Dr. William P. Cheshire, a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach and professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic, was recently named governor of the Richard Warren Colony of Mayflower Descendants. Cheshire and ...

As you carve the turkey today and look around the table at your loved ones, there are important lessons you can teach both young and old about our American Thanksgiving holiday. When the Pilgrims ...

LAKELAND — Margaret Wheaton scurried across the library floor and landed safely in a microfilm viewer seat like she had done for so many Saturdays in the past. But on this day, her due diligence bore ...

In February, Daniel South's grave caught the eye of Keith Kammenzind, Western colony governor for the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who discovered South's ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four hundred years ago, a group of 102 passengers and a crew of roughly 35 set sail from Plymouth, England in September 1620 aboard the Mayflower to establish a colony in the New ...

Angela Davis was shocked to learn that her ancestors came to America on the Mayflower, making her descendants of people who helped found the country. The civil rights activist learned about this news ...

CHAMPLAIN — Champlain resident John H. Berkman, Jr. is one of 35 million descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims. It was another matter for him to prove to the Mayflower Society his lineage to one of ...

PLYMOUTH – A new governor general is leading the 30,000-plus-member organization of Pilgrim progeny. Jane Hurt of Kansas was elected governor general of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A new gravestone was unveiled on Saturday for a veteran of the French and Indian War in Carnegie. A ceremony was held at Old St. Luke's Church in Scott Township for the ...

BOSTON — It is estimated that there are more than 35 million living descendants of the Pilgrims around the world. Proving family connections to this group used to be a daunting task, but no longer.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — A familiar voice across Southeast Idaho is offering a look back at the American history that shaped his very life this holiday season. This Thanksgiving, Local News 8's ...