PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc. hosted a lunch for the eight students visiting Plymouth, Massachusetts from the Town’s sister-city, Plymouth, England through the Spirit of Discovery challenge. The eight Year 5 pupils from England won the challenge, produced by the Plymouth Association of Primary Headteachers in partnership with other educational organizations, which consisted of a […]
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Inaugural Illuminate 2014 ceremony on Plymouth Waterfront will kick off Plymouth’s Thanksgiving celebrations
PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc. will host its first Illuminate event this November 21 at 4pm in downtown Plymouth to launch the 6-year countdown to the historic 400th anniversary commemoration of the 1620 Mayflower voyage, the landing of the Pilgrims, their relationship with the Native Wampanoag people and the founding of Plymouth Colony; events that […]
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Plymouth Bay Cultural District named 27th Cultural District in the Commonwealth
PLYMOUTH, MA— On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 the Massachusetts Cultural Council voted in favor of designating the Plymouth Bay Cultural District the 27th cultural district in the Commonwealth. This announcement comes as the Town of Plymouth prepares for the America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebrations, which are internationally-acclaimed events that highlight Plymouth’s history, culture, and community and […]
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Native Americans get the chance to tell their side of the Pilgrim story
By Chris Woolf A new exhibition that opened Friday in Plymouth, Massachusetts, highlights this other slave history. It’s an integral part of the town’s preparations for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in 1620, and it focuses on the story of one man in particular: Squanto. You might remember Squanto for his role in the Thanksgiving legend. He stepped out of the woods in […]
Read MorePLYMOUTH CULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION: Walking the walkPresent on behalf of the town were state Senator-elect Rep. Vinny deMacedo, Selectmen Chairman Ken Tavares, Assistant Town Manager Michael Galla and Hartmann. Representing the Plymouth Bay Cultural D
By Frank Mand PLYMOUTH – It was a kind of cultural Halloween. Just a week after trick or treaters had ravaged the area, a second horde – this one comprised of state and local officials – went door to door in downtown Plymouth last week requesting not tricks but treats of information. If you were […]
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Plymouth: 400th Anniversery begins in 2014 with ‘Captured 1614′ display
By Charles Mathewson In 2020, Plymouth will host a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Mayflower and the English colonists called Pilgrims. But the 400th got underway Thursday evening in the Plymouth Public Library. After the first winter killed half the colonists, two native men approached the hungry survivors and welcomed them […]
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Plymouth 400, Inc.’s first educational and cultural exhibit “Captured: 1614” unveiled at Plymouth Public Library
PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc.’s first educational and cultural exhibit “Captured: 1614” is now open to the public at Plymouth Public Library, where it will remain through March 2015. This interactive exhibit shines a light on a 400-year-old piece of history that had a significant impact on the Wampanoag tribe, their relationship with the Mayflower […]
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AMERICA’S HOMETOWN THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION: Illuminate 2014 kicks off weekend festivities
By Frank Mand PLYMOUTH – It was a fragile light that somehow continued to shine, and will be symbolically lit again this coming Friday. Despite being buffeted by the winds, drenched in the autumn rains and hidden behind a hastily constructed palisade, that tiny flickering light endured and became both a fire in the hearths […]
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NETWORK OF OPEN SPACE FRIENDS: Hometown cleanup spans two weekends
By Frank Mand PLYMOUTH – Twice a year for the past five years the Network of Open Space Friends, working closely with Patrick Farah at Town Hall, has organized a town-wide trash cleanup across town. It was supposed to be held more than a week ago, on Nov. 1, but strong winds and heavy rains […]
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