The Light Here Kindled

Duration: 25

Year Published: 1966

Creator: International Film Bureau

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Re-creates the Pilgrims' journey to America and their struggles to survive faced with starvation and disease. Outlines the development of government, religious, and educational practices of the colony. Describes the crafts necessary for life, such as candle making, weaving, and hunting. Details the first Thanksgiving celebration. Filmed at the re-created Plimoth Plantation and on the Mayflower II at Plymouth, Mass., Produced in cooperation with Plymouth Plantation. Re-creates the life of the Pilgrims in America from their voyage across the Atlantic to the first days after landing on Plymouth Rock. Uses authentic costumes, furniture, tools, and other objects.

Complete Record: Re-creates the Pilgrims' journey to America and their struggles to survive faced with starvation and disease. Outlines the development of government, religious, and educational practices of the colony. Describes the crafts necessary for life, such as candle making, weaving, and hunting. Details the first Thanksgiving celebration. Filmed at the re-created Plimoth Plantation and on the Mayflower II at Plymouth, Mass., Produced in cooperation with Plymouth Plantation. Re-creates the life of the Pilgrims in America from their voyage across the Atlantic to the first days after landing on Plymouth Rock. Uses authentic costumes, furniture, tools, and other objects.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.