America’s early settlers weren’t a monolith, and their stories reveal deep contrasts that shaped the nation’s foundation.

After they won the English civil war the Puritans, who viewed Christmas as a Pagan festival, banned it across the border as ...

Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans wanted the English Protestant ...

The colonial origins of Thanksgiving (or what many natives often refer to as Thankskilling or Thankstaking) is not something ...

An early example of Pilgrim respect for the humanity of Native Americans came from the pen of Edward Winslow. Winslow was one ...

George Washington,” a 1863 engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, measures 7 3/8 inches by 5 3/8 inches, from ...

Religion News Service columnist discusses Texas' newly adopted rules for teaching about the Bible in public schools.

Michael L. Carrafiello is Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio. He holds a B. A. from Rollins College (Honors), and ...

Life in the “New Word” is markedly different since the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock more than 400 years ago. Since then, ...