CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2024Click here to view or download Pilgrim Hall’s 200th Anniversary Event Calendar, or click on a link below to explore each month:
Saturday, January 27, & Sunday, January 28, 2024, 10am - 4pm Saturday, January 27th 10 am to 4 pm 10-noon - Hometown Favorites 11 am - “Jill & The Beanstalk" Many thanks to our generous sponsors!
Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society announce their continuing partnership in a free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill for the 2024 season. This is a live, in-person format. Tours meet on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven. In the event of inclement weather, please check our Facebook page for cancellation/postponement info. ESTABLISHMENT DAY WITH THE NEW PLIMMOTH GARD
Enjoy family-friendly activities and free admission for everyone at Pilgrim Hall Museum from 10am - 2pm February 20th through 23rd, with daily Treasure Hunts for all ages, plus special programs for young learners. Tuesday, February 20th Wednesday, February 21st 10:30 am - Mary Brewster’s Reading Circle 11 am - Winter Wonders Thursday, February 22nd TREASURE HUNTS for Kids, Kindergarten through High School, available anytime! Generous support for our multi-level Treasure Hunt from South Shore Music Circus.
Our February Kids Week Programs are generously sponsored by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Plymouth All children must be accompanied by an adult. 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Stephen C. O’Neill, Executive Director of the Hanover Historical Society, will lead this exploration of gravesites associated with the American Revolutionary War on Burial Hill. Discover Plymouth’s role during the Revolution through stories of Patriots and Tories, soldiers and sailors, officers and enlisted men, and political leaders and families on the home front. Stops will include the gravesites of the surgeon Dr. James Thacher, the writer Mercy Otis Warren, and the sailors of the tragic General Arnold, as well as memorials for those buried far away. Join tour group at the very top of the Hill for this one-hour tour. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement.
Our Kids Week Programs are generously sponsored by The Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation, with support for Treasure Hunt programs from South Shore Music Circus. Free Admission on Thursday, April 18th, generously sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, as part of their Spring Week 2024. 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement.
A fun-filled day of golf in support of America's oldest continuously operating public museum. This year is Pilgrim Hall’s 200th anniversary and we’re raising support to restore our original 1824 building and the priceless artworks housed within. We're taking a swing for history and helping preserve a treasure house of national history right here in Plymouth, MA. MANY GRATEFUL THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS TOURNAMENT SPONSORS
Practice Green Sponsor -
Driving Range Sponsor -
Golf Cart Sponsor -
Registration Sponsors -
Beverage Cart Sponsor -
Closest to Pin Sponsor -
Longest Drive Sponsor - In Memory of MaryAnn Bramhall Lucas
GOLD HOLE SPONSORS Plymouth Trails Working Group · Quinnovative Marketing · Cape Cod 5 · Samoset Family Dental SILVER HOLE SPONSORS Complete Energy Services · Baystate Financial · Compass Real Estate/Leon Lopes America's New Hometown Laureate, Miriam O'Neal BRONZE HOLE SPONSORS Preferred Mechanical Services · Frimma & David Buckman
GIFTS IN KIND
Tournament Signage - Zebra Visuals plus Plymouth Country Club · The Pinehills · Crosswinds SCHEDULE 11:30 am Registration
Driving Range/Practice Green Sponsorship levels are subject to availability at time of reservation. 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill
Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement. 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by:
SHINE A BICENTENNIAL SPOTLIGHT at our official salute and summer fundraiser for America’s oldest public Museum! Authentic New England Raw Bar & New Englander Surf ‘n Turf Buffet by Family Crest
Catering. REGISTRATION CLOSED 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Many of the 19th-century gravestones on Burial Hill were carved by the Tribble shop of Plymouth. Examine the local craftsmanship of John Tribble and his apprentices during this walking tour guided by Dr. Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum. Join tour group at the very top of the Hill for this one-hour tour. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement. 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Whether domesticated or wild, beloved pet or destined for the table, animals have long lived alongside the people of Plymouth. Local historian Dr. Anne Mason will highlight some amusing and unexpected stories on this one-hour walking tour of Burial Hill. Join tour group at the very top of the Hill. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement.
