Life in 1624...

Third grade classes were visited on Wednesday by "interpreters" from Plimoth Plantation to see what life was like for the people we call the pilgrims.  Students heard about their reasons for leaving England and their move to Holland. We learned about the deal they make with the English businessmen to obtain another ship for their journey. One of their ships, the Speedwell, was leaky and could not make the voyage. Cold, seasick, and crowded, the 102 passengers traveled for 66 days across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the Mayflower. The didn't go to their original destination of Hudson's River in New Amsterdam as they were behind schedule. Instead the reached the shores of what we call Cape Cod and found an area to their liking with fresh streams and a shallow harbor. Check out the pictures of our classmates in clothing from 1624. Our visitor, Elizabeth Howland, showed us the proper way to greet one another.