Andr�, I hope this helps.
Bob Walton MCC In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the New World the Pilgrim's fall harvest was very successful and plentiful. There was corn, fruits, vegetables, along with fish which was packed in salt, and meat that was smoke cured over fires. They found they had enough food to put away for the winter. The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. Their Governor, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native American Indians. The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770's) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress. In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "chevelle-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:59 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Thanksgiving > Hi guys, > > this may sound stupid to you but could someone please let me know what > thanksgiving is (off list). > > we dont celebrate it here in europe. > > thanks > > Andr� > > > Rich, > > > > I work just outside of South Bend, IN. in a little town called New > > Carlisle. As far as any car related activities, I think your going to > be > > disappointed. Not much happening the week of Thanksgiving. Now, if y > ou > > were in town last weekend there was a killer show in Chicago, called t > he > > Chevy Vette Fest. All indoor show, where some of the "Big Players" sh > ow up. > > Yenko's, COPO's, ZL1's, and a lot of Corvettes. Ended up going by mys > elf, > > could of used the company. Had a GREAT time, though. Even did my "Go > od > > Deed for the day"...helped a vendor identify a couple of radio delete > plates > > he had. :) > > > > Sorry, started rambling there.... > > > > Kent > > '68 Malibu ZZ502/502 > > ACES #5102 > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > We will be leaving tomorrow, in route to South Bend, Indiana, to visit > the > > wife's side for Thanksgiving. Does anybody know of any car related > > activities in or around this area? I know I will most likely be bored > to > > tears in a day or so and would like something to do. > > > > Thanx for any input. > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
