James (Jim) Baker was born into an old Plymouth, Massachusetts family, and grew up with the story of Pilgrims and the traditions of the town. He worked at Plimoth Plantation as Director of Research, and as Curator at the Alden House Historic Site in Duxbury. Now retired, he has published several titles on Plymouth and the Pilgrims, including Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday, (2009); A Guide to Historic Plymouth, (2008); Alden House History: A Work in Progress, (2006), and others.