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Thankful For Much

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Caryn

With the passage of time, the holidays begin to take on a different look. When I was a kid, the Thanksgiving was a day of wonderful smells and delicious food. That is one Thanksgiving tradition that hasn’t changed, but probably … Continue reading →

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The Knights Templar

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Caryn

The word knight always makes me think of medieval men in full armor fighting with shields and swords, and maybe that isn’t so far off with the Knights Templar. One thing I didn’t connect to the knights, was Christianity, but maybe I should have. Continue reading →

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Things To Be Thankful For

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Caryn

The past almost two years have been tough for everyone. Many of us have had to forgo this holiday or that holiday, because on or more family members have contracted Covid-19, Continue reading →

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People Of The First Light

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Caryn

As Thanksgiving approaches, I’ve been thinking about the Wampanoag Tribe, who helped the Pilgrims survive that first winter in the new world. It was a tough winter, and both the Wampanoag Tribe and the Pilgrims lost a lot of people. Continue reading →

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Mayflower Compact

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Caryn

The September 6, 1620 trip to the new world, in which 102 passengers, who had been dubbed Pilgrims by William Bradford, one of the passengers who would become the first governor of Plymouth Colony, was a crowded, grueling trip on … Continue reading →

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What I’m Thankful For

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Caryn

The first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621 and was shared between the Pilgrims and Indians, was a day complete with new foods to try. The purpose was to spend time together, getting to know each other. I have often … Continue reading →

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