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The Pilgrim Story — the hazardous
voyage, the 1620 landing, the fearful first winter, the First
Thanksgiving
at Plymouth — is the treasured heritage of all Americans.
This dramatic saga of courage and perseverance has inspired the
American people throughout the nation’s history. |
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The mission of
Pilgrim Hall Museum
is
to protect and foster this heritage as a dynamic national resource.
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PILGRIM HALL, built
in 1824, is a gallery museum in the center of historic Plymouth,
Massachusetts. The nation’s oldest continuously–operating public museum, Pilgrim
Hall houses an unmatched collection of Pilgrim possessions.
Among its irreplaceable treasures are William Bradford’s Bible,
Myles Standish’s sword, the only portrait of a Pilgrim (Edward
Winslow) painted from life, the cradle of New England’s
first–born, Peregrine White, the great chair of William Brewster,
and the earliest sampler made in America, embroidered by the teenage
daughter of Myles Standish.
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Brewster chair |
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The possessions and artifacts of
the Pilgrims tell the story of brave and determined men and women,
and their attempts to build lives and homes for themselves and their children in a new
world. |
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The
objects displayed at Pilgrim Hall Museum
illuminate real people! |
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At Pilgrim Hall Museum, you will also learn
the story of the Wampanoag, "People of the Dawn," the Native
People who inhabited this area for 10,000 years before the arrival of the new settlers. The story of the interrelationship between the Wampanoag and Colonial
settlers continues through the disastrous conflict of the 1670s,
known as King Philip's War. |
The legacy of Zerviah Gould Mitchell
(1807-1898), a descendant of Massasoit, brings the story of the Wampanoag into more modern
times, showing the continuing vigor of a people that have a continuous presence in
southeastern Massachusetts and are a vital part of its contemporary culture. |
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Basket by Z.G. Mitchell |
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The
Museum also contains a superb collection of
American history paintings, ranging from Henry Sargent’s
heroic Landing of the Pilgrims
to Jennie Brownscombe’s First
Thanksgiving,
demonstrating
the continuing significance of the Pilgrim story throughout American
history.
In addition to the permanent exhibition,
temporary exhibitions complement the Museums mission by presenting
various historic, artistic and social themes, rooted in the 17th
century Plymouth experience and evolving throughout time.
But what's on the Web? |
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All material on this Website is
copyrighted and may not be republished in either print or electronic format without the
express written consent of the Pilgrim Society.
Do you need to contact us directly? Use pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org
Make a difference!
Donations to the Pilgrim Society, to support the operations of Pilgrim Hall Museum,
can be made online through www.networkforgood.org
or
by filling out a Donation
Form and mailing it to Pilgrim Hall Museum.
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