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Message:: [QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8205181, member: 20201"]1970 The Mayflower350th Anniversary1620-1970 [ATTACH=full]1438327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1438328[/ATTACH]  A large nickel based medal approximately 40 mm.I do not know who minted this (yet) but I have seen them in bronze as well. Obverse: 350th Anniversary 1620-1970A Pilgrim couple standing on a rock.Reverse: The Ship That Founded A Nation - The MayflowerImage of The Mayflower at sea in full sail. So yes, we all know that the Mayflower came to America with the Pilgrims but here's my condensed story, taken from various places and worded as short as possible. The Pilgrim Fathers, or Pilgrims, originally were a group of religious reformers, or separatists, in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire.Scrooby Manor, William Brewster's home, became a meeting place for the dissenting Puritans.The group formed the Separatist Church of Scrooby. The Scrooby congregation was persecuted by Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York. Their homes were raided several members of the Scrooby separatists were imprisoned.In 1608 persecuted Scrooby separatists left England for Amsterdam Netherlands.In 1618 one of the Scrooby separatists, the church elder William Brewster, criticized the The King of England and the Anglican Church. Authorities in England go to the Netherlands to arrest Brewster but he escapes arrest. Jamestown founder John Smith recently published a book"A Description of New England" and some of the separatists wanted to come to America as well and joined with others and hired two ships. The Mayflower and another ship, The Speedwell were to both set sail for the mouth of the Hudson River.On September 6, 1620 The Mayflower left Plymouth bound for North America.There are rumors that that the master of The Speedwell had intentionally sabotaged his ship to avoid having to make the treacherous voyage to North America. Some passengers abandoned the trip and returned with The Speedwell, while others joined the already over crowded Mayflower. The passengers total 102 people.Some were referred to as the "Saints" and others, the skilled craftsmen who were not religious separatists and were known as "Strangers". They kept segregated to themselves on the 66 day voyage.When land was spotted The Mayflower was off course ending up on the tip of Cape Cod, conditions did not allow further sailing to the south and they first set foot on land on December 21, 1620. [ATTACH=full]1438329[/ATTACH] They selected a coastal site suitable for their settlement. They name it New Plymouth, after the English town from which the Mayflower departed.Before going ashore the passengers signed an agreement of rules,"The Mayflower Compact"to ensure peace between the two groups carried by the Mayflower ship to America. The pilgrims suffered a terrible winter. Many died of disease and others from the harsh conditions without adequate shelter. 45 of the 102 Pilgrims died. I assume all of the passengers were "Pilgrims" at that point, both "Saints" and "Strangers" and learned to work together.Wampanoag Native American Indians led by Chief Massasoit taught the colonists farming techniques and helped them to survive in the colony. [ATTACH=full]1438330[/ATTACH] The First Thanksgiving recognized by the Pilgrim Fathers was a celebration of the arrival of fresh supplies and new colonists in 1623. The First Thanksgiving celebration lasted for three days and featured a feast that included different types of waterfowl, wild turkeys and fish procured by the colonists, and five deer that were brought by friendly Native American Indians.[/QUOTE]

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