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The Real First Thanksgiving

  I had the distinct pleasure of being one of about 12 reenactors to portray the crew of the Margaret who landed on the James River near Berkeley Plantation and who celebrated the real first thanksgiving. Or at least the real first English Thanksgiving in Massachusetts. I’ve written some about this before Now Thank We …

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Now Thank We All Our God

Does it really matter which settlers were the first to give thanks?