8:14 am, Friday, November 23, 2012 -- The early Puritan settlers of Fairfield -- or Uncoway, as it was then known nearly four centuries ago -- only later combined this practice with the concept of a fall harvest celebration, as it began to be recognized by the governor of the Connecticut colony as early as 1649 -- 10 years after the...
In Fairfield, a tradition of giving thanks before 'Thanksgiving'
The early Puritan settlers of Fairfield -- or Uncoway, as it was then known nearly four centuries ago -- only later combined this practice with the concept of a fall harvest celebration, as it began to be recognized by the governor of the Connecticut colony as early as 1649 -- 10 years after the...
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In Fairfield, a tradition of giving thanks before 'Thanksgiving'
8:14 am, Friday, November 23, 2012 -- The early Puritan settlers of Fairfield -- or Uncoway, as it was then known nearly four centuries ago -- only later combined this practice with the concept of a fall harvest celebration, as it began to be recognized by the governor of the Connecticut colony as early as 1649 -- 10 years after the...
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