It's the perfect time to visit Pilgrim Hall Museum! Thanks to a generous grant from the Highland Street Foundation as part of its August Adventures program, you will be able to enjoy free admission all day today here at Pilgrim Hall Museum. No prior booking necessary - just come! 
Pilgrim Hall Museum's 200th Birthday
Join our festive 17th-century style Masque and English Country dance party in the original 1824 Main Hall as you’ve never seen it before—just emptied of its artworks in preparation for major renovation - PERFECT FOR A ONCE–EVERY–TWO–CENTURIES PARTY! MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS Stewart Adam · Deborah Aimone · Peter Arenstam TO BENEFIT THE LIGHT THE WAY RESTORATION CAMPAIGN Music by SEVEN TIMES SALT Dance Caller TOM ROBY CREATIVE ATTIRE ENCOURAGED, but definitely not required! 6pm—RED CARPET WELCOME TICKETED EVENT—RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY
THE HONORABLE THERESE MURRAY - Music & Dance Co-Sponsor
OUR THANKS TO THESE WONDERFUL 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Join tour group at the very top of the Hill for this one-hour tour with Paula Marcoux, food historian and author of Cooking with Fire. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement. 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
left - detail of The First Thanksgiving Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Explore connections between Plymouth and Canada with local historian Dr. Anne Mason. Join the group at the very top of the Hill for this one-hour walking tour, which will highlight the experiences of prisoners of war during the American Revolution, Loyalist exiles, and later travelers. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement. 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
Tickets $10 per person, $5 members, free for students with valid ID. Purchase tickets to multiple Speaker Series lectures here! Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Who were the educators and mentors that influenced earlier generations of young Plymoutheans? Meet fusty schoolmarms, feisty schoolmasters, and teachers who inspired true learning, guided by Dr. Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum. Join the group at the very top of the Hill for this one-hour tour. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement. 2024 SPEAKER SERIES
** LECTURE SOLD OUT ** Our 2024 Speaker Series is generously sponsored by: PLYMOUTH'S THANKSGIVING PARADE "America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade" is nationally famous, and not to be missed! Since the Parade passes right in front of Pilgrim Hall Museum as it proceeds down Court Street, the Museum will delay opening until 1pm today. More about the Parade and its full route here. 2024 BURIAL HILL TOURS - Live on Burial Hill Dr. Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum, and local historian Dr. Anne Mason lead a festive exploration of Charles Dickens’ beloved 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Discover parallels between the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and life in 19th-century Plymouth. Join the group at the very top of the Hill for this one-hour tour. Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society are ongoing partners in presenting an ongoing free public history-themed tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill. Tours meet live and in-person on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm, February to December, at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth's ancient burying ground. See map here. Please plan to wear comfortable walking shoes, as terrain may be uneven and check our Facebook page for any weather cancellations or postponement. 2024 HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY NORTH EASTON SAVINGS BANK The 16th Annual Holiday House Tour in Historic Plymouth is an annual tradition and beloved fundraiser for Pilgrim Hall! General admission tickets provide entrance to a selection of beautifully decorated private homes, a program booklet describing the homes on view, and treats served along the way. TICKETED EVENT - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED TICKETS ON SALE NOW! BUY HERE 2024 FOREFATHERS DAY DINNER Tradition unfurls in Plymouth for the 205th Pilgrim Society and Pilgrim Hall Museum Annual Meeting and Forefathers Day Gala as we ring out the historic museum's 200th anniversary. This festive event features Food of the Fathers: A History of Succotash, a 200th anniversary souvenir publication and mini-lecture by food historian Paula Marcoux, live performance, complimentary toast, cash bar, great eats, and a taste of succotash, the traditional Forefathers Day dish. TICKETED EVENT - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
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Colorfully costumed re-enactors of the New Plimmoth Gard brandish pikes, swords and muskets to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of Plymouth’s first colonial militia. Includes free museum admission and live musket volleys on the Museum lawn! 
