Photos of the Winslow Colony Presentation – November 9th, 2013
Winslow Colony Welcomes Fay to Tallahassee
On November 9th, I had the honor of presenting my story about writing One Candle’s Light to the Edward Winslow Colony (of the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants) in Tallahassee. It was a very pleasant experience because the group expressed keen interest in my...
The Pilgrims’ Legacy
"The Pilgrims’ character has been much distorted in this century to defraud Americans of their heritage for they were to be the true founders of this nation.” As we emerge from the murkey seas of a Presidential election, “driven by the wind and tossed,” we can look...
The Mayflower Survivors: April 1621
As the dreadful winter of 1621 neared its end, the first soft breezes eased from the south, and the Pilgrims gratefully anticipated the blessed warmth of spring. They had lost half their company during the “starving,” freezing winter and now those surviving focused...
400th Anniversary of the King James Bible
The King James Bible is 400 years old. In 1603 James V of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I to the English throne to become James I of England. Encouraged by James’ strict Calvinist upbringing, English Puritans petitioned him at the Hampton Court conference to make...