Here’s a new Thanksgiving family tradition to enjoy: watching the documentary called Monumental, produced by Kirk Cameron. It’s about the little-known monument to the pilgrims pictured above. The trailer is below.

Here’s a description of the documentary I found on YouTube:

“Monumental is the story of America’s beginnings. Presented, produced, and starring Kirk Cameron, the 90-minute true story follows this father of six across Europe and the U.S. as he seeks to discover America’s true “national treasure” – the people, places, and principles that made America the freest, most prosperous and generous nation the world has ever known. Monumental is heralded as ‘inspiring,’ ‘beautifully executed,’ ‘powerful,’ and ‘one meant to teach.’ Long regarded as ‘the land of opportunity,’ there’s no question the tiny band of religious outcasts who founded this country hit upon a formula for success that went way beyond what they could have imagined. How else can you explain the fact that they established a nation that has become the best example of civil, economic and religious liberty the world has ever known? What formula did they discover? What motivated them to come here in the first place? More importantly, how can we apply these same foundational truths today?”

Here’s a great interview Kirk did with about Monumental with the guys at Wallbuilders (I listen to the Wallbuilders podcasts at http://wallbuilderslive.com  for a Christian, limited-government perspective on the news and politics). I really appreciate David Barton, the founder of Wallbuilders, although I don’t agree with everything he says. The interview with Kirk is here. 

Here is the full documentary. Please watch and share. As Americans, we have all benefited from the Pilgrim’s Formula that has created the best example of “civil, economic and religious liberty the world has ever known.”

If you want more family tradition ideas for Thanksgiving, check out my family traditions website here, and scroll down to the heading of “November” to see what I have listed there.