The First Thanksgiving Proclamation
(June 20, 1676)
On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown,
Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to
express thanks for the good fortune that had seen
their community securely established. By unamimous
vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to
proclaim June 29 as a day of thanksgiving, our first.
That proclamation is reproduced here in the same
language and spelling as the original.
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T..... is for our thankfulness for many joys and blessings...
H..... is for our homes so warm and bright...
A..... is for autumn, time for harvest and abundance...
N..... is for nature's beauty and delight...
K..... is for the kitchens where good food is cooked with love...
S..... for spicy fragrances in the air...
G..... is for the gathering of family and friends...
I..... for the inheritance we share...
V..... is for the vision that the Pilgrims held so dear...
I..... is for high ideals in all they planned...
N..... is for our native country brave and great and free...
G..... for God's great goodness to our land.
Index
I will be adding more through out the year
Specially Recipes
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November Tips & Craft's..Index
Thanksgiving Print & Color..Index
Thanksgiving Music and Links at the bottom of the Page
Clip Art..Borders..Banners..Etc.
Ones I picked up on my journeys : )
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Birthday Clipart, in Nov. Birthday's
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