Gobble Up Some Thanksgiving History Learn all about Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Native Americans with these sites Please note that these links lead to sites that are NOT part of Kids Domain. Please let us know if any of the links appear inappropriate for children. We did check them when we linked, but site content can change at any time. Feed your brain with more Thanksgiving History Mayflower Web Pages - Includes lists of the original passengers, inventory lists, and historical facts. This page impresses the realism of the event on visitors.

Thanksgiving Guide 2006 Crafts Coloring pages Recipes Movies Clip Art More

Take a virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation

Learn about the Wampanoag Indians at the Children's Museum of Boston, includes teaching ideas

The White House by The President of the United States of America A Proclamation Thanksgiving Day, 1999 An address by President William J. Clinton

Kid Info References for kids. They even have a list of Mayflower Passengers from 1620. Incredible!

Encarta Reference An encyclopedic look at Thanksgiving day. Customs and symbols, origins, and a look at the traditional American Thanksgiving.

The First Thanksgiving Proclamation - June 29, 1676 became the first official Thanksgiving with this proclamation made in Charlestown, Massachusetts by the town council.

Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation 1782

Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation - Our first president carried on the traditional yearly feasting by recommending the celebration to the American people.

Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation - It is hard to believe, but Thanksgiving wasn't established as a national holiday until the American Civil War era! Read the president's speech to find out why this was such an historic moment.