The 2007
Thanksgiving Parade was an
outstanding success and we couldn't
have done it without your support Thank You!!
Plymouth Rock Foundation and America's Hometown thanksgiving Celebration Committee , want to thank you all for a spectacular 2007 celebration! We could not have had an event of such quality without all the behind the scene support of local business financial sponsors, hundreds of volunteers and town department units and officials, PAC-TV and Channel 7.
We are
in the process of updating
our website and will be
adding features and
slideshows of all the
exciting events over the
last year and information
for Thanksgiving 2008.
Please check back
frequently.
We invite you to catch a glimpse of pictures of some of the many parade participants including drum & Bugle Corps, historical floats and
reenactment units . This year, in addition to the Saturday parade, we had over 20 crafters; a very successful Food Festival, a US Coast Guard water rescue demonstration; and
Reenactment Village demonstrations . The US Navy Band and Sea Chanters packed Memorial Hall on Friday evening to honor our veterans and the Saturday evening Drum & Bugle Alumni Concert was a grand finale to the weekend.
One of our major goals is to
foster appreciation and give thanks
for our American heritage which
began here in America's Hometown. By
bringing local citizens, and
businesses together to sponsor such
an event, we are able to promote
local pride so that our residents
can say, “Welcome to our community.
We are proud to live here and share our historic treasures with you”. Hopefully all of you who came learned a bit more about our heritage and values. We trust you returned to your homes more thankful for this great nation and were inspired to do your part in preserving history in your own communities.
Once again, we thank all of you who partnered with us to bring this all together.
Popham Ft. St. George
"in honor of America's Quadracentennial, we recognize the original English plantation in New England - the Popham Colony"
Mayflower
"in honor of Mayflower II's 50th anniversary, our replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620 will highlight our parade"
First Thanksgiving
"always a favorite, the float depicting the First Thanksgiving in 1621 will again be featured"
Washington Crossing the Delaware
"One of the most famous paintings of all time will be depicted on one of our floats this year commemorating Washington's daring crossing of the Delaware on Christmas Day, 1776"
We Celebrate the Boston Red Sox!
A float honoring the Red Sox will be included in this year's parade. One of the unofficial nicknames given to the team in the early years, was the Boston Pilgrims! Others named them Puritans and sometimes they were referred to as simply the Bostons. So, watch for the float honoring the Red Sox, with some special guests on it!
Oklahoma Centennial
"in honor of Oklahoma's centennial celebration as a State, we will highlight the westward expansion of America by commemorating the history of the cowboy"
Air Force 60th Anniversary
"in honor of the United States Air Force, we will be featuring a scaled replica of one of America's planes, along with featuring a southern quartert, the Envoys, singing the Air Force song"
Historic Church
"as we have done in the past, America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration concludes its parade with a replica Victorian Church with carolers as we usher in the Christmas season in style"
