Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sketch from 1877 illustrating the landing of the Pilgrims, by artist Albert Bobbett. The Print Collector/Hulton Archives via ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Going To Church,' N.C. Wyeth (1941). Archival photograph, Brandywine River Museum library, Edward J. S. Seal Collection. When ...

BOTH the contemporary and the historical Puritan are still involved in clouds of libel, of which the origins lie in the copious fountains of indiscriminating abuse poured out upon the Puritans of the ...

A Pilgrim is a Puritan but not all Puritans are Pilgrims. So what did Connecticut have? It had Puritans, and Puritans far outnumbered Pilgrims, said David A. Valone, chair of the history department at ...

Many things influence human behavior, and I don’t claim to understand all of them. I have had the most experience with the early New England Puritans' influence on how Americans act and react to the ...

(The Conversation) — Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of ...

When winter cold settles in across the U.S., the alleged “War on Christmas” heats up. In recent years, department store greeters and Starbucks cups have sparked furor by wishing customers “happy ...

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Every November, articles recount the arrival of 17th century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony and ...