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Pilgrim Hall reopened February 1, 2009!
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America's oldest museum has entered the
21st century!
Pilgrim Hall
Museum has recently completed a major expansion & renovation
project, adding air-conditioning and a new entry.
The "new" museum also features an imaginative
reinstallation of the
permanent exhibitions of 17th century Pilgrim artifacts.
Visit Pilgrim Hall Museum's new spaces, new exhibitions & new ways of presenting history!
Celebrate the Pilgrims' legacy in the restored
grandeur of our Main Hall and then encounter the actual artifacts
used and owned by the 17th century Plymouth Colonists, in a new
and dramatic installation.
Pilgrim Hall Museum is open daily from 9:30-4:30 February 1 through December
30, 2009.
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2009
- The Year of the Dutch!
Exhibition: The
Dutch Connection
May 31 - December 30, 2009 |
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2009 marks the 400th anniversary of
the Pilgrims' arrival in the city of Leiden, where they
would spend 11 formative years before emigrating (via England and
the Mayflower) to
America.
In honor of this anniversary, Pilgrim Hall Museum's major temporary
exhibition for 2009 (June-December) will focus on the relationship
between early New England and The Netherlands - from the time of
the Pilgrims through the American Revolutionary War.
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The exhibition
features
A View of Leiden, 1650, by Dutch Baroque Era painter Jan
Van Goyen
on loan from Leiden's De Lakenhal Museum
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The Dutch Connection
is generously sponsored by
Bruce & Patricia Bartlett
The Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden
The City of Leiden, The Netherlands
The Massachusetts Society of the Order of the Cincinnati
The Town of Plymouth Visitor Services Board and
NorthEast Community Bank. |
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The Pilgrims had a connection with
tulips!
Read about it HERE. |
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The Netherlands has issued a
stamp commemorating the Pilgrims' stay in Leiden.
For a look
at the stamp, log onto home.planet.nl/~hemel026/pilgrims-eng.htm |
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4th
Annual Holiday
House Tour!
Saturday, December 5 & Sunday, December 6, 2009
Holiday Party Friday, December 4 |
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Pilgrim Hall Museum's
4th annual
Holiday House Tour will guide you through some of Plymouth's finest
architectural gems. Your visit will range from a graceful private
residence in North Plymouth to a gracious B&B in the center of
Plymouth to homes on Warren Avenue and in Chiltonville, all
dressed up for the holidays. Feel the warmth of the
holiday spirit while you help preserve the museum's superb collection of
extraordinary 17th century artifacts and support its educational
programs. Your ticket includes a light lunch at Plymouth Country
Club.
Even before your House Tour, celebrate the festive at
Pilgrim Hall Museum's Holiday Party on the evening of
Friday, December 4! Savor delectable appetizers by
Martha's Stone Soup Restaurant & Catering while
enjoying a selection of beer and wine (cash bar) provided
by Pioppi's Package Store.
Click HERE for details
and to order tickets! |
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The Pilgrim
Hall Museum 4th Annual Holiday House Tour is generously
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with
generous support from Raphael & Raphael, LLC and
our media sponsor, The Old Colony Memorial
newspaper. |
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Forefathers Day 2009
Monday,
December 21 |
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Forefathers Day, December 21, is the
anniversary of the day the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
The Pilgrim
Society has been celebrating Forefathers Day since 1820,
when our
honored guest and speaker was Daniel Webster.
Our honored guest and speaker for 2009 is
Deval Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
For more information about the day's events or for an order form
for the dinner,
please click HERE. |
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Looking
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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 pegbaker@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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contact us directly?
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Make a difference! Donations to the Pilgrim Society, to support the operations of Pilgrim Hall Museum,
can be made online through www.networkforgood.org
or by filling out a Donation
Form
and mailing it to Pilgrim Hall Museum.
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consent of the Pilgrim Society.
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