New Jersey Thanksgiving Traditions Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-jersey-thanksgiving-traditions/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:04:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 New Jersey Thanksgiving Traditions Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-jersey-thanksgiving-traditions/ 32 32 168989768 Thanksgiving History & Memories Jersey Style https://mrlocalhistory.org/jersey-thanksgiving-history/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/jersey-thanksgiving-history/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:12:44 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=67827 Views: 1,550 New Jersey played a significant role in shaping the nation’s Thanksgiving tradition, from Governor Sir Francis Bernard’s colonial proclamations to Governor William Livingston’s 1783 Day of Thanksgiving, to local congressman Elias Boudinot inspiring President George Washington’s first national Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789. Thanksgiving in New Jersey has always been more than a meal.… Read More »Thanksgiving History & Memories Jersey Style

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