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Christmas in Jamestown

How did our Ancestors celebrate Christmas?
24 Dec 2015

How did our Ancestors celebrate Christmas?

by ALookThruTime | posted in: Christmas, Holidays | 0

The pilgrims, English separatists that came to America in 1620, were even more orthodox in their Puritan beliefs than Oliver Wendell Cromwell. As a result, Christmas was not a holiday in early America. From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of … Continued

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