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 […]
The strong connection between raptors and Native Americans suggested this program. It combines four live birds of prey with authentic artifacts, may of museum quality and bot explains and shows how different Native American cultures transformed natural materials into objects of beauty and drama. Crafts displayed at this program range from shields and headdresses to […]
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 evening campfires will be fun for every age group and include interactive games, stories, and music focused on local folklore and the early history of Eastham and Cape Cod. Start time in JULY at 7:00 pm Start time in AUGUST at 8:00 pm
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 […]
The Wampanoag Ancestors Walk will be led by the Wampanoag tribes of Massachusetts. Placards will be carried with the names of the original 69 villages of the Wampanoag Nation. Participants will pay homage to Massasoit and King Phillip and will stop at designated sites to bless the spots where Wampanoag ancestors walked. The walk will […]
MAYFLOWER’S “STEPHANO” Online chat with Hit and Run History’s Andrew Buckley Cove Burying ground is the final resting place of two Mayflower passengers – siblings Giles Hopkins and Constance (Hopkins) Snow. Born in southern England, they had grown up hearing tales of their father’s misadventures across the Atlantic on Bermuda and in Virginia a decade […]
This State House Ceremony will honor the Pilgrim forefathers and Native people who are immortalized in the historic founding of Plymouth Colony. The General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Pilgrim families, and Wampanoag families will be in attendance. Additional, invited participants include the Governor and State Legislators, Federal Legislators, Representatives of The UK, The Netherlands, The […]
The Embarkation Festival will be a grand cultural and arts festival that will honor the traditions, cuisine, and music of not only the settlers and Wampanoag people but of the diverse population of immigrants who have become the fabric of American life. World music, culinary events, artisan crafts, and cultural exhibits will define the many […]
October 3, 2020, All Day Event Event Type: Racial Justice Contact: Dr. Joyce Rain Anderson [email protected] Link: https://www.bridgew.edu/event/indigenous-history-conference A Plymouth 400 Signature Event Nine virtual sessions, Oct. 3-Nov. 22, 2020 Learn about creation histories and traditional life; colonization and its aftermath; and the continued resilience and life of New England Natives today. Sponsored by: North […]
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (CIHA) PRESENTS A SPECIAL “ZOOM”-BASED SYMPOSIUM: CAPE COD AND THE PLIMOTH COLONY 10 ESSAYS ON THE IMPORTANT ROLES OF CAPE COD WITHIN THE PLIMOTH COLONY IN THE EARLY YEARS Topics--Interactions between Native Peoples and Cape Settlers, First Families, Religious Trends, Cultures, Legends, Little-Known Facts, and More. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: WILLIAM […]
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,” […]
