoted much of his wealth to founding the Plymouth Colony. His term as its first governor was shortened by his death five months later.

Resources for tracing Plymouth Colony ancestors are plentiful. That is because the Mayflower pilgrims are part of this much larger collection of ancestors.