According to Edward Winslow, one of the senior leaders on the Mayflower and author of A Relation or Journal of the Beginning and Proceedings of the English Plantation Settled at Plimoth in New England (Otherwise known as Mourt’s Relation), TWO dogs made the journey from Plymouth, England to the New World in 1620. He referenced a small spaniel […]
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#TravelTuesday: Road Trip
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a road trip is “a long trip in a car, truck, etc.” and the world’s first recorded long distance trip in a car happened in August 1888 when the wife of Karl Benz, the inventor of the first patented motor car (the Benz Patent-Motorwagen), travelled 66 miles from Mannheim to Pforzheim in a car that […]
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From the Executive Director’s Desk: Summer 2015
In case you didn’t get a peek at our Summer Newsletter, below are the highlights from Plymouth 400 Executive Director Michele Pecoraro. She writes; The momentum for Plymouth 400 increases daily. Since our last communication in May we have seen some great progress. Our license plate initiative was handed off to the RMV in April […]
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“When will I get my Plymouth 400 plate?”
It seems to be the question on everyone’s minds this week! The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has accepted our 1,544 applications and cashed each and every check, and now the Plymouth 400 license plates are now going into production. According to the RMV’s Specialty Plates Supervisor, those who purchased a plate should receive a […]
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ThrowBackThursday: Behind The Scenes of Captured 1614
In honor of our first educational exhibit, “Our Story, A Wampanoag History”, debuting in Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard this weekend, here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this internationally-acclaimed exhibit, which was unveiled in Fall 2014 at Plymouth Public Library: Captured 1614: Behind the Scenes from SmokeSygnals on Vimeo. This interactive exhibit shines a […]
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Studio Session Live Benefit Concert
Plymouth, MA— Studio Session Live, a local organization that produces live radio shows with popular musicians, will host a benefit concert at the Plymouth Moose Lodge on Sunday, August 9, 2015 from 12:30pm to 5:00pm in support of Plymouth 400, Inc., the non-profit organization planning the events and programs commemorating the 400th anniversary of the […]
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Plymouth 400’s “Our Story—A Wampanoag History” exhibiting at Aquinnah Cultural Center August 7
Aquinnah, MA— The initial installment of Plymouth 400, Inc.’s first educational and cultural exhibit “Our Story- A Wampanoag History” will be displayed at the Aquinnah Cultural Center (ACC) on Martha’s Vineyard from August 5 through mid-September. The ACC will host an opening reception for the exhibit at the Cultural Center, which is located at the […]
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Plymouth 400 Hosting Community Meeting on September 17th at Plymouth Moose Lodge
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION August 3, 2015 PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc., the organization planning the events and programs commemorating the 400th anniversary of the 1620 Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony, will host its fourth community meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 6:30—7:30PM at the Plymouth Moose Lodge located at 601 State […]
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