Growing up in New England, I knew all about the First Thanksgiving here in the US, where the Pilgrims gathered with the Indians. But I never knew it had to do with property, until I read this in a newspaper this morning.
Apparently things weren't going well for the Pilgrims, and Governor Bradford had suggested everyone working together in community farming. This didn't work either, so finally they were each given their own plot of land to farm, in the spring of 1623 - and lo, the harvest was greater than ever before. That's what they celebrated back in 1623.
Property rights - land ownership - that's a blessing we have in the United States and increasingly, it's a right people around the world are getting.
Happy Thanksgiving - and Happy Home Ownership!
Sharon, we watched a 2 hour episode on the Travel Channel yesterday about Fall and Thanksgiving in New England and they re-enacted the First Thanksgiving. I told my husband that if I lived in another country and thought of America I would think first of New England. Such a gorgeous place!
You and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving today!
Thanks, David - and Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.
Trevor - it's always interesting to find out what we don't know, especially when we thought we knew.
Wayne - perhaps one of the benefits of the Internet for our children is that they won't be limited to what's in the textbooks.
Linda - Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving Sharon.....
Sako
Sharon - Thank you so much for sharing the link to the story. I am proud to be a real estate agent.
Sako - thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Barbara Jo - glad you did. Look forward to meeting you.
Sam - you're welcome. It's good sometimes to realize what a difference we make!
I saw Thanksgiving tied to real estate before. I new one fo the experts on Active Rain would come through on that one.