Site of First Official Thanksgiving in America on December 4, 1619 at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia

 It was 2 years before the Pilgrims Thanksgiving! Also, in 1565 a Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Vile’ celebrated Thanksgiving in St. Augustine, Fl. with the local Ticumua tribe. It was President Lincoln who declared the November Holiday for Thanksgiving.

On October 3, 1863, with this victory in mind, as well as its cost, President Lincoln issued a proclamation: I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, …to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.

Veterans Day is the Best Day to Honor our Veterans by Buying Wreaths

Let’s Order Some Wreaths For Wreaths Across America – Put a wreath on every Veterans Grave at Wilmington National Cemetery on December 17th, 2022.

E-mail Linda Phelps at rphelps@ec.rr.com and she will send you a form to fill out to order wreaths. You can mail the form yourself. Send your check and form to the address for WAA on the top of the form. Be sure and put your code NC0008P on the memo part of your check. Lord Craven members can also mail a check made out to Lord Craven Colonial Dames and mail it to Cindy Sellers. If you prefer to order online or by phone click on the Wreaths Across America Tab at the top of the page. Then follow the directions. If you are having technical difficulties you can e-mail Phyllis Wilson the blog manager who will be able to help you.

Lord Craven has 36 wreaths purchased from their group. Let's be sure all of our members buy at least one wreath. Go Ladies.