The American Thanksgiving. Some believe that the Pilgrims were first in 1619. But it was Abraham Lincoln who in 1863 first proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday. While the Pilgrims were thankful for a safe voyage across the Atlantic, Lincoln was living in a more somber time, having exactly one week before delivered his stirring address at the Gettysburg cemetery.
--Guy Hubbs, College Archivist
Library Hours for Thanksgiving Week
Tuesday, November 23 -- 8:00 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Wednesday, November 24 -- 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday - Saturday, November 25 - 27 -- CLOSED
Sunday, November 28 -- 2:00 p.m. - midnight"Thanksgiving Day" image by Thomas Nast from Harper's Weekly, November 26, 1863
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