An amice was a loose fitting garment worn by Romans over their tunics; it was also worn by priests and pilgrims.  It is a form of vestment used today by Roman Catholic priests during mass.

Amice

An amice was a loose fitting garment worn by Romans over their tunics; it was also worn by priests and…

A block house from Colonial America

Block House

A block house from Colonial America

Harbor of Provincetown, Cape Cod, where the Pilgrims landed.

Cape Cod

Harbor of Provincetown, Cape Cod, where the Pilgrims landed.

Maryland shilling from Colonial period

Maryland Shilling

Maryland shilling from Colonial period

Seal of Massachusetts Bay Company

Massachusetts Seal

Seal of Massachusetts Bay Company

The Mayflower

Mayflower

The Mayflower

The ship that the Pilgrims came to America on.

Mayflower

The ship that the Pilgrims came to America on.

The Mayflower is the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Mayflower

The Mayflower is the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, which would later become the Plymouth Colony.

The Mayflower

The ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, which would…

Happy pilgrim with a bucket of paint.

Pilgrim

Happy pilgrim with a bucket of paint.

Pilgrims returning from church

Pilgrims

Pilgrims returning from church

The Pilgrims in Holland.

Pilgrims

The Pilgrims in Holland.

Site of First Church and Governor Bradford's House at Plymouth.

Plymouth

Site of First Church and Governor Bradford's House at Plymouth.

Plymouth Harbor, England

Plymouth Harbor

Plymouth Harbor, England

"Plymouth is a town and county-seat of Plymouth co., Mass.; on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles S. E. of Boston. Plymouth is of importance as the spot where the Pilgrim Fathers landed on Dec. 21, 1620. A portion of the rock on which they first stepped has been placed in front of Pilgrim Hall, in which are preserved old books, paintings, pictures, and other valuable relics. The rock itself is in Water Street, and is covered by a handsome granite canopy."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Plymouth Rock

"Plymouth is a town and county-seat of Plymouth co., Mass.; on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles S. E. of Boston.…

Plymouth Rock where Captain John Smith landed.

Plymouth Rock

Plymouth Rock where Captain John Smith landed.

The rock in Plymouth, MA where the pilgrims are said to have first stepped off from the Mayflower in 1620.

Plymouth Rock

The rock in Plymouth, MA where the pilgrims are said to have first stepped off from the Mayflower in…

An illustration of Plymouth Rock which is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620, it what would later become the United States.

Plymouth Rock

An illustration of Plymouth Rock which is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford…

Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620, in what would become the United States.

Plymouth Rock and Monument

Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims…

A man and woman in Puritan dress walking down a path.

Puritans

A man and woman in Puritan dress walking down a path.

First Church in Salem, when in 1631, Church and State were made one, and the goverment a theocracy.

Salem Church

First Church in Salem, when in 1631, Church and State were made one, and the goverment a theocracy.

Samoset (ca. 1590 – 1653) was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims.

Samoset in the Streets of Plymouth

Samoset (ca. 1590 – 1653) was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims.

An American Pilgrim leader

Miles Standish

An American Pilgrim leader

Roger William's house at Salem

William's House

Roger William's house at Salem

Roger Williams on his way to visit the Chief of the Narragansett Indians.

Roger Williams

Roger Williams on his way to visit the Chief of the Narragansett Indians.

Edward Winslow was a pilgrim and a leader of the Plymouth colony.

Edward Winslow

Edward Winslow was a pilgrim and a leader of the Plymouth colony.