Pilgrim fathers 2
During my holiday I will post some photos from my archive. This week: Pilgrim Father sites in Delfshaven and Leiden.
When I visited Leiden, restoration works were going on in and around the Pieterskerk (St. Peter's Church) in Leiden.
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Memorial plaque on the Pieterskerk, commemorating the English puritans who died during their stay in Leiden.
Labels: Pilgrim fathers, USA
2 Comments:
Henk, I have loved all the photos you have posted of Delfshaven and the Wilhelminakade. I have ancestors that sailed on the Mayflower, and many of my Frisian immigrant ancestors left the Netherlands from the Wilheminkade. These are important ancestral locations, and it means a lot to me to see these pictures!
One small correction: The Pilgrims were not Puritans; they were Separatists. Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England; Separatists wanted to separate entirely from the Church, which is why they were so persecuted and came to Holland and later, America. And not all the Pilgrims were Separatists, either; they couldn't afford to pay for the Mayflower voyage themselves, so they had to let other non-religious people come with them to help pay for the trip. The Separatists called them "Strangers."
Thanks for your update, Miriam. I don't have time now to investigate your comments - I just arrived home after four weeks abroad. But I will check your comments and update my website as soon as possible.
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