The Mayflower, a leaky 80-foot-long British cargo ship carrying 102 passengers who were determined to build a new society "for the glory of God," departed from Plymouth, England on this day in history ...

When it comes to Pilgrim lore, Plymouth, England, gets most of attention as the town from which the Pilgrims first set sail, but this Thanksgiving you might want to give a little thanks to the town of ...

2020 will mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing, when approximately 132 passengers and crew members, who would come to be known as the Pilgrims, made the harrowing voyage across the ...

Though the Plymouth colonists held the first-ever Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag natives -- an enduring symbol of the American spirit -- they are now disparaged. Their descendants are livid. Getty ...

Kathleen Loftman was doing some online research about 15 years ago on her family when she stumbled across a striking bit of information. She learned she was descended from a passenger on the Mayflower ...

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America’s shores, some descendants of the colonists are wrestling with the complicated legacy of their ...

A look at the relationship between Native Americans and Pilgrims, along with a visit by the Mayflower II and other activities, will highlight Boston’s commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the ...

PLYMOUTH – A new plaque on the waterfront confirms what Plymouth residents have known for decades: Mayflower II is one historic ship. The replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America has ...