Joshua Horn
What Did the Pilgrims Think About Abortion?
Note: I’ve rewritten this post after coming across more evidence on the topic during my further research for my William…
Trashy Archaeology at a French Fort
During my recent studies on Bradford and the Pilgrims, I was reading about some archeology conducted in Fort Pentagoet, a…
The “Heavenly Harmony” of the Pilgrim Church
The meeting of the local covenant church community played a big role in the life of William Bradford and the…
Analyzing Two “First Encounters” – Champlain vs Standish
The last post introduced us to the accounts of two attacks by the Nauset Indians on European explorers on Cape…
A Tale of Two “First Encounters” – Champlain vs Standish
The Pilgrim’s “First Encounter,” with the Natives, as they themselves called it, is rather famous. I recently came across a…
The Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance Has Been Found!
The wreck of Endurance has been found in the Antarctic, 106 years after the historic ship was crushed in pack…
The Five Trading Posts of the Pilgrims
The fur trade saved the Pilgrims’ Plymouth colony from financial ruin. Setting up a new colony wasn’t cheap, and the…
Mayan Reflections
A few weeks ago, on an anniversary trip to Mexico, I dragged1 my wife around the ruins of several ancient…
When Historians Get in the Way: The Search for Real History
There have been many times while deep in research, that I have found myself scanning a historian’s account, searching for…
The Voyage of the Mayflower
Discover the famous voyage of the Pilgrims from Holland and England to Plymouth on the Speedwell and Mayflower. They encountered…
Reformation Day Livestream 2021
Tune in Friday for a livestream of Reformation Baptist Church's annual Reformation Day celebration, on the 400th anniversary of the…
Why the Pilgrims Should Have Been Baptists
During my continuing studies on the Pilgrims, I came across a passage that bears on the continuing debate over infant…