Long before battling Cyclones and Mountaineers, decades before sending handwritten notes to Bears and Horned Frogs, Bill Snyder sat down with a roster of 52 other pilgrims to enjoy a nice harvest celebration.
Up until this point, little had been known about the first Thanksgiving. Only two other firsthand accounts had ever been written. While Snyder’s memory is a little hazy of these events that occurred just several centuries ago, his take on this monumental moment in history is certainly worth reading.
As a young and dumb teenager in the 17th century, Bill Snyder paid little regard to the importance of the first Thanksgiving.