Plimoth Plantation historians have written these essays to help you with your homework and projects.

Historical Essays for Kids

Mayflower and the Mayflower Compact

Who Were the Pilgrims?        Who Are the Wampanoag?

Thanksgiving                              Growing Food

Building a Home                        What to Wear

Playing and Learning              What’s for Dinner?

Animals                                          A Child’s Role

Sarah Morton

Other Good Stuff

Looking for information about Remember Allerton or Peregrine White? You can learn about them and all the Pilgrim families at Plimoth and Patuxet Ancestors.

For more information on Thanksgiving, check out our interactive online activity, You are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving. You can also watch a video of our Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip.