FEATURED EXHIBIT

Wampanoag World: Patuxet to Plymouth 
On Display through mid-April 2019

Who were the original residents of Plymouth? Wampanoag World: Patuxet to Plymouth captures the vitality and persistence of the Wampanoag people of Patuxet through 10,000 years of lived experience to the founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620.  Displays of Native artifacts illustrate craft, trading networks, family and social experience, and maritime and agricultural lifeways.

pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth

Pilgrim Hall Museum’s 2019 exhibition resets the 400-year story of Plymouth with a focus on the lives and legacies of pathfounding women. Makers, nurturers, leaders, and survivors, they made history, though their stories are often untold. Opening May 2019.

Sponsored by Tiny & Sons Auto Glass, with support from Eastern Bank.
Digital content sponsored by the Bruce & Patricia Bartlett Foundation.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2019

Click on a link to explore each month:
February,  March,  April,  May,  June,  July,  August,  September,  October,  November,  December

Opening Day – Pilgrim Hall Museum
February 1, 2019

The museum opens its door to the public on February 1st for our 195th season! Pilgrim Hall Museum is open seven days a week from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm throughout the year, except for December 24th-25th, New Year’s Eve, and the month of January. Yes, we are open on Thanksgiving Day!

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Saturday, February 2nd-
Bringing Plymoutheans Together: Community Organizations Then & Now

Clubs, churches and choruses all bring people together to create communities around shared experiences, beliefs and interests. Join Dr. Anne Mason, Executive Director of the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, in exploring the history of local organizations that strengthened the bonds of community in historic Plymouth.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program presented in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

February Kids Week – Family Programs at Pilgrim Hall
with Free Admission for All Kids!
Monday, February 18th –Friday, February 22nd
Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Plymouth

For Kids Week programs, click here.

Celebrate February vacation week with a series of family-friendly activities for children at Pilgrim Hall Museum. It’s free admission for all children (up to age 18) through the week. Enjoy Treasure Hunts for all ages every day throughout the day, plus special programs during the week. Kids Week programs are entertaining and educational for young learners, and there’s plenty for grown-ups to explore, too, in the unique galleries of the nearly 200-year-old institution. Get out of the cold, and experience fun learning adventures in an interactive family setting!

Monday, February 18th – 10 am to 2 pm
Musket Day at the Museum
Presented by the New Plimmoth Gard
Colorfully costumed re-enactors from the New Plimmoth Gard brandish pikes, swords and muskets to commemorate the establishment of Plymouth’s first colonial militia. Meet the Gardsmen to learn about defense and daily life in 17th-century Plymouth Colony. Includes live musket volleys on the Museum lawn!

Tuesday, February 19th, 1 to 2 pm
Puppets & Pilgrims
Enjoy a display of handmade Pilgrim puppets and learn the art of making puppets come to life with voice and manipulation techniques in a workshop presented by Gerwick Puppets. Suitable for children ages 7 and up.

Wednesday, February 20th, 1 to 2 pm
Fairy Story Time & Wish Catchers Crafting
Jane Kelly, artist-proprietor of Keyhole Studio and creator of the Fairy Door Trail, shares fairy stories and guides participants in creating magical Wish Catchers to catch your wishes and hold them tight. Appropriate for all ages.

Thursday, February 21st, 1 to 2 pm
Learn to Spin 
See demonstrations of spinning on a traditional wheel with artisan Linda Doll, and learn how to spin on a Q-tip! Suitable for children ages 7 and up.

During Kids Week, individual admission for all children ( up to and including age 18) is FREE! 
Admission for adults is $12, $10 for seniors.
Free for residents of Plymouth or members of Pilgrim Hall Museum.
Groups of 10 or more must call for reservations: (508) 746-1620, ext. 4
Buy Group Tour Tickets here.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Saturday, March 2nd-
Marms & Mentors: Plymouth’s Early Teachers

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.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program presented in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Mills & Ropewalks: Exploring Plymouth’s Industrial Past – Dr. Anne Mason
Saturday, April 6th

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program presented in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

April Kids Week – – Family Programs at Pilgrim Hall
with Free Admission for All Kids!
Monday, April 15th –Friday, April 19th
Sponsored by the Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation

Hum, thrum, and drum at Pilgrim Hall Museum this spring with a lively series of activities for the whole family during April vacation week. Enjoy Treasure Hunts for all ages every day throughout the day, plus special programs through the week. Kids Week programs are entertaining and educational for young learners, and there’s plenty for grown-ups to explore, too, in the unique galleries of the nearly 200-year-old institution. Join for fun learning adventures in an interactive family setting!

