A motley crew wearing pilgrim style hats. (Public domain)

What’s The Deal With Those Silly Pilgrim Hats?

How did such a strange style become associated with America’s earliest European settlers?

We’ve all seen the hat before. It is black, has a conical upward piece with a flat top. The brim is round and wide. On the front there is adorned a simple buckle. This is the typical pilgrim hat. It makes its appearance every year in…