The “Great Iron Screw” that Saved the Mayflower
Probably the worst trial of the Mayflower’s voyage was the terrifying break in a main beam during a storm which threatened the Mayflower with foundering. The crew dragged a spare beam up from the ship’s hold and placed it under the broken beam but could not keep it...
Nostalgia Flooded Pilgrim Hearts before Leaving Beloved England Forever…
Author Fay Alexander realizes how the Pilgrims of Thanksgiving fame must have felt when they said goodbye to England forever from Dartmouth in 1620.
In the Spring of 1610
In the spring of the year 1610, 401 years ago, the congregation of Englishmen from Scrooby left Amsterdam to take up residence at Leiden after a contentious few months with the Ancient Brethren. It was a heart-wrenching move to leave the Brethren who had helped them...
The Relevance of the Pilgrims’ Story for Modern Americans
The Pilgrims of Plimoth Plantation believed in the Christian faith as it was presented in the Calvinist Geneva Bible. They found no mention in this Bible of doctrines of the Church of England in their Book of Common Prayer, or the hierarchy of priests, deacons,...
Welcome to the Pilgrims’ Post and One Candle’s Light
Fay's First Blog I welcome all readers interested in the American Pilgrims and their determined quest for freedom from government thought control. My book, One Candle’s Light, (Oaktara, 2009) is a historical novel beginning with William Brewster’s coming-of–age around...
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