Monday, April 15th, 1 to 2 pm
First Light Native American Program
with Annawon Weeden
The Wampanoag people of the region are the People of the Dawn or First Light. Native American presenter Annawon Weeden shares tribal lore through song, dance and story.

Tuesday, April 16th, 1 to 2 pm
Brenner's Magical Mystery Show
Magician Stephen Brenner captivates youngsters with a high-energy presentation of magic and mystery! Appropriate for all ages.
 
Wednesday, April 17th, 1 to 2 pm
Big Ryan's Tall Tales
Dynamic performer Big Ryan brings stories to life for all ages with puppets, music, and plenty of zazzle! Appropriate for all ages.

Thursday, April 18th, 1 to 2 pm
Spring Tales of Thornton Burgess
Encounter the natural world of beloved children’s book author Thornton Burgess, including a delightful array of animal inhabitants, in this story telling and craft session.

Friday, April 19th, 1 to 2 pm
Rhythm Speaks Drum Circle
Percussionist Ed Sorrentino brings the beat with an array of authentic West African drums to get everyone in rhythm! Appropriate for all ages.

During Kids Week, all children (up to and including age 18) admitted FREE!
Admission for adults is $12, $10 for seniors.
Free for residents of Plymouth or members of Pilgrim Hall Museum.
Groups of 10 or more must call for reservations: (508) 746-1620, ext. 4
Buy Group Tour Tickets here.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Mills & Ropewalks: Exploring Plymouth’s Industrial Past – Dr. Anne Mason
Saturday, April 6th

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program presented in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Special Evening Lecture with Dr. Jeremy Bangs
Intellectual Baggage--Pilgrim Ideas-Ours and Theirs
Monday, April 22nd, 6:30-8:30 pm
Reservation required  

Renowned Pilgrim Scholar Jeremy Bangs examines the intellectual world of the Pilgrims in a special evening to help restore Edward Percy Moran's The Signing of the Mayflower Compact, on public display for 100 years at Pilgrim Hall Museum and now in need of restoration. Event is free; donations to the conservation fund invited! Light refreshments served. LECTURE FULL, no admission without prior reservation.

ArtWeek at PHM
Presented by the Highland Street Foundation
Pilgrim Hall Museum participates in Artweek, featuring unexpected and creative experiences all across the state from April 26th through May 5th. Look for details at ArtWeekMA.org.

Plymouth ArtWeek 
Girl Power Gallery Tour
Saturday, May 4th, 11am and 1pm
Free with Museum Admission - purchase tickets here.

Connect with the girls of Plymouth Colony in half-hour Girl Power gallery presentations with Executive Director Donna D. Curtin. Did you know that girls on the Mayflower survived the first hard winter in Plymouth better than any other age or gender group? Find out about these feisty survivors and their Wampanoag neighbors on a half-hour history exploration of Pilgrim Hall Museum’s new exhibition, pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth.

Featured Exhibition
pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth
May 3, 2019 - March 8, 2020
Gala Preview Reception, Thursday, May 2, 2019, 6 pm
Sponsored by Tiny & Sons Auto Glass

Pilgrim Hall Museum’s 2019 exhibition resets the 400-year story of Plymouth with a focus on the lives and legacies of pathfounding women. Makers, nurturers, leaders, and survivors, they made history, though their stories are often untold.

Who were the women who shaped Plymouth? The women of the Mayflower, immigrants to a new land, keepers of family and tradition, risk takers, and founders of a colony. The Wampanoag women present in their own homeland, growers, culture bearers, and clan leaders who became upholders of a way of life threatened by incursion. The women of every era since in Plymouth’s ongoing 400-year history who impacted family and community through their ideas, actions, and example.

The exhibition includes Women 100- A Digital Archive of Local Women’s History, Activism, & Experience, created by Pilgrim Hall Museum to document a century of local women, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting American women the right to vote. Photographs, film, and oral histories highlight women who impacted their communities through arts and education, family, activism, enterprise, and public service.

More exhibit details here.

