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Thanksgiving
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 100-Mile Thanksgiving 
 Share and view stories about Thanksgiving meals based on locally grown and produced foods. The story archive could benefit from an index, but browsing will bring up many ideas for Thanksgiving dishes, local traditions (from the U.S. and Canada), recipes, and more. From the website of the authors of a book on eating locally. http://100milediet.org/thanksgiving Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 28, 2008 America on the Go: U.S. Holiday Travel
Statistics for holiday travel in the United States, including information on who is traveling and why, patterns of travel, and graphics. Published in 2003; data is from the 2001 National Household Travel Survey. From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.bts.gov/publications/america_on_the_go/us_holiday_travel/ Topics: Christmas, Holidays and Observances Individually, Statistics Last updated Nov 27, 2003 Best-Ever Thanksgiving
Collection of recipes and craft and activity ideas for children related to the celebration of Thanksgiving. Includes recipes for turkey, pies and desserts, side dishes, and leftovers. Craft ideas include decorations, tabletop decor, pilgrim hats, toy canoes, and more. From FamilyFun magazine. http://familyfun.go.com/thanksgiving/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Featured Documents: Congress Establishes Thanksgiving
An essay on the establishment in the U.S. of Thanksgiving as a legal holiday, beginning with the original proclamation of Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a day of public Thanksgiving. A subsequent proclamation in 1939 moved Thanksgiving to the second-to-last Thursday of November (due to concerns about a shortened Christmas shopping season), and a 1941 resolution established "the fourth Thursday in November as the federal Thanksgiving Day holiday." From the National Archives. http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/thanksgiving/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 12, 2008 Festive Family Thanksgiving Cookbook
Holiday recipes that "offer family and friends a superb meal without extra fat and calories." Includes menu suggestions, healthy cooking tips, nutrition facts, and holiday tips. Compiled by the Great South Region Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition) of the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Nutrition Program. http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/eatwell/Cookbooktc.htm Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Nov 16, 2005 The First Thanksgiving Was Celebrated in Virginia
This site describes how the "First Official thanksgiving in America" was held by English colonists at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia on December 4, 1619, "one year and 17 days prior to the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts!" From Virginia is for Lovers, the tourism website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?FeatureID=50 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 13, 2006 The First Thanksgiving: Plimoth, 1621
"Find out about the daily lives of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag as you go back to the year of the first Thanksgiving." Features a timeline, information about the Mayflower ship and voyage, a brief description of daily life in 1621 for the Pilgrims and Wampanoag. Also includes images and interiews from historical re-enactments, and a quiz. Includes links to some commercial content. From publisher and media company Scholastic Inc. http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/?ESP=Teachers/ib/20081113/awa/sa_thanksgiving_chats_2_5///thlp/tout//// Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 18, 2008 Food Bank Thanksgiving
A set of recipes for a Thanksgiving dinner "inexpensive and easy enough to prepare for five or share with 50." Includes recipes for sourdough and corn pudding, "do nothing turkey," chutney, braised greens, and pumpkin mousse. From the Food Network. http://www.foodnetwork.com/good-deal-with-dave-lieberman/food-bank-thanksgiving/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Food Theme Month Links
A collection of links to materials about various foods, wellness topics, and holiday meals related to specific months of the year. Topics include Oatmeal Month in January, American Heart Month in February, National Barbecue Month in May, National Watermelon Day in August, and Thanksgiving meal tips for November. From the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqlinks.htm Topics: Food & Cooking, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 11, 2005 Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth
This document "assists teachers in preparing lessons about the first Thanksgiving. The study guide includes information on which Native peoples met the first European immigrants in 1621, the harvest celebration, the Wampanoag today, the importance of corn, and instructions on how to make Johnny cakes." From the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Opens into a PDF document. http://americanindian.si.edu/education/files/harvest.pdf Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 9, 2005 Holidays: Thanksgiving
Loosen your belt a notch as you browse Thanksgiving menus, cooking tips, and hundreds of recipes (many featuring beautiful photographs). Includes wine and beer suggestions, a "turkey primer," vegetarian dishes, and suggestions for using up leftovers. From Epicurious. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving Topics: Birds, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Aug 19, 2008 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Tips and Tricks
Ideas for "dressing up store-bought products so that they'll taste and look special to your guests" at Thanksgiving and suggestions for lightening up Thanksgiving side dishes. Includes tips for stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce, gravy, Jell-o salad, and sweet potatoes. From a dietitian. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=55865 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 7, 2008 Let's Talk Turkey
