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Pilgrim
Hall Museum is open now through December 31,
9:30-4:30 seven days a week (closed Christmas Day only).
See you in 2010! |
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EXHIBITION:
Plymouth
History in a Glass:
The Artifacts and Culture of Beverages and Drinking
May 30 –
December 31, 2010 |
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IMAGINE
- a time when children drank beer;
when the U.S. president started
each day with a tankard of hard cider,
when drinking a cup of tea
was a political statement;
when a man saved his life by pouring
rum into his boots rather than drinking it.
These are just some of the stories told in Pilgrim Hall Museum’s
major temporary exhibit for 2010,
Plymouth
History in a Glass, which has something for everyone –
no matter the beverage of your choice.
The exhibit reviews four
hundred years of drinking customs in the Plymouth area and beyond.
Objects on display include historic drinking vessels of different
sizes, materials, and uses:
silver tankards, wooden cups, ceramic
punch bowls, copper coffee pots, glass tumblers, and pewter mugs.
Starting with the water and beer of the Pilgrims’ 1620 Mayflower
voyage,
the exhibit traces the history of different beverages,
alcoholic and non-alcoholic,
through carefully selected documents,
images, and artifacts from Pilgrim Hall Museum’s collection
as
well as those of neighboring historical societies, museums, and
private collectors.
Centered on Plymouth, the exhibit covers four
centuries of vast changes,
surprising similarities, and
fascinating stories of Americans’ drinking customs and habits.
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Generously
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Celebrate
Pilgrim Hall Museum's 186th Birthday
with free admission - and birthday cake!
September 1, 2010 from 9:30 - 4:30 |
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Join the staff as they
celebrate the186th anniversary of the laying of Pilgrim Hall's
cornerstone.
Enjoy birthday cake on the lawn, then come inside and take a
look
at an 1835 letter written by James Thacher, the museum's first
Librarian & Cabinet Keeper. |
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Newfield
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LECTURE:
The Design of Drinking, from the Jazz Age
to the Space Age
by John Stuart Gordon,
Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Assistant Curator of American Decorative
Arts,
Yale University Art Gallery
September 29, 2010, at 7:00 pm |
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During the 1920s,
cocktail shakers transformed from utilitarian objects into glamorous
symbols of modern life. After the repeal of Prohibition, the
popularity of cocktail shakers flourished and their design resonated
with the interests of the day, including skyscraper architecture,
streamlining, and Hollywood movies. Following World War II,
shakers became a central part of an emerging cocktail culture.
This talk uses cocktail shakers as a guide to explore the
development of American culture and decorative arts from the Jazz
Age to the Space Age. |
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ARCHAEOLOGY!
Artifacts from the Myles Standish House
A Massachusetts
Archaeology Month Program
October 2, 9, 16,
23, 30 from 10:00 - 4:00 |
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Take the opportunity
to get a close look at the artifacts from the 1863 excavation of the
Myles Standish home site in Duxbury. James Hall undertook one
of the earliest professionally organized archaeological excavations
in the country at this mid-17th century home site. As part of
Archaeology Month, visit Pilgrim Hall Museum's Library on any
Saturday in October to see the artifacts and talk with staff about
the excavation. |
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LECTURE
& BOOK-SIGNING:
Making Haste From Babylon
by Nick
Bunker
November 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm |
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Please join us for the
opportunity to hear English writer Nick Bunker talks about the
latest volume to explore the Pilgrim experience. A former
journalist and investment banker, Mr. Bunker spent eighteen months
researching manuscript material previously unavailable in English
public record offices. He also traveled to Northern Ireland,
France and the Netherlands to gather material as well as visiting
Plymouth and other parts of New England. |
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HOLIDAY
HOUSE TOUR!
December 4 & 5, 2010 |
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Check back for details
on Pilgrim Hall Museum's popular start to the holiday season. |
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FOREFATHERS
DAY DINNER
December 21, 2010 |
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Join the Pilgrim
Society for the 390th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. |
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Looking
towards the Future! |
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In
2020, we will be celebrating the 400th anniversary of the landing
of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
(and the 200th anniversary of the
founding of the Pilgrim Society).
Planning has already begun - and not a moment too soon!
Do YOU have an idea of something that should be incorporated into
the celebrations?
Send it along to director@pilgrimhall.org
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On
June 10, 2008, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick visited
Pilgrim Hall Museum and signed an Executive Order creating a State
Commission to plan the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the
arrival of the Pilgrims in 2020.
Click HERE for pictures of
that event.
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and mailing it to Pilgrim Hall Museum.
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