Jessica Crabtree

#7: The Real Story

Modern archaeology and historical research have been able to unearth a wealth of detailed information that gives us a more realistic (and less biased) picture of “first Thanksgiving.” The findings of today’s historians are strongly supported by the accounts of Wampanoag traditional sources.

Interestingly, the Native American oral traditions contain more detailed information about the events surrounding the first Thanksgiving – and the Plymouth colony in general – than the Pilgrims’ own written account, and all the annotated embellishments it has accumulated through America’s brief history.

Below: A scene from the reconstructed historical site of Plimoth Plantation. Courtesy of National Geographic.