Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s November 29, 1623. I’m with the governor of Plymouth Colony and he has just made an official proclamation for a day of thanksgiving.
JG: “Governor Bradford, could you read a portion of your proclamation?”
WB: “To all ye Pilgrims, inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest… and has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience. Now, I do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims… are to render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings.”
Read the full text of the Thanksgiving Proclamation.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
