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 ...

These words stand emblazoned 20 feet tall at the Plymouth harbor, on England’s southwestern coast, from where the Mayflower set sail to establish a new life for its passengers in America. The art ...

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 ...

A wampum belt made by the Wampanoag community will tour the UK to mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's voyage. (SmokeSygnals ) Four hundred years ago, and after a few failed attempts to cross ...

The Mayflower was a three-masted ship, most likely between 90 and 110 feet long, that carried the people who came to be known a Pilgrims from England to Plymouth in 1620. The ship was hired in London, ...

As a young boy growing up in Detroit’s Krainz Woods neighborhood during the early 1960s, James Michael Curenton began to learn about his culture, community, history and faith at one magical place ...

Ballrooms featuring live bands boomed during the 1930s and 1940s, their dancefloors filled with people swaying to the popular music of the day. The “dance music” in question varied in type, but bore ...