COUSINS PARTICIPATE IN Utah Juniors' Newsletter Summer 2018 JUNIOR MAYFLOWER FAMILY DAY 2017 Junior Compact

The historic Jabez Howland House in Plymouth, , not only allows visitors to re- visit its 351-year-old past and former winter home of Pilgrims Howland and . Outside the home is also a taste of the past. The “three sisters” method of gardening demonstrates the benefits of growing three common vegetables, which support each other as they grow, like sisters.

This spring will be the 398th season since the Pilgrims’ Native American friend Tisquantum, also known as , shared methods of growing crops. The Pilgrims were better at weaving cloth than growing vegetables and grain. They were thankful that Squanto kindly shared his knowledge of planting with them. The Native Americans knew that if they planted three certain vegetables together, each would benefit as it grew; they also knew that the three vegetables should be eaten together. The “three sisters” had been used for more than three hundred years before the Pilgrims began building their colony and planting crops in 1621. The “three sisters” are: beans, corn and squash. Each “sister”, or vegetable, contributed to the success of the other two. The beans brought nitrogen to the soil, an important nutrient for all three of them. The corn grew tall and supported the twisting vines of the bean plants as they wound their way toward the sun. The squash plants grew large leaves across the ground, keeping the soil from becoming dry and helping to prevent weeds.

Native Americans had fed their large villages with the healthy diet of these three plants. The corn, a grain, produced a carbohydrate. The beans furnished them with protein and fiber. The squash was an important vegetable as a source of vitamins A and C. Throughout the centuries in America, this method of planting has also been called companion gardening. For information on this year's event, see page 2. Additional information may be found by visiting Utah Mayflower's www.almanac.com/content/three-sisters-corn-bean-and-squash official web page under "Just for Juniors." http://utahmayflower.org/just-for-juniors/

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2018 Junior Mayflower Family Day

September 22, 2018 will be our Second Annual Utah Junior Family Day, to be held at Wheeler Historic Farm's pavilion and west lawn, adjoining Wheeler Historic Farm's south parking lot JUNIOR MAYFLOWER SOCIETY from 11am to 1pm. Engaging, historically- relevant games and activities will be provided for the kids. Please bring your FAMILY DAY – RESERVATION FORM own picnic blankets and lunches - then settle in to visit with your Mayflower PLEASE LIST NAME(S) AND AGE(S) OF PARTICIPANTS: Society cousins. The cost is $5.00 per person or $25.00 per family. An electronic payment option is available through various locations of Utah Society’s web page located at http://utahmayflower.org/ If using this option, please include names and WILL PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS BE VOLUNTEERING? ages of participants in the notes field. IF SO PLEASE LIST NAMES BELOW WITH CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING EMAIL & PHONE NUMBERS. Adult members, are you free to volunteer at a station? Volunteering is really fun - and our volunteers are not expected to pay admission! Feel free to dress in period- appropriate costume - and be sure to bring a lunch too! COST: $5.00 PER PERSON OR $25.00 PER FAMILY MAKE CHECKS OUT TO “UT SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER Wheeler Historic Farm will be open dawn DESCENDANTS” AND MAIL (WITH THIS FORM) TO: to dusk - and the general farm area, public facilities and playground are always free of TANYA BIRD, JUNIOR CHAIR charge. Whether you have kids, grand-kids- UTAH SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS or are simply a kid at heart - a fun time will 1496 WILLOW DRIVE be had by all who attend. KAYSVILLE UT 84037

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Visitors to Plymouth are welcome to join Pilgrim Progress on the following Fridays in August: 3rd, 10th, 17thand 24th. It is a solemn parade to remember the Pilgrims’ life in Plymouth by re-creating their procession to church to the beat of a drum. During the summer, Mayflower descendants are especially encouraged to participate. The procession meets at the Mayflower Society House on North Street around 5:30pm The procession begins at 6pm, walking past , continuing to the first street in Plymouth (First Street), now named Leyden Street. The group then walks through Town Square, past the site of the first church built in Plymouth. They end at Burial Hill for a short service near the site of the first meeting house and fort. Plymouth Rock Foundation coordinates Pilgrim Progress. For more information, visit:

http://www.plymrock.org/pilgrimprogress.php or call: 1-800-210-1620. Plymouth Rock Foundation photos

Tips for Growing the Three Sisters in Your Garden

In spring, prepare the soil by adding fish scraps to increase fertility, if desired. Make a mound of soil about a foot high and four feet wide. When the danger of frost has passed, plant the corn in the mound. Sow six kernels of corn an inch deep and about ten inches apart in a circle of about 2 feet in diameter. When the c orn is about 5 inches tall, plant four bean seeds, evenly spaced, around each stalk. About a week later, plant six squash seeds, evenly spaced, around the perimeter of the mound. Keep your mound watered well while you watch the three sisters grow! Three Sisters Succotash Succotash, from the Native American word msiquatash, referred to a winter stew made from squash, corn and beans - but now also describes various vegetable combinations. This is not an original recipe - and is meant to be a modern-day adaptation.

2 tablespoons butter or oil 2 cups of frozen corn kernels or fresh, cut from the cob 2 small summer squash or zucchini, cut into ½-inch pieces 1 can pinto beans (or canned heirloom beans), rinsed chopped green onions salt and pepper to taste Heat butter or oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the c orn and squash. Stir to combine and cook on low for about five minutes. Add beans, stirring occasionally, until the corn and squash are tender, 8 to 12 minutes. Add a small amount of water as needed to keep the mixture from sticking to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with green onions if desired. And serve!

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Choose one of the three answers to the right of the photos, then check your answers on the last page.