February Kids Week at PHM 
11 am - Herring Pond Wampanoag 
11 am - "A Sea Story"
Project Mayflower tells the true story of the improbable
creation of the famous replica ship and her high-profile voyage across the Atlantic. Those behind the idea had no plans, no crew, and no money, only a grand vision to thank America for its World War II sacrifices.
Richard Stone, former television executive, has researched captivating new details of the Mayflower II venture in this new book featuring a forward by noted Plymouth historian James W. Baker.
What is the real history behind some of the myths and unusual tales related to Plymouth? Hear the stories passed from generation to generation on a guided walking tour with Joyce Poremski, Head Docent at the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. This one-hour tour will begin at the very top of the Hill.
Architect and local historian Bill Fornaciari reflects on a transformative year for Plymouth as it evolved from a backwater farming and maritime community to a robust manufacturing center and early tourism destination. Pilgrim Hall Museum’s opening and the founding of the Plymouth Cordage Company changed Plymouth forever, putting it on the map in profoundly new ways.
SUMMER GALA & 
Active in the 1970s effort to preserve the
Parting Ways site, Dr. Gomes shares personal
experiences of a community’s rediscovery of
this historic African-American community,
established in the wake of the American
Revolution, and considers the legacy it
continues to inspire. 
Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the
Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the
Founding of a Nation provides commentary for a lively
debate between Mrs. Warren (portrayed by
Michele Gabrielson) and John Adams (played by
Michael LePage) about her account of the American
Revolution published in her epochal three-volume history.
With an introduction by Susan Ste. Marie of
Celebrate Mercy Otis Warren, the promotional arm
of the new Mercy Otis Warren Society LLC
dedicated to promoting Plymouth’s famous
Revolutionary woman.
Dr. Patrick Browne illuminates Plymouth's involvement
in the Civil War, examining the units formed here and highlighting
the wartime experiences of specific Plymouth men and women
whose lives were altered by the most consequential
conflict of their time.
Free African Americans in Plymouth County formed an independent community known as Parting Ways in the years following the Revolutionary War. The community was the subject of archaeological excavations in 1975 to 1978 and 1989. Professional archeologist Karen Hutchins-Kein shares data from digs and other sources that show how these residents established an independent community while facing discrimination in the newly formed United States.
200th ANNIVERSARY ENGLISH COUNTRY MASQUE & BALL
Falmouth artist Karen Rinaldo describes the creative process behind the 1994 commission of the The First Thanksgiving, one of the first images to accurately recognize the Wampanoag presence at the 1621 event. Rinaldo explains step by step, her journey in creating a sensitive artwork, which has been hailed for its accuracy by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
As recently profiled in the New York Times, Lee McColgan presents his fascinating journey from working in finance to becoming a preservation contractor specializing in historic homes and buildings, and now the author of the Amazon #1 publication, A House Restored. Part memoir, part history, McColgan’s book is about the painstaking and ultimately rewarding restoration of his 300-year-old South Shore home. As owner of Helve Historic Trades, Lee works to restore historic properties of many eras, including Plymouth’s own Mayflower Society House.
A spiritual ground zero for the Mayflower Pilgrims, First Church of Christ of Plymouth also offered spiritual sustenance and connection for people of color. A striking example is the 1762 wedding of Hannah Hovey, a black bondswoman living in Plymouth, and Briton Hammon, an enslaved sailor at the center of the first African American slave narrative.
Prize-winning historian Andrew Lipman offers a fresh look at the epic life of Squanto of Patuxet, the real-life historical figure famously associated with Plymouth Colony’s early survival. In a new biography, Lipman draws from a wide range of evidence to reconstruct Squanto’s upbringing, his transatlantic odyssey, career as an interpreter, surprising downfall, and enigmatic death. 
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