The Five Trading Posts of the Pilgrims

3 years ago

The fur trade saved the Pilgrims’ Plymouth colony from financial ruin. Setting up a new colony wasn’t cheap, and the…

Mayan Reflections

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

Discover the famous voyage of the Pilgrims from Holland and England to Plymouth on the Speedwell and Mayflower. They encountered…

Priscilla Alden: Maiden of the Mayflower

4 years ago

If a visitor today to Plymouth, Massachusetts has the patience to seek out a quiet corner of Brewster Gardens, near…

Reformation Day Livestream 2021

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

During my continuing studies on the Pilgrims, I came across a passage that bears on the continuing debate over infant…

What Makes a Successful Colony?

4 years ago

Many groups attempted to settle the New World – the Spanish, English, French, Dutch and others. Some succeeded and some…