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Thanksgiving History, Activities & Quizzes for all ages; parents, teachers & children

 

Family Education, the leading online publisher of online content for teachers, parents and children of all ages (preschool, elementary school, junior high, middle school, high school and even post college). Family Education provides readers with expert advice from highly education proffesionals including highly-regarded professors and doctors as well as activities for families and the lighter side with quizzes on all subjects including holidays and the famous Family Education Turkey Quiz.

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day activity? 

How do you spend your turkey day?

Share with others your favorite moment of Thanksgiving. Some play with the kids and even trek down to New York City to view floats and see Santa Claus in the Thanksgiving Day Parade well others love nothing more than watching football all day only to take brief intermissions for turkey and stuffing. With so many things to do nowadays we become more and more connected share with us your favorite Thanksgiving Day event.

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New Flickr Pictures 

A collection of people's photo's of thanksgiving. Everything from Turkey, Pilgrims, the Mayflower and the actual Plymouth Rock is included

Mayflower by jimmywayne22

The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor (replica)

Plymouth Rock Historic Marker by jimmywayne22

Historic Plymouth Rock Sign

Plymouth Rock by jimmywayne22

Plymouth Rock Timeline by jimmywayne22

Plymouth Rock Timeline

Burying Ground Monument by jimmywayne22

Monument marks the spot of the original burying ground of the Pilgrims that died...

Pilgrim Mother Monument by jimmywayne22

Erected in 1920 by the D.A.R. to commemorate the

The Plymouth Rock by jimmywayne22

Another shot of Plymouth Rock

Site of Original Settlement by jimmywayne22

Site of Original Pilgrim Settlement

Town Brook by jimmywayne22

One of the main reasons the Pilgrims settled here was the supply of water.

Pilgrim Maiden Monument by jimmywayne22

Pilgrim Maiden Monument

Plymouth Rock Pavilion by jimmywayne22

Plymouth Rock Pavilion - Taken from the Original Burying Ground

Plymouth Rock Pavillion by jimmywayne22

The Portico was built in 1920--the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing.

The Pilgrim Monument 

Pilgrim Monument Built in 1620 in Plymouth, MA.

The Pilgrim Monument was built in 1910 to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims' first landing in the New World with their landing in Provincetown, MA in November 1620.

At this location the Pilgrims spent 5 weeks exploring the tip of Cape Cod, before they sailed on to Plymouth. This is also were the pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact (this established the rule of law for the newly discovered land).

President Theodore Roosevelt was the first to begin work on the monument when he laid the cornerstone in 1907. Then in 1910, President William Howard Taft dedicated the finished 252-foot tower. At the time of its completion in 1910 it was the Cape's first building built to house a museum and opened its doors at the base of the monument for the purpose of educating people about Provincetown's role in Pilgrim history and American history.

* The first landing place of the Mayflower Pilgrims
* The birthplace of the Mayflower Compact

Thanksgiving Quizzes 

A variety of Thanksgiving related web pages with interactive quizzes.

Thanksgiving History Quiz
See how much you really know about Thanksgiving and its history.
Turkey Quiz
But how much do you really know about Turkey, the sizzling centerpiece? Here's your chance to prove it!
Thanksgiving Pop Culture Quiz
Test your knowledge on recent Thanksgiving history, like when was the first parade?

Plymouth Rock 

Where the Pilgrims First Landed - Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Mass.

Have you ever been to Plymouth Rock? 

How many of you have experienced the origins of Thanksgiving in person?

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Reader's Thanksgiving Pictures 

A collection of people's photo's of thanksgiving. Everything from Turkey, Pilgrims, the Mayflower and the actual Plymouth Rock is included

Plymouth Rock by jimmywayne22

Plymouth Rock enscribed with

Pilgrim Monument by evileyeny

The Pillgrim Monument in Provincetown, MA

Books on the Origins of Thanksgiving 

Discover Many Unknowns & Long Thought Myths

A collection of some of the best books on the history of Thanksgiving.

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