Welcome to Thanksgiving, 2002 at Penney's Place! I hope you enjoy your visit with us during this holiday season.

A Little Thanksgiving History

The event we now know as "the First Thanksgiving" was in fact neither the first occurrence of our modern American holiday, nor was it even a 'Thanksgiving" in the eyes of the Pilgrims who celebrated it. It was instead a traditional English harvest celebration to which the colonists invited Massasoit, the most important sachem among the Wamapanoag. It was only in the nineteenth century that this event became identified with the American Thanksgiving holiday.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends, and to give thanks for the blessings that we have received throughout the preceding year. And of course, Thanksgiving means that wonderful feast of turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce, and that all-time Thanksgiving favorite, pumpkin pie!

Pum-Pum Pum-Pum Pumpkin Pie

I like turkey—the dressing's cool With potatoes round a gravy pool, The thing that really makes me sigh Is pum-pum, pum-pum, pumpkin pie! When it is Thanksgiving Day Aunt Edna comes from far away. I kiss her cheek, it makes her cry, I do it all for pumpkin pie. Oh! Pum-pum, pum-pum, pumpkin pie! The table's set, I bow my head, Then my private prayer is said, "Thanks for your blessing from on high, This pum-pum, pum-pum, pumpkin pie!" The time is close, I start to stutter And stick my finger in the butter. As mom asks, "Now?" "Oh! Yeah!" I cry, "A big HIGH FIVE for pumpkin pie! Yes!!! Pum-pum, pum-pum, pumpkin pie!" —Grandpa Tucker Copyright ©1996 Bob Tucker

Thanksgiving Fun and Games

Rosie's Thanksgiving Alpha-Click     Turkey Match Game

Turk-Tac-Toe     Turkey Shoot

The Turkey Hunt at Penney's Place!

Great Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving Links

My Thanksgiving Quilt