The Legends of America website and the article “The American Tradition of Thanksgiving”, compiled and edited by Dave Alexander, 2017, offers a nice explanation of where the American Thanksgiving ‘idea’ began and how it evolved into the celebration as we know it today. I have condensed and summarized the information and put it into bulleted format. (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-thanksgiving/)
Events worth noting…
- Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado held a Thanksgiving celebration in Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle in May of 1541…
To read the entire article, click <HERE>.
Until next time,
Kaye Spencer
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