1. A ship’s mast decorated for a parade in Plymouth Harbor 2. Pilgrim Monument decorated for the holidays in Provincetown, Massachusetts 3. The Tower of London in lights for the Plymouth 2020 anniversary

1. Tadpoles (also called pollywogs) in a neighbor’s swimming pool 2. Atlantic blue fin tuna 3. Sharks from the television program, Shark Tank

1. Galveston Bay, Texas 2. Key West, Florida 3. First Encounter Beach in Massachusetts

1. Provincetown, 2. Hoek van Holland in The Netherlands 3. The Italian Peninsula, also referred to as, “the boot”

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There is so much history in New England! Share a computer with a family member to check out the links below!

This interesting virtual tour of Plymouth was shared by Oklahoma Mayflower Society member, Jeannine Long: http://inneract3d.com/api/spin-tours/plymouthMA#!/layers/632

There is much to see at this website: “Discover ” https://www.seeplymouth.com/

Take a virtual tour of Plymouth Rock: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=SEENBnYtdyU

Plimoth Plantation and Scholastic have several exciting videos that take you back to Plymouth in 1627:

• https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/virtual-field-trip • http://www.plimoth.org/virtual-tours • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmisO7pdMW4

Mayflower II - Mystic Seaport shipwrights and Plimoth Plantation maritime artisans continue to work on our beloved Mayflower II for the 2020 anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival 400 years ago. Visit Mystic Seaport’s website to understand the work that is being done. To watch the work being done live, click:

• http://plimoth.org/mayflowerLive • https://www.mysticseaport.org/category/mayflower-ii-restoration/

Pilgrim Hall Museum is especially interesting to us as Pilgrim descendants: http://pilgrimhallmuseum.org/ce_museum_exhibits.htm

While visiting Plymouth, Massachusetts on your computer, why not visit Plymouth, England also? Like Plymouth, Massachusetts, England is also preparing to commemorate the 400th year since the Pilgrims left England and arrived in America. Check out the various locations that are participating in the United Kingdom: https://www.mayflower400uk.org/explore/plymouth-england/

For live links of the sites listed above, visit Utah Mayflower Society’s website under “Just for Juniors” http://utahmayflower.org/junior-links/

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CONTACT UT JR MAYFLOWER COMPACT THE EDITOR [email protected] The Sparrow-Hawk http://plymouth.wickedlocal.com/news/20180115/sparrow-hawks-remains-carefully- studied-for-age-place-of-origin

The small wooden ship pictured below, named Sparrow-Hawk, was sailing from London, England, to the English colonies in America with 25 passengers in 1626, when a terrible storm caused its shipwreck. The crew had already spent many weeks on stormy seas, much like the Pilgrims’ voyage six years earlier. A couple of survivors were guided into Plymouth by Cape Cod Natives, and Governor Bradford sent a shallop (a small sailboat) to rescue the survivors. The Pilgrims took them into their homes and fed them for nine months. Remains of the Sparrow-Hawk have been on display in various museums and is currently being stored at .

Pilgrim John Howland Rocky Nook Excavation in Kingston, Massachusetts http://www.plymoutharch.com/by-town/

Excavations at Rocky Nook are affectionately called “the dig. Most Howland descendants and visitors to the archaeological site is to do just that – dig! Shown below are only a few of the priceless, retrieved items:

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Left: lead shot, William III half penny from 2697, 2 brass thimbles, bone knife handle, iron key, iron door hinge, leather knife sheath, iron ball padlock, scissors, iron fish hook, pipe tongs, scissors, Stafford Slipware cup fragment (Slipware is a form of decorative lead-glazed earthenware. The dishes were covered with a colored “slip”, which is a clay and water mixture that makes a creamy coating before firing in a fire), and a Trifid Spoon which is a flat-handled spoon having a stem that widens at the top. http://nautarch.tamu.edu/portroyal/slipware/slip-history.html

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Pilgrim Monument Decorated for the Holidays in Provincetown, Massachusetts

The Pilgrim Monument was begun in 1907 and took three years to construct. President Theodore Roosevelt, a Pilgrim John Howland descendant, laid the cornerstone for this memorial to the Mayflower Pilgrims. It is the tallest all-granite structure in the with 116 steps to climb! http://www.pilgrim-monument.org/overview-faq#.WDmLbP7ruUk

Atlantic Blue FinTuna

A bluefin tuna can grow as large as a shark and can grow to weigh as much as a football player. The body of the tuna is fusiform (tapered at both ends) which makes the tuna shaped like a football! The Massachusetts record was 1,228 pounds and caught in Cape Cod Bay! Most Bluefin that are used for sushi are farm raised. http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dmf/recreational-fishing/bluefin- tuna.html

First Encounter Beach in Massachusetts

First Encounter Beach is a place with historic significance. It was so named because it is the site of the first encounter between Native Americans and the Pilgrims prior to their settling in Plymouth. First Encounter shares similar attributes to other bay beaches – calm, warm water, a panoramic view of Cape Cod Bay, expansive flats at low tide and low sand dunes. http://capecodonline.com/cape-cod- beaches/eastham/first-encounter-beach/

Provincetown, Cape Cod

On November 11, 1620, the Pilgrims came ashore on land that is now in Provincetown on Cape Cod. A booklet, Mourt’s Relation, written mostly by Pilgrim , shows a map of where the first steps on land were supposed to have taken place. The landing place is marked commemorated with a plaque and a small park located in the middle of the rotary at the end of Commercial Street. It is appropriately called ‘Pilgrims’ First Landing Park.’ https://www.capecod.com/lifestyle/provincetown- pilgrims-first- landing- spot/

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