By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Pilgrim or Puritan? We today often use the words Puritan and Pilgrim interchangeably, and yet the difference in the two is quite significant: those who came on the Mayflower to establish the starving colony … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Holiday Tradition Each Thanksgiving, the West Haven Voice keeps the tradition of putting the West Haven and Notre Dame football teams on the front page. Thanksgiving football in the area has been a staple for nearly a century. Last night, the WHHS … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving!
Historian’s corner
Is there somehow a link between the battle of Gettysburg and our most American of holidays? Indeed there is! “How so?” you might ask. Well, it’s like this… In the midst of all the terrible strife of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln took the time … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner