Symposium to mark 400th anniversary of Pilgrims’ landing on Cape

Cape Cod Times
Posted September 6, 2020, at 3:01 AM

History and the 400th
Cape & Islands Historical Association will host “Cape Cod and Plimoth Colony: An Online Symposium” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m . Oct. 17
“This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims voyage to the New World aboard the Mayflower,” emails David Martin, the symposium’s coordinator. “We want to remind folks that Cape Cod is a very important part of this story.”

The Cape & Islands Historical Association, established more than 40 years ago, consists of more than 50 museums and historical societies on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

Author William Martin, who wrote the historical novel “Cape Cod,” will be the symposium’s keynote speaker. Ten historians, teachers and Cape authors who have written essays exploring the roles Cape Cod played in the early colony will talk about the settlers’ attitudes as they approached Cape Cod, their views of the native people they encountered and traded with, and the Mayflower families who settled on Cape Cod.

Speakers will also share little-known stories about the colony and reasons the settlers could have remained here instead of moving on to Plymouth, among other topics. Authors will summarize their essays and lead a Q&A session after each talk.
Admission is $25. Registrants will receive copies of the 10 essays in their entirety prior to the symposium and a link to access the Zoom-based virtual event from their computers.

The registration deadline is Monday, Sept. 28. To register, mail a check payable to CIHA c/o David Martin; CIHA; 10 Colonial Farm Circle; Marstons Mills, MA 02648. Include the name, phone number, email address and physical mailing address for each registrant to receive event confirmation and the essay booklet. For questions, contact Martin at [email protected] or call 508-527-0460.