Altho our northern neighbors like to claim Thanksgiving as their own, there were a number of other places that celebrated a Thanksgiving before Plymouth, Mass in 1621. Florida is taking the claim currently by saying September 8, 1565 the Spaniards had a Thanksgiving at St. Augustine. However Texas comes in saying the Spaniards celebrated in Canyon, Texas on May 1541. The English celebrated thanksgiving in the Berkeley hundreds Jamestown Virginia in 1619. I am sure there are others.
http://www.history.com/news/did-florida-host-the-first-thanksgiving
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/nov/24/letter-thanksgiving-virginia/
Regardless who came first, the Delmar Historical and Arts Society wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for the support the community has given us.
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