Sponsored by Tiny & Sons Auto Glass

with additional support from

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Saving the Landscapes of the Past: Historic Preservation in Plymouth – Dr. Anne Mason
Saturday, May 4th

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program presented in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Adopt-An-Artifact Exhibition 
Opening Reception, Friday, May 31st 5 to 7 pm
On Display Through Sunday June 2nd
Sponsored By Plymouth Cultural Council & The Plymouth Lions Club

Fifth-grade students from Plymouth's Federal Furnace Elementary School are the creators of a unique exhibition based on their own in-depth exploration of Pilgrim Hall Museum's collection. Meet the young curators during a preview reception on Friday evening, and view creative representations of the museum's treasures during a special pop-up weekend exhibition.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Final Resting Place: Pilgrim Graves on Burial Hill
Saturday, June 1st

Discover the resting places of the Pilgrims in a one-hour exploration of Plymouth’s ancient burying ground with Stephen O'Neill, Executive Director of the Hanover Historical Society and Senior Lecturer, Suffolk University.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program presented in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Summer Lovin’ Summer Party & Clambake
Sponsored by Rockland Trust
with support from With Integrity Wealth Management
Saturday, June 15th, 5 to 9 pm

Our annual summer “fun-raiser” supports America’s oldest continuous public
museum – still vital after 200 years!

Pilgrim Hall Museum is the treasure house of our community and a vital resource for history in America’s hometown.
Dig into steamers and boiled lobster from Wood’s Seafood and other delicious fare from Mamma Mia’s Restaurant, at the waterside home of Pasquale and Francesca Viscariello, 86 Warren Avenue, Plymouth.

Grab your 50’s gear for the party of the year!

• Silent and Live Auction
• Cash Bar
• Music, Costumes and Fun!

For information, call 508-746-1620, ext. 7 or email erin.fein@pilgrimhall.org. 

$95.00 per person / $850.00 for a table of 10
SOLD OUT! Thanks to all of you!

Free Fun Friday  
Sponsored by Highland Street Foundation
Friday, July 5th

Pilgrim Hall Museum is participating in the annual Free Fun Fridays program sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. Soak up the history and enjoy family-friendly activities all day – free admission!

Free Fun Fridays is a program that includes 100 museums and cultural venues across Massachusetts. For the full program schedule and to learn more about Free Fun Fridays, visit www.highlandstreet.org.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Mister Davis’ Neighborhood – Dr. Donna Curtin
Saturday, July 6th

Dr. Donna Curtin shares neighborhood memories and lore recorded over a century ago by octogenarian William T. Davis, a native Plymouthean and remarkable local memoirist.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program of Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
The Stonecarver's Art – Dr. Donna Curtin
Saturday, August 3rd

Learn about the New England artisans who designed and carved the monuments and markers on Burial Hill, and the influences and meanings of their designs . Join Dr. Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum, for a one-hour guided tour of a fascinating range of graven images in the open-air museum that is historic Burial Hill.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program of Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

PHM 195th Birthday
Free Admission & Birthday cake for everyone!
Generously sponsored by Newfield House
Sunday, September 1st
 
Celebrate the Pilgrim Hall Museum’s 195th birthday with a piece of delicious birthday cake, served on the front portico from 11 am to 1 pm. Free admission all day, open 9:30am to 4:30pm.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
A Blessing Great but Dangerous:
Children in Early Plymouth – Dr. Donna Curtin
Saturday, September 7th

Early childhood mortality was a reality encountered by many Plymouth families in the colonial era and beyond. Uncover the joys and sorrows of childhood experience during a one-hour tour guided by Pilgrim Hall Museum Director, Dr. Donna Curtin.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program of Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Lecture 
The Three Genealogists: Rediscovering Mayflower Women's Roots
Thursday, September 19th, 2019, 6:30 - 8pm
Main Hall, Pilgrim Hall Museum

Genealogical rock stars Caleb Johnson, Sue Allan and Simon Neal team up to present exciting new research into Mayflower women's histories. Join us for a special evening presentation!
Refreshments served at 6:30 pm, program begins at 7 pm.
Tickets: $15; $10 members. Purchase tickets here.
Reservations required.

The Brewster Manuscript Book Launch
with authors Caleb Johnson & Simon Neal
Presented by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (MSMD)
Hosted by Pilgrim Hall Museum
Sunday, September 22nd, 2019, 1 - 3:30pm
Pilgrim Hall Museum

The “Brewster Book,” an early colonial manuscript acquired by the The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (MSMD) in 1907, has a tantalizing though long obscured history of early Brewster family associations, and has never been examined by contemporary scholars – until now. Was part of this ancient manuscript written by the Pilgrims' revered Elder William Brewster? If so, it would be the only surviving example of his personal writings other than his signature. View this rare and unique Pilgrim-related document as its origins arefor the first time revealed. Renowned genealogists Caleb Johnson and Simon Neal present ground-breaking research at the public reception/book launch for their new scholarly publication, The Brewster Book Manuscript. Refreshments and book signing will follow presentations by the authors with special guest, genealogist Sue Allan, official historian of Scrooby Manor. The event is free and open to the public. 

