There needs to be a steady stream of interesting topics.
For example, let's talk about coopers and, likely, the etymology of the last name Coopers. A cooper makes and repairs barrels, buckets, tubs, vats, and other containers. In New England, coopers arrived with the first English settlers in the 1620s, their work was essential to the commerce and daily life of the time.
In 1620, John Alden and Humility Cooper were coopers aboard the Mayflower. The Mayflower Compact was signed by all free male settlers on November 11, the same day they set anchor at Provincetown.
John Alden signed the document, which is an indication that he had already made the decision to remain with the settlers. He was the youngest of the signers and the last survivor.
During the first winter in Plymouth, most of the settlers fell ill and half would die to disease. Priscilla Mullins, Alden's future wife, lost her entire family -- her father, William. Her mother, Alice. And her brother, Joseph.
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