Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November. This year, Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday, November 23, 2023.

From the Thanksgiving of 1621 to the Thanksgiving of today, learn all about our favorite holiday:

• What happened in 1621? Read the 17th century descriptions by those who were there.
• Evolution of Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Proclamations
• Thanksgiving “Over There” & America’s Armed Forces
• Thanksgiving by the (Cook)Book
• Thanksgiving a la carte: The 100 Year Old Tradition of Dining Out at Thanksgiving
• More Thanksgiving Recipes from America’s Past
• Home to Thanksgiving!
• Over the River and Through the Woods…
• The Great American Turkey
• Giving Thanks: The Religious roots of Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving and the New England Pie
• New England Child’s Thanksgiving
• From Sea to Shining Sea: Thanksgiving Becomes a National Holiday
• To Market, To Market
• Thanksgiving Touchdown
• The Godmother of Thanksgiving: The Story of an Indomitable New England Lady, Sarah Josepha Hale
• SJH Editorials

Love Thanksgiving? Spend it in the town where it all began!
Pilgrim Hall Museum is open on Thanksgiving Day!

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Updated November 19, 2023

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