Massachusetts Elections

As  mentioned previously , the Mayflower voyage set sail for the new world and they landed on the now United States in November of 1620. It was a foolish idea to try to set up a brand new colony in the dead of fall and winter and half the people on board would be dead by May of 1621. After the first Governor John Carver perished, William Bradford took over and held the colony together for the next twelve years. In 1633, a change was made. Bradford's right hand man Edward Winslow was elected Governor by British Parliament.                                                "Whatchu lookin at?" - Edward Winslow                            So who was Edward Winslow? He was born in 1595 in Worcestershire, England and graduated from King's School (which still stands) in 1611. He was an apprentice contract...

The Plymouth Colony was established in 1620 when pilgrims immigrated from England to the new world aboard the Mayflower. Unfortunately the eggheads in London who thought it was a good idea to settle in the middle of the damn fall & winter paid for it when half the patrons aboard the Mayflower died either on the journey or directly after. The leader of the expedition, John Carver, passed away in April of 1621 following the bitter winter. His replacement would be fellow Mayflower rider and Plymouth resident William Bradford.                                  "Maybe we should have waited until spring" - Plymouth Colonists William Bradford was born in Yorkshire in 1790 and lived a tough childhood as both his parents and his grandfather all died before he turned 7. By 12, he was very interested in religion and was mentored by future Plymouth colonist William Brewster. When King James took the throne in 16...

As of September of 2024, the Governor of  the state of Massachusetts is Maura Healey. She'll be the incumbent until at least the 2026 election coming up in two years. 405 years earlier, the state of Massachusetts wasn't even a state or a colony. When King James decided to form the Virginia Company in 1606, its mission was to colonize new worlds. That year, the Company landed on what's now known as Virginia in the United States, (the subject of the movie Pocahontas). In 1617, a group of men led by Leiden Separatist Robert Cushman wanted to lead another expedition to the "new world" to get away from the British national religion. 3 years later with the help of merchant mogul Thomas Weston, they got the financial backing to send the boat Mayflower to the new world. As fate would have it, they didn't land in Virginia. They landed on a rock in modern day Plymouth, Massachusetts. Thus, Plymouth Rock and the Plymouth Colony was formed in November of 1620.         ...