September 6, 2007 -- Pilgrim Trivia

On this day in history...

On September 6, 1620, The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many passengers -- not crew -- passengers -- set sail on the Mayflower on September 6, 1620?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

102 passengers plus a crew of between 25 and 30 made the 66 day voyage, arriving November 11th.

Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882)

During the winter the passengers remained on board the 'Mayflower', suffering an outbreak of a contagious disease described as a mixture of scurvy, pneumonia and tuberculosis.

When it ended, there were only 53 persons still alive, half of the passengers and half of the crew. In spring, they built huts ashore, and on March 21, 1621, the surviving passengers left the 'Mayflower'.

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:


* WB6A - Pat - 2000
* AC6AJ - Lee - 116
* KE6CZH - Robert - 200
* KG6DBL - Bill - 100
* K6FCC - Khalil - 101
* KF6GKR - Terry - 43
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1302
* KG6KTC - Leon - 68
* NY6L - Jay - 16
* K6LMN - Roger - 100
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 102
* N6NGU - Lee - 110
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 102
* W6NVY - Gary - 100
* KD6OBM - Jason - 120
* KF6PIH - Scott - 62
* K6QVZ - Joe - 101
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 184
* AD6UP - Louie - 101
* KF6YBM - Henry - 160
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - 83

Thanks to all!

de N6CIZ.