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Earth Science

Lifelines was chosen by School Library Journal as the Site of the Month in the October 2002 issue.

Lifelines is a project by:
Dutchess County BOCES and Mid-Hudson Library System
Poughkeepsie, NY
©2002

Magazine Articles from Searchasaurus
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• Use Primary Search and search for these subjects:
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Pilgrims
  • Harvest Festivals

Great Web Sites

• The History of Thanksgiving
  Pilgrims in the Hudson Valley? That's where they were headed. . Listen to short 'interviews' with 2 pilgrims, find out about the real first Thanksgiving feasts. From the History Channel.
• Thanksgiving in American Memory
  Learn when Thanksgiving became an official holiday and read memories of Thanksgiving from the prairies in the 1800's.
• Multicultural Thanksgiving
  Thanksgiving is just one of many festivals giving thanks for the harvest. Learn more about Succoth, Pongal, Kwanzaa and other harvest festivals.
• Thank You in Many Languages
  Give thanks in ancient Egyptian, Cherokee, Thai, Polish and over 400 other languages.

Books and Videos in Your Libraries

• Links to books & other materials in the libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System.
  • Thanksgiving Juvenile
  • Pilgrims Juvenile
  • Harvest Festivals Juvenile
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  • How to find a book in your library.

Other Holidays

Chanukah | Christmas | Kwanzaa | Ramadan | Martin Luther King Day | Chinese New Year | Groundhog Day | Valentine's Day | President's Day | St. Patrick's Day | Passover | Easter | Cinco de Mayo | Columbus  Day | Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) | Halloween | Veterans'  Day | Thanksgiving