Recent research suggests that the first Thanksgiving of this kind was celebrated by new English settlers at Berkeley, Virginia, in 1619. They were Puritans giving thanks for their safe arrival on ...

Two months ago we celebrated Thanksgiving Day, and in another 10 months families will sit down to another Thanksgiving feast.

What you think about and thank about you bring about ... How can I inspire others to join me in giving? Let Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday be more than dates on a calendar.

From local harvest festival to national holiday, art and objects in the spirit of giving thanks. Enjoy a tour through the collections with a Thanksgiving playlist from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a feast to give thanks that lasted for three days. On October 3, 1789 ...

‘We give thanks everyday… .’ ” The Ohenten Kariwatekwen is often called the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, but translated directly the name refers to “words spoken before all others.

Regardless, the popular telling of the initial harvest festival is what lived on, thanks to Abraham ... Native Americans, giving it names like "Takesgiving" and "The Thanksgiving Massacre." ...

The museum explores the meaning and practice of giving thanks for Native Americans American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving, part of the national educational initiative Native Knowledge 360 ...