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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.

Mayflower Pilgrim Peter Brown(e), a carpenter, was not part of the Separatist community. Not much of his background was known until recently.

In addition to William Brewster, Sarah Palin descends from nine other Mayflower pilgrims. Some of these are multiple lines of descent.

John Howland, ancestor of three American presidents, was among 18 servants aboard the Mayflower's 1620 voyage that established Plymouth Colony.

The Pilgrims are forced to abandon the Speedwell and dangerously crowd some one hundred passengers aboard the Mayflower for their voyage to America.

Presidents, poets and historians have characterized the pilgrims as devout, dauntless spiritual and political mentors for America. Here are some quotes.

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

Despite its relatively brief history of 70 years as an independent colony, Plymouth has assumed a significant role in American folklore, mostly due to Thanksgiving.

Guess who missed the boat? The Mayflower pilgrims arrived at Plymouth minus their pastor, the Rev. John Robinson.

Thomas Weston, a discontented Mayflower Company backer, founded Weymouth, MA, a failed venture meant to show the Pilgrims how to achieve commercial success.

There were numerous Robinson immigrants to colonial America, including the family of Rev. John Robinson, pastor to the Mayflower pilgrims, and early Virginia Robinsons.

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

This is a review of "Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower," a History Channel © production.

Some say the Mayflower brought democracy to America. It is certain that this tiny ship has had an immense role in American history.

George Bowman devoted more than 50 years to finding records of Mayflower families. A contemporary genealogist has extracted 10,000 marriages from his records.

People on both sides of the Atlantic worked during the 1950s to construct a replica of the Mayflower, the ship that brought English colonists to America in 1620.

CPT Jones faced a dilemma, dock the Mayflower at Cape Cod or travel south to the mouth of the Hudson River where the passengers could legally begin their colony.

Thanksgiving Day has a whole new meaning once the true story of the pilgrims' settlement along Cape Cod comes into light with Philbrick's new book for early teen readers.

Tens of millions of people can legitimately claim ancestors who came on the Mayflower and they are by no means all elite blue-bloods.

The giant women's sewing pattern catalogs from the 1920s and 1930s included gorgeous, fascinating costume ideas, as well as vintage versions of some current standards.

After being Ambassador to the U. N., Secretary of Energy, and being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson wants to be President...

One of Sarah Palin's more controversial ancestors is Mayflower Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins. Four centuries have not separated the fact and fiction of his past.

See a complete preschool unit study based on the Thanksgiving holiday for math, science, art, music, language skills, food, outdoor activities and more.

Millions of people are descended from the Pilgrims who arrived in the new world on the Mayflower.

South Yorkshire is usually associated with coal mines and steel works, but the area is home to a host of tourist attractions.