The Pilgrims are often linked to Plymouth, but their story in America began in Provincetown, and after two decades, many of them returned to the shores of the Outer Cape. Join Don during the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing for this look back from the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower to the 1644 settlement […]
POSTPONED - due to CoronaVirus. New date to be determined... Genealogy Day - Cape Cod Genealogical Society - a day of programs including: (Registration 11:45 for selected programs. Programs begin at noon. Details coming soon) Land ho! - Calling all Mayflower Descendents, Kathleen Kaldis Using Historic Maps in Genealogical Research, Sara Campbell Sources for Native American Genealogy […]
The Opening Ceremony of the Plymouth 400 Commemoration will be a two-hour event of historical content, musical headliners, interpretive readings, choreographed movement, original productions, and visual narratives to create a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. The Plymouth 400 Legacy Time Capsule will be introduced, and the first items will be placed inside by special guests. Honoring the past […]
The Guild is participating in ArtWeek at Home and the Eastham 400 commemoration of the first encounter between Native Americans and Pilgrims in Eastham with this on-line exhibit that highlights the history of the town from that first encounter to present day.
Eastham Painter's Guild month-long exhibit for May with educational facts around 400 years of Eastham history.
Community Painting of Mural will be held on Windmill Green on May 2. This will be "unveiled" on May 9. Rain date May 3
Enjoy the beach and artists! Plain Air Painting at the site of the First Encounter. Tuesday, May 5 (rain date May 6) 9:00 AM to Noon
The Eastham Painter's Guild will host a Children's art-making event at the Eastham Public Library. Wednesday, May 6 (time TBD).
Open to the public for the first 30 to register. Thursday, May 7th, 4:0 to 7:30 PM at the Eastham Public Library.
Artists Reception Bruce McCamish - "First Steps - Photographs - Interpreted from 3 Viewpoints: Pilgrims, Nausets & Viewer" An Eastham 400 Program Artistically rendered photographs of First Landing, First Encounter Beach, Bearberry Hill and Pollock Rip Plaques on either end of each image written from Pilgrim and Nauset view
The Eastham Library will tackle one chapter per week of Ian Saxine’s “Story of the First Encounter at Nauset" The discussion series will run through to December 8th. The Library hopes to make this replicable so other groups might take this on. The book is online and some copies are available to borrow. Tuesday, June […]
Historians and authors of "In the Wake of the Mayflower" will lead a history discussion about the arrival of the Mayflower and the Shallop. Bring questions! Looking for something educational to help with homeschooling? Join us (virtually!) at Lowell's Boat Shop for a history-based discussion via Zoom. Appropriate for kids ages 8-14. And it's FREE! […]
Dr. Eric D. Lehman will talk about his new book New England at 400: From Plymouth Rock to the Present Day: At the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims’ arrival (1620-2020), it’s time to look back, commemorate, and reflect on what New England has meant to its people, and to the world. New England at 400: From Plymouth […]
At the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims’ arrival (1620-2020), it’s time to look back, commemorate, and reflect on what New England has meant to its people, and to the world. New England at 400: From Plymouth Rock to Present Day describes how every generation of immigrants and natives, Puritans and patriots, has defined this land […]
The Official Maritime Salute pays tribute to the Pilgrims’ journey on board the Mayflower from Plymouth, England, to the site of Plymouth Colony in the new world. A regatta of wooden ships, yachts, work boats, official vessels, and pleasure craft will culminate in a traditional New England lobster dinner on the waterfront. Military fanfare and […]
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. In June 2020, Theater Royal Plymouth will stage This Land, their first-ever international community Production. This Land is an epic theatrical event marking the 400 year anniversary of the Mayflower's journey and its impact upon arrival in America. Created and performed by 120 citizens of Plymouth, UK and 30 members of […]
Public screening of Hit and Run History's forthcoming documentary, Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare's Shipwreck. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/olsf9D2B2S4 The one hour film follows the story of Stephen Hopkins, the only passenger who had been to North America previously. A decade earlier, he was aboard a Jamestown-bound ship that wrecked on Bermuda and inspired Shakespeare's final play, The […]
Sunday Programming from Nauset Fellowship, via Zoom Please join us for reflection and discussion: 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 12 Special Streaming of Anne Makepeace’s We Still Live Here/Âs Nutayuneân Anne Makepeace will introduce her film which tells the story of the recurring visions of Jessie Little Doe Baird, which inspired the odyssey to uncover the […]
Sunday Programming from Nauset Fellowship, via Zoom Please join us for reflection and discussion: 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 19 Jim Russo: “Good Business makes Good Neighbors” Jim Russo, Executive Director of the Eastham Chamber of Commerce Chair of the Eastham400 Committee will discuss the Chamber’s connection to the community in these unique and dicey times, […]
Karen Rinaldo and Kevin Doyle, co-authors of In the Wake of the Mayflower, The First Encounter, will share highlights from their account of the Mayflower landings and their impact on the native Wampanoag. Karen is an artist whose work has been shown at Plimoth Plantation. Kevin writes and lectures on historic places and events. Learn lesser-known […]
