Anne,
Ouch! Afraid you're wrong, though, as I read your story before I made my comment.
I see you've sent a second message to me with a link, and I admit I have not clicked on the link yet. Will do so when I sign off here. I'd like to suggest that for "the rest of the story" you might want to take a look at http://www.new-life.net/thanks01.htm
which pretty much gets rid of any importance re. the first American Thanksgiving. I think though, that we are both begging the issue, which if I'm right, is rebellion against Plymouth as THE captial of Thanksgiving, USA. If it's the only story children hear, what are they to think? That, I believe, is why Virginia's yell, "Foul!"
--Joanne
Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
JoAnne,
I suspect you didn't read the story any more than Lyle did. Is that how you
do research before you add your two cents to a discussion?
When I did a google search under "First Thanksgiving, Berkeley didn't come
up until half way down the second page.
Seems the only Americans who buy the idea that Thanksgiving began at
Berkeley are Virginians.
My research time is at a premium. It took less than a week to research and
create the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving, and they did indeed call it a
Thanksgiving Feast, just as we do today. As I said before, I may have time
to write a second story before the Holiday, but if not, I will target it for
next year. There are other stories that need to be told in the meantime,
including one on Pocahontas, perhaps about her kidnapping and forced
conversion to Christianity in order to marry a second husband.
Anne
Anne
Anne Pemberton
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----- Original Message -----
From: "qvarizona"
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: The Pilgrim's Thanksgiving
> Well put, Lyle.
>
> I suspect that one reason for perpetuating
> the inaccurate tale is that it's easier to do than to do the
> research and put together a story for children about Thanksgiving
> at Berkeley Plantation.
>
> --Joanne
>
>
> "Lyle E. Browning" wrote:
> I cannot believe that a resident of Virginia is perpetuating the
> historical inaccuracy that the Pilgrims had the first Thanksgiving.
> Berkeley Plantation in Charles City had it, and this by proclamation
> of none other than Pilgrim state resident President J. F. Kennedy.
> The VA Thanksgiving is every bit as riveting as the johnny-come-
> lately northern edition and without the slightest bit of
> embellishment can more than hold its own.
>
> Let's not promote inaccurate versions.
>
> Lyle Browning
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2006, at 6:16 AM, Anne Pemberton wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Finished the Thanksgiving story. You can see it at
>> http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/books/Holiday/Thanksgiving.html
>>
>> As I said a few days ago, the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving makes a better
>> story
>> for children than the Jamestown Thanksgiving story. I may write the
>> Jamestown story later, or put it on the docket to do next fall.
>>
>> Those who are knowledgeable of these events, please let me know if
>> I've made
>> any errors in history in this story. I took a few liberties in
>> fiction, but
>> if I made any goofs, please let me know. My email address is:
>> [log in to unmask] so you don't have to clutter the list with it.
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
>> Anne Pemberton
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>> http://www.erols.com/apembert
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