YEAR OF THE MAYFLOWER INDEX
Follow the Pilgrim Group Through the Year of 1620 • Learn Some Interesting Things You Might Not Know About the Pilgrims
The Year of the Mayflower
February 6, 2020 (Blog date)
An introduction, particular plantation grants, New England vs. Virginia, destination of the Pilgrims.
Where Were the Pilgrims Going in 1620?
February 8, 2020
Why they were called Puritans and Separatists, the Netherlands, Guiana, and Virginia.
Cod Fish, America, and the Pilgrims
March 9, 2020
America’s founding fish father, Newfoundland, Monhegan Island, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and the fishing monopoly squabble that sent the Pilgrims heading for the Hudson River Valley in Northern Virginia.
The Wars and Plague That Prepared a Place for the Pilgrims
March 28, 2020
Wars that gave opportunity to “an extraordinary plague” that cleared the way for the Pilgrims, historians still arguing over what it was.
Who Were the Pilgrims & Why Were They So Brave? (Part I)
April 26, 2020
Why do we call them “the Pilgrims,” who were they, why did they take such drastic action, and what earned them such words as “dauntless courage.”
Who Were the Pilgrims & Why Were They So Brave? (Part II)
May 10, 2020
The “weasel word Puritan,” the drastic choices and persecutions involved in moving to Holland, a miraculous event, the impressive testimony of their faith and behavior.
Pilgrims’ Preparations ~ So Many Obstacles
June 30, 2020
Investors’ demands, heated debate over terms, “strangers” to be added to the group ~ could this dangerous adventure ever come about?
Saga of the Speedwell
July/August/September 2020
What happened to the Speedwell and her crew? Why do we not find them in the Plymouth colony? More discouraging problems, but more bravery and determination from the Pilgrims.
The Pilgrims’ Perilous Voyage
September/October/November 2020
What perils did the Pilgrim group endure during the 65-day voyage of the Mayflower from Plymouth, England, to New England? What events could have drastically altered history?