In my previous videoblog, I told you that there were no black hats with buckles, half of the “pilgrims” weren’t Pilgrims and that the first Thanksgiving was in October. Here are a few more pieces of the picture.
And here is a link to a story Iwrote for the New York Times about America’s real first Pilgrims, a group of French settlers in Florida who arrived 50 years before the Mayflower sailed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/opinion/26davis.html?scp=1&sq=Kenneth%20C%20Davis%20Pilgrims&st=cse

THE PLIMOTH PLANTATION historical site also offers a good overview of the Pilgrim story:
http://www.plimoth.org/features/faqs/mayflower2-faq.php