CHARLES CITY — When the Pilgrims left England aboard the Mayflower on Sept. 6, 1620, they were already late for the first official Thanksgiving observed by the English in the New World. On Dec. 4, ...

As they would during Colonial times, visitors to Berkeley Plantation gathered in the mansion's main hall yesterday to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies with mulled apple cider. No one seemed to ...

Have you ever been to the Virginia Thanksgiving Festival at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City? I went to the annual event for the first time. It takes place on the first Sunday in November. The step ...