Guest: Thanksgiving began in St. Augustine

400-Pedro-Menendez-CHAD-LIGGuest: Thanksgiving began in St. Augustine

By: Raphael Cosme
Special to HISTORIC CITY NEWS

For more than 300 years Americans have been celebrating Thanksgiving Day based on historical accounts of 1621 at Plymouth Rock Plantation, where the Pilgrims who boarded the Mayflower came to the New World to escape religious persecution in England. The settlers had no idea how to survive in such new territory.

Leading archeologist visits Youth Ambassadors

KAYLEY SUTTON
KAYLEY SUTTON
Leading archeologist visits Youth Ambassadors

Kayley Sutton, Youth Ambassador
Pedro Menendez High School, Class of 2015
Special to HISTORIC CITY NEWS

The Youth Ambassadors of St. Augustine were privileged to have Dr. Kathy Deagan come speak in October in order to learn about the town of St. Augustine through her archeological findings.