National DNA Day (Leiden)
Hooglandse Church Leiden, NetherlandsNational DNA Day on April 25, 2020 in the Netherlands, is part of the Leiden 400 Commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage. Migrants, as the Pilgrims were, are inextricably linked to the history of the Netherlands (and Leiden in particular). Especially in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Netherlands attracted many migrants […]
Conversations with a Pilgrim
Jenney Interpretive Center 48 Summer Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesThe Jenney Interpretive Centre is OPEN! Please visit their website for ticketing. Conversations with a Pilgrim is a 60-minute program on a variety of topics related to the Pilgrims and more, presented by the Jenney Interpretive Centre. Topics include "Pilgrim Economics", "Tell Me About My Pilgrim Ancestor", "Pilgrim Pursuit of Happiness", "The Abolitionists", and "The […]
National Monument to the Forefathers Tour
Jenney Interpretive Center 48 Summer Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesThe Jenney Interpretive Centre is OPEN! Please visit their website for ticketing. The Jenney Interpretive Centre presents a 45-minute interpretive tour of the National Monument to the Forefathers. This 81-foot statue tells the whole Pilgrim story, why they left England, how they governed themselves, and more. Leo Martin, Director of Pilgrim History at the Jenney, […]
Discover Plymouth’s History – A Walking Tour
Jenney Interpretive Center 48 Summer Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesThe Jenney Interpretive Centre is now OPEN. Please visit their website for ticketing. The Jenney Interpretive Centre presents a 90-minute guided walk through the historic district of Plymouth. Learn about the people, places, and events of the beginning of our country as you walk along Town Brook on the same paths our forefathers walked hundreds […]
POSTPONED: The Plymouth Tapestry
Pilgrim Hall Museum 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesTHIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM REOPENS. Please visit their website for updates. The Plymouth Tapestry is a heroically-scaled embroidered tapestry that tells the story of Plymouth, Massachusetts through handcrafted needlework. Commissioned by Pilgrim Hall Museum in honor of the 400th anniversary of Plymouth Colony's founding, the Plymouth Tapestry portrays the experiences […]
POSTPONED: pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth
Pilgrim Hall Museum 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesTHIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM REOPENS. Please visit their website for updates. A special exhibition, pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth, on display through May 10th, presents original objects reflecting four centuries of women's experience and multimedia presentations giving voice to women of early Plymouth Colony, including Susanna White Winslow, Awashonks, Elinor Billington, […]
Guernsey Cannon Dedication
Burial Hill Cemetary School Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesAncient & Honorable Artillery Company 'Guernsey Falcon' Cannon Dedication and Proclamation to the Town of Plymouth. Location - Pilgrim Memorial State Park/Leyden St/Town Square. On 25 April, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (AHAC) along with the Honourable Artillery Company of London (HAC) will dedicate a replica of a 16th Century Cannon, that we dedicated […]
Annual Herring Run Festival in Plymouth MA
Plimoth Grist Mill 6 Spring Lane, Plymouth, MA, United StatesThe Annual Herring Run Festival in Plymouth, MA, on April 25, 2020, as part of the World Fish Migration Day Celebration. World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) was founded by Herman Wanningen from the Netherlands as a global celebration of rivers and fish migration events. In November 2018, David Gould, Director of Marine and Environmental Affairs, […]
POSTPONED: The Plymouth Tapestry
Pilgrim Hall Museum 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesTHIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM REOPENS. Please visit their website for updates. The Plymouth Tapestry is a heroically-scaled embroidered tapestry that tells the story of Plymouth, Massachusetts through handcrafted needlework. Commissioned by Pilgrim Hall Museum in honor of the 400th anniversary of Plymouth Colony's founding, the Plymouth Tapestry portrays the experiences […]
POSTPONED: pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth
Pilgrim Hall Museum 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, United StatesTHIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM REOPENS. Please visit their website for updates. A special exhibition, pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth, on display through May 10th, presents original objects reflecting four centuries of women's experience and multimedia presentations giving voice to women of early Plymouth Colony, including Susanna White Winslow, Awashonks, Elinor Billington, […]
