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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! To Benefit The Light The Way Restoration Campaign Music By Seven Times Salt – Dance Caller Tom […]
It’s the 200th Anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of Pilgrim Hall on September 1, 1824! Celebrate with FREE ADMISSION all day and free birthday cupcakes on the granite portico from 11:30am – 1pm! New Plimmoth Gard costumed re-enactors fire volleys and share stories of 17th-century life on the front lawn. Family-friendly Treasure Hunts offer […]
It’s the 200th Anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of Pilgrim Hall on September 1, 1824! Celebrate with FREE ADMISSION (last admission is at 2:30pm) and free birthday cupcakes on the granite portico from 11:30am – 1pm! New Plimmoth Gard costumed re-enactors fire volleys and share stories of 17th-century life on the front lawn. […]
August Adventures – Free Admission for all, all day! – Sunday, August 11th – Generously sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. 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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Patrick Browne, Plymouth Antiquarian Society, 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. 6pm light refreshments – 7pm lecture begins Tickets $10 non-members, $5 members, free for […]
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 […]
Illuminating African American Histories on the South Shore Monument in the Making: Parting Ways and Its Legacy Active in the 1970s effort to preserve the Parting Ways site, Rev. Dr. Robert 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 […]
The Pilgrim Society launches the 200th anniversary year of Pilgrim Hall Museum with a free weekend of special activities on January 27-28th. A historic Plymouth landmark, Pilgrim Hall was constructed in 1824 as the headquarters of the Pilgrim Society which was founded in 1820. The building was designed primarily to serve as a meeting hall—a […]
The Pilgrim Society launches the 200th anniversary year of Pilgrim Hall Museum with a free weekend of special activities on January 27-28th. A historic Plymouth landmark, Pilgrim Hall was constructed in 1824 as the headquarters of the Pilgrim Society which was founded in 1820. The building was designed primarily to serve as a meeting hall—a […]
A Beloved Holiday Tradition Returns! Feel the warmth of the holiday season while helping to preserve a local historical treasure, Pilgrim Hall Museum. Our 15th annual holiday event offers a selection of beautifully decorated private homes in the Plymouth area and an optional festive Christmas Tea at Pilgrim Hall Museum after the tour. You can […]
Event calendar courtesy of See Plymouth.