New Hampshire’s Role in Thanksgiving

Massachusetts gets a lot of credit around the founding of Thanksgiving, but what many don’t know is the role New Hampshire played. Our state’s first permanent resident, David Thompson, helped Miles Standish and many of the Pilgrims survive a few years after their historic feast. Then there’s Sarah Josepha Hale, who lobbied for over twenty years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. We’ll learn more about New Hampshire’s role in this cherished holiday as well as how we’ve celebrated it over the years.

Guests

• J. Dennis Robinson, editor of SeascoastNH.com and author of several books on New Hampshire history, including Strawberry Banke: A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
• Stuart Wallace, New Hampshire historian and Associate Professor of History at New Hampshire Technical Institute

This program was originally broadcast on November 26, 2008