Seating is limited and is available on a first come basis; no reservations.
For more information, call 508-746-1620, ext. 1 or contact director@pilgrimhall.org.

October Evening Lecture Series
Light refreshments at 6:30 pm; lectures begin at 7 pm

Explore new works on colonial women, get ground-breaking news on historical archeology in Plymouth, and learn about new perspectives on King Philip's War during our October evening lecture series. Lectures are held on Wednesday evening unless noted otherwise. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first seated basis. For more information, call 508-746-1620 or contact donna.curtin@pilgrimhall.org.

Book Launch:
Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life
Wednesday, October 2
Michelle Marchetti Coughlin

Independent scholar Michelle Marchetti Coughlin launches a new work of Plymouth women's history, published by the Pilgrim Society. Penelope Pelham Winslow, a member of the English gentry who was married to Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow, was one of the most powerful women in Plymouth Colony's history. Like most of her female contemporaries, however, she has largely been forgotten. Though she authored or is mentioned in few surviving documents, she left behind a trove of physical evidence--from surviving homes and possessions to archaeological artifacts--that illuminate her experiences and offer a portal into the world of Plymouth Colony's women.

Michelle Marchetti Coughlin is the author of One Colonial Woman's World: The Life and Writings of Mehetabel Chandler Coit, which received an honorable mention for the Western Association of Women Historians 2014 Kanner Prize. She has been a Massachusetts Humanities Scholar-in-Residence, a historical consultant, and recently served as guest curator for Pilgrim Hall Museum's current exhibition, pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth. She currently serves on the board of the Abigail Adams Birthplace and as Museum Administrator of Boston's Gibson House Museum, and maintains a website at www.onecolonialwomansworld.com.

Before #MeToo
Thursday, October 10
Nancy Rubin Stuart

Nancy Rubin Stuart, prize-winning biographer of notable American women and Executive director of the Cape Cod Writers Center, traces the traditional view of women's inferior status through art, literature and social customs, and illuminates why shattering that concept is so difficult today. Stuart is the author of the highly acclaimed The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, and the recent Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary Era Women and the Radical Men They Married, a selection of the History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book-of-the-Month Club 2.

"1 gowne 6 petticoats 1 pair body's': Dressing in Early New England
Wednesday, October 16
Dr. Kimberly Alexander
Department of History University of New Hampshire

Material culture scholar Kimberly Alexander of UNH unpacks the meaning of clothing and textiles in colonial New England in a presentation that includes items from Pilgrim Hall Museum's early collections. Clothing and textiles were essential commodities in the colonial world and were also prized luxuries, bequeathed along with wealth and land. Though their political and social meanings do not easily reveal themselves to a modern gaze, historians like Alexander undertake careful study of textiles and clothing to provide deeper and often unexpected insights into our understanding of the past. Alexander is author of Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018) and the forthcoming Fashioning the New England Family, based on the Massachusetts Historical Society exhibition of the same title which she recently guested curated.

Memory Lands
Wednesday, October 23
Christine M. DeLucia
Assistant Professor of History, Williams College

Historian Christine DeLucia reconsiders the devastating colonial conflict known as King Philip's War in her recent book, Memory Lands: King Philip's War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast (Yale UP, 2018) which just received the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians 2019 book award and Honorable Mention for the National Council on Public History 2019 book award. Through historical scholarship, Professor DeLucia seeks to foster "stronger understandings of Indigenous peoples--past and present--and the complex relationships they have developed with place, heritage, and colonization." Drawing on oral traditions, material culture, archaeology, historical records, literature, and environmental studies, Memory Lands examines five specific places impacted by the war, and the lingering effects of this brutal episode on the region's Native and Euro-American communities.

The Plymouth Colony House on Burial Hill:
New Evidence from the 2019 Excavations
Wednesday, October 30
Dr. David Landon, Associate Director,
Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research,
University of Massachusetts Boston

As part of a multi-year study of Plymouth Colony sites, UMass Boston archaeologists have uncovered the first intact sections of a 17th-century building on the edge of Plymouth's Burial Hill. The structural remains date to the first half of the 17th century and appear to be part of the original Plymouth Colony settlement. Learn the latest findings from this exciting discovery and what it means for our understanding of the experiences of the Pilgrim colonists and the Wampanoag people of early Plymouth.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Finding Early Plymouth:
An Archaeological View of Burial Hill - David Landon
Saturday, October 5th

Dr. David Landon shares the latest research from a multi-year study of Plymouth Colony sites conducted by UMass Boston archaeologists. Learn about this summer's exciting discoveries of Plymouth's 17th-century beginnings.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program of Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Governor Bradford's Journal - A Living Journey Through One of Early America's Most Important Sources
Sponsored by the Plymouth Historical Alliance
Friday, October 18th, 6:30 to 8 pm
Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street, Plymouth MA