View Thanksgiving-themed trademarks and patents, such as turkey-calling devices, an apparatus for cranberry harvesting, mechanisms for turkey cooking, and a station for turkey carving. Also includes images of early U.S. patents, and a link to Halloween patent pages. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's children's pages. http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/themes/kidtheme11.htm Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Holidays and Observances Individually, Intellectual Property, Technology Last updated Jan 19, 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
This site features images and information about this annual parade held since 1924 in New York City. Includes a brief history, a parade map, parade lineup, images of inflation of the giant balloons, and more. From the official site for New York City tourism. http://www.nyctourist.com/macys_menu.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Dec 20, 2004 The National Day of Mourning
This site describes how since 1970 "on Thanksgiving Day, many Native Americans and their supporters gather at the top of Coles Hill, overlooking Plymouth Rock, for the 'National Day of Mourning.'" Includes comments about the history of this event, including Wampanoag leader Frank James' 1970 speech about the history of oppression of the Native people of America, which led to the first commemoration. From the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/daymourn.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans Last updated Nov 13, 2006 National Retail Federation: Annual Holiday Sales Information
Information about retail shopping activity in the U.S. during the winter holiday season. Information before and after the holidays variously includes spending projections, shopping on the Friday and Monday after Thanksgiving ("Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday"), online shopping, and consumer surveys. Also includes a report with "recent and historical data on holiday trends, including sales data, holiday hiring, and shoplifting." From a trade association whose membership "comprises all retail formats." http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&id=615 Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 10, 2008 Norbest [Turkeys]
This site from a turkey marketing cooperative provides tips for selecting, thawing, stuffing, roasting, and carving turkeys. Includes a browsable directory of recipes (ranging from traditional Thanksgiving preparation techniques to everyday dishes and unusual recipes), nutrition facts, safe food handling, turkey statistics, a virtual turkey farm tour (from breeder stock to "turkey doo"), and more. http://www.norbest.com/ Topics: Birds, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Livestock, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Oct 11, 2004 Out of This World Thanksgiving
This essay describes the Thanksgiving experience in space, which usually includes rehydrated turkey and mashed potatoes. Includes historical highlights of Thanksgiving in space, images of the Thanksgiving meal, and a link to more information about space food. From NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Space_Thanksgiving.html Topics: Astronomy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Technology Last updated Oct 27, 2004 Pilgrim Hall Museum: The Pilgrim Story
This site combines images of items from the museum with well-documented historical information to illuminate the Plymouth Colony and the Wampanoag Nation (American Indian tribe) story to 1692. Includes the background of the settlers, the voyage of the Mayflower, and the "First Thanksgiving." Also provides brief biographies of colonists, articles about the colony, and transcripts of documents such as wills, inventories, and the Mayflower Compact. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Plimoth Plantation
This living history center in Plymouth, Massachusetts, re-creates a 1627 Pilgrim village that was "built by English colonists in the midst of the Wampanoag homeland." The site features a virtual tour of the village and a Wampanoag homesite, articles about the colonists and Native Americans, Thanksgiving recipes, and an interactive feature about the first Thanksgiving. Also includes tourist information for Plymouth. http://www.plimoth.org Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Pumpkin Nook
This site contains everything you have ever wanted to know about pumpkins, including extensive information on how to grow, cook, and store pumpkins. Includes games and educational material as well as sections on Thanksgiving, Halloween, the history of jack-o'-lanterns, recipes, and the life cycle of a giant pumpkin. Created by a hobbyist. http://www.pumpkinnook.com/ Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Sinkie: The International Association of People Who Dine Over the Kitchen Sink
The day after Thanksgiving is designated as Sinkie Day (Standing In Nutritious Kitchens Ingesting Everything). With tongue in cheek, the author shares letters from guilt-free Sinkies, lists ways to spot other Sinkies, and provides other useful information to free us from the guilt, shame, and embarrassment of being discovered eating with fingers over the kitchen sink. http://www.sinkie.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Sustainable Table: Talking Turkey
This article suggests sustainable choices for the Thanksgiving turkey, including heritage, organic, and locally raised turkeys. It includes links to descriptions of heritage turkeys (such as Jersey Buff and Narragansett), and to other related pages on sustainable agriculture, livestock breeds, and Thanksgiving. From Sustainable Table, a website that "celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food." http://www.sustainabletable.org/features/articles/thanksgiving/ Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 28, 2008 Talkin' Turkey FAQ
