Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the beginnings of the Thanksgiving holiday and how its observance has changed over time.
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Historian Discusses Growth Of Thanksgiving
November 24th, 2021 | Peter DrummeyHistorian Discusses Origins Of Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 11th, 2021 | Peter Drummey
Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Photo Credit: Wikipedia/City of Urbana, Ill.
Historian Discusses the Origins of Labor Day
September 6th, 2021 | Peter Drummey
Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the origins of the Labor Day Holiday. Photo Credit: US Dept of Labor
A Look At The History Of Memorial Day
May 31st, 2021 | Peter Drummey
Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the history behind the Memorial Day holiday. Photo Credit: United States Army.
Historian Discusses Marshfield’s Role In Patriots Day
April 20th, 2021 | Peter Drummey
Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about how Marshfield played a role in the Revolutionary War’s beginnings, and how Patriots Day replaced another observance. U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy
Historian Takes A Look At Presidents’ Day
February 15th, 2021 | Peter Drummey
Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, discusses the history behind the Presidents’ Day holiday.
Historical Look At Thanksgiving During Pandemics
November 26th, 2020 | Peter Drummey
Credit: “The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” by Jennie A. Brownscombe Thanksgiving has been observed during times of pandemics. Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society explains how.