Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Happy Thanksgiving Day! I hope that you all enjoy a happy and safe time with family and/or friends as part of a day filled with food, fun, fellowship, and a spirit of thankfulness. That includes any of you that might happen to be one of the descendants of those Johnny-come-lately Pilgrims in Massachusetts. 🇺🇸🦃🏈🍽️😋

(The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, oil on canvas, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1914)

What's that? You didn't realize that a Thanksgiving observance took place in Virginia in 1619 before the Pilgrims' celebration in 1621? Well, here is the story (click link below for more details).

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With that little bit of historical clarification out of the way, I want to acknowledge today that I truly respect the courage, the determination, and the sacrifice of the Pilgrims, as well as the contributions and the sacrifice of the Native Americans that helped the fledgling colony to survive and later prosper. And I am feeling thankful this Thanksgiving Day 2022.