Questions and answers about turkeys and the tradition of turkey dishes in holiday meals. Site includes related articles on safety tips for turkey preparation and vegetarian alternatives to the holiday turkey. Also provides quick facts and related links. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/food/turkeyfaq.html Topics: Birds, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Oct 26, 2004 Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day
Information about the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Canada, which has been celebrated on the second Monday of October since the 1930s. Also notes that "from 1921 to 1930, the Armistice Day Act provided that Thanksgiving would be observed on Armistice Day." Includes "a list of the dates of the proclamations and observance of General Thanksgiving Days, and reasons therefore" back to 1799. From Canadian Heritage, a division of the Canadian government. http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/action-eng.cfm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Thanksgiving in North America: From Local Harvests to National Holiday
This site traces the history of Thanksgiving in North America and the U.S. "Most Americans are familiar with the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Feast of 1621, but few realize that it was not the first festival of its kind in North America." Discusses Native American harvest celebrations; celebrations in Newfoundland, Florida, Maine, and Virginia prior to the Pilgrims' celebration; and presidential Thanksgiving proclamations. Part of the Encyclopedia Smithsonian from the Smithsonian Institution. http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/thanks.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Apr 14, 2007 Thanksgiving Recipes
Dozens of vegan recipes for Thanksgiving entrees and side dishes. Most recipes are accompanied by ratings and comments from users who have tried them. From VegWeb. http://vegweb.com/index.php?board=304.0 Topics: Communities & Groups, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Nov 13, 2007 Thanksgiving Recipes From America's Past
Find recipes for mince pie (1832), chestnut stuffing (1891), roast turkey with truffle gravy (1905), and a variety of pies and other holiday dishes. Recipes are accompanied by vintage illustrations. From the Pilgrim Hall Museum (Plymouth, Massachusetts). http://www.pilgrimhall.org/thanksrec.htm Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Oct 27, 2009 Tips for a Stress-free Thanksgiving
"While Thanksgiving is a happy time, full of family, relaxation and reflection, it can also induce stress." This article provides suggestions from Dr. Joyce Brothers about "how families and individuals can best go about keeping their Thanksgiving as stress-free as possible." Ideas include not "fall[ing] back into the parent child roles," "describ[ing] what you're grateful for," and forgiving others. Includes a brief video. From MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10072601/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 23, 2005 Topics to Avoid at Thanksgiving Dinner
List of eight topics to avoid at the holiday dinner table, such as politics and the election, bodily ailments, past embarrassing events, and the economy. Suggested conversation topics include recent vacations, funny characters at work, the delicious food, the weather, and "when all else fails: puppies." From the Nest magazine. http://ideas.thenest.com/dinner-recipes/entertaining/Articles/topics-to-avoid-during-the-holidays.aspx Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 4, 2008 Turkey for the Holidays
This guide includes information on turkey cooking techniques, selection, carving, side dishes, nutrition, food safety, and using leftovers. Also features interesting trivia and facts about turkey and Thanksgiving, and related links. From the University of Illinois Extension. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/turkey/ Topics: Birds, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Nov 4, 2009 U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day
Facts and statistics about turkeys, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, holiday shopping, places named Plymouth, and more. Includes quotes and audio clips, and a brief history of the holiday. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/012692.html Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 18, 2008 U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
Describes a campaign designed to "encourage all American families to learn more about their family health history," because tracing the illnesses suffered by blood relatives can predict disorders for which you may be at risk. Includes a FAQ and a free computerized tool (available in English and Spanish) to help you gather medical information. Thanksgiving 2004 has been declared the first annual National Family History Day. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, Holidays and Observances Individually, People Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Vegetarian Kitchen
Contains vegetarian recipes (from everyday fare to seasonal, holiday, and special occasions), tips ("Protein for a Plant-Based Diet"), and links to related websites. From vegetarian cookbook author, Nava Atlas. http://vegkitchen.com/ Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Communities & Groups, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Feb 4, 2006 Vegetarian Thanksgiving (Vegan Friendly!)
Features a complete menu with recipes for a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner. From an author of vegetarian cookbooks. http://vegkitchen.com/recipes/vegetarian-thanksgiving.htm Topics: Communities & Groups, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Nov 15, 2006 |
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