If you have not signed up for the free weekly radio shows at Homeschool Radio Shows than I encourage you to do so right now. They are excellent! Here is the description of this week's free download:

The story of Elder William Brewster and the other Mayflower pilgrims is one that has much depth to it. When we think of Thanksgiving, we think of turkeys, Indians, pumpkin pie, pilgrims, the Mayflower and other symbols of holiday... but what we don't think about is the reason behind why the pilgrims left their home to venture to a New World. They faced the perils of the sea, sickness, famine and for some death just to start anew in a land they knew little about.

This is the story of William Brewster, the ruling elder of the Scrooby congregation, who had  started a printing venture that specialized in printing Puritan Gospel tracts--  tracts that were illegal in England at the time. So it was that as the Pilgrims made ready to sail, Brewster was in hiding while the king's soldiers sought to imprison him, and he was actually smuggled aboard the Mayflower. Listen to his story... and the story of the Mayflower Compact which became a "stepping stone" toward freedom and government in this new world, in this excellent episode of American Portraits, originally broadcast back in 1948.

In addition this week they are offering a free e-book download Homeschool For The Holidays. A book filled with tips for the holidays from other homeschoolers.