Enjoy creative presentations of Governor Bradford's 400-year-old journal, documenting the Pilgrims' experiences in the founding of Plymouth Colony. Bradford's authentic words come alive in a participatory cabaret-style evening of song, readings, and re-enactment.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Unruly Women - Dr. Donna Curtin & Anne Mason
Saturday, November 2nd

Meet the women of Plymouth who unsettled the conventions of their time during a rambunctious one-hour tour guided by local historians Dr. Anne Mason and Dr. Donna Curtin.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program of Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

Burial Hill Tour, 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm 
Veterans on Burial Hill - Anne Mason
Saturday, December 7th

On the anniversary of America's entrance into WWII, Dr. Anne Mason leads a one-hour tour on the inspirational stories of Plymouth veterans over the generations.

Tours begin at 1 pm at the top of the Hill. Free and open to the public. Burial Hill: History in Progress is a collaborative program of Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Visit our Facebook page for last-minute updates, including weather cancellations.

14th Annual
Holiday House Tour
Saturday, December 7th - Sunday, December 8th; 10am-4pm (both days)
Includes Lunch at Plymouth Country Club

Pilgrim Hall Museum invites you to embrace the holiday spirit and enjoy a festive weekend tour of holiday homes.  Join us on December 7th and 8th as we celebrate our 14th annual Holiday House Tour in joyful style.  Feel the warmth of the season while helping to preserve the museum's superb early American collection and support its educational programs.

* Please note: Tickets are good for either day. Ticket price covers admission for the entire weekend event and includes a delicious lunch at Plymouth Country Club as part of the holiday experience.  Please make sure you attend lunch on the day you have chosen, as all places each day have been reserved in advance!

SOLD OUT - ONLINE SALES ARE OVER! A limited number of tickets at $45 per person will be available for purchase at Pilgrim Hall Museum on Saturday, December 7th, while supplies last. These tickets will be for touring the homes ONLY; lunch will not be included.

Tickets are non-refundable. Lunch is served between 11:30am and 3:00pm each day.

Tickets will not be sold at the houses or Plymouth Country Club.  Exact locations of houses on the Tour are kept confidential until the day of the tour.  You must pick up the booklet and map that will serve as your ticket (and which reveal the locations of the houses) at Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, between 9:30am and 2:00pm on either Saturday, December 7th or Sunday, December 8th. (The houses themselves will NOT open before 10:00am).

Holiday House Tour is generously sponsored by



With additional support from



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Pilgrim Society Annual Meeting & 200th Forefathers Day Dinner
Saturday, December 21st, 2019, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Hotel 1620 at Plymouth Harbor
180 Water Street, Plymouth

5:30pm Reception with Succotash & Cash Bar
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Program - - An Evening with Revolutionary War historian J.L. Bell

It's the 200th annual Forefathers Day Dinner in Plymouth. Enjoy traditional succotash, lively mingling, a festive dinner and a special bicentennial program in honor of the Pilgrim Society, established in 1820 with a mission to create Pilgrim Hall Museum! Presented in proud partnership with the Old Colony Club, established in Plymouth in 1769, in co-celebration of this Revolutionary era organization's own 250th anniversary. Featured speaker J. L. Bell is the creator of Boston1775.net, a website dedicated to history, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in New England, and author of numerous books and articles, including The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War (Westholme, 2016). Bell has written extensively on Revolutionary topics, reviewed historical television series such as Turn, and is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society, a Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society, and a Member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts.

Seating by advance prepaid reservation only. Dinner includes choice of Chicken Mayflower (Cornbread Stuffed Chicken with Cranberry Glaze and Toasted Walnuts) or Cedar Grilled Salmon with Saffron Cream, served With Salad, Potato, Vegetable, Warm Dinner Rolls and Butter, Dessert, Freshly Brewed Coffee and Assorted Teas. Tickets on sale now!

Member price: Pilgrim Society & Old Colony Club Members, $85 pp. Non-members $90. Table seating may be purchased at $800 for a table of 10 (table price must be paid in full as single payment).

ONLINE TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.  A limited number of tickets are available for purchase by phone at 508-746-1620, x1.  For additional information, please contact Donna Curtin at donna.curtin@pilgrimhall.org.

Forefathers Day is generously sponsored by Heidrea Communications. Additional support provided by Hotel 1620 at Plymouth Harbor. Wine sponsored by Pioppi's Package Store. Media Sponsor: Old Colony Memorial. .

       

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