Here's a brief history of when Massachusetts became a state. ... Plymouth Colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620, just 13 years after the country's first colony in Jamestown, Virginia.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop, and Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788. However, the oldest town in ...

PLYMOUTH, Mass., June 7 -- Indian history is gaining space with Pilgrim myth in the Massachusetts community that calls itself America's "hometown." Plymouth, a seaside town 50 miles south of ...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop, and Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788. However, the oldest town in ...

It's one of the most important sites in the history of the United States—but we still don't know where, exactly, it was. That's why University of Massachusetts archaeologists are digging for ...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop, and Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788. However, the oldest town in ...

Ten years after the Pilgrims first settled near Plymouth Rock, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was officially founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by Gov. John Winthrop.In ...

A first-hand account of the first permanent European colony in New England, including the fall harvest meal that inspired America’s Thanksgiving tradition, has been reprinted for a wider ...

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620. Centuries later, the true story is being told. 400 years later, this Massachusetts town is grappling with the real history of the colony and its ...

The Plimoth Patuxet Museums—based in Plymouth, Massachusetts—is dedicated to telling the thousands-year history of Native Americans in the area and the arrival of Pilgrims via the Mayflower in ...

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Music, joy and a healthy dose of history make America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration a truly unique tradition. This annual parade through Plymouth, Massachusetts, is one ...