Bradford Research
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 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…
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…
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…
What Makes a Successful Colony?
Many groups attempted to settle the New World – the Spanish, English, French, Dutch and others. Some succeeded and some…
The Best Edition of Of Plymouth Plantation
Of Plymouth Plantation is a classic of early American literature, and the manuscript has a story to rival that of Plymouth…
Project Announcement: A New Biography of William Bradford
Our blog here on the site hasn't really gotten much attention as of late. I wanted to go ahead and…