Thank you, Gov. Bradford

Thanksgiving was declared first in 1624, after a bountiful harvest in Plymouth Colony. In present times, Thanksgiving begins The Salvation Army's campaign enabling us to help others we've never met.

When the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, the natives taught them how to survive in their new home. They planted corn and it did well. But their sys-tem of ownership had followed them from England.

The land was held in com-mon and all were expected to work according to their ability. The crops were then collected and shared among those who needed them.