This is a wonderful day trip…great for all ages. ------ Sara Mattes
> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Plimoth Patuxet Museums <[email protected]> > Subject: We preserve history. We learn from history. We make history. > Date: October 27, 2023 at 2:45:21 PM EDT > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Plimoth Patuxet Museums <[email protected]> > > View this email in your browser > <https://mailchi.mp/plimoth.org/plimoth-patuxet-news-october-2023?e=ddb73a1490> > > > For more than three-quarters of a century, > Plimoth Patuxet has served generations of families, millions of > schoolchildren, and countless people from all over the world with public > history and education. They come here to learn from the Museum’s exhibits and > the engaging programs that spark thought-stirring conversations, enrich the > mind, delight the senses, and touch the heart. At Plimoth Patuxet, our guests > find their reflections in the past and discover new facets of themselves and > the communities they are a part of through history. > > The research that we do and the stories that we share are not always > comfortable; they bring many complexities to light. Listening to Indigenous > and European perspectives and histories gives us a deeper understanding of > today’s multicultural America and the contributions of our ancestors – > Indigenous and immigrant alike. The events that occurred in the 17th century, > along these historic shores of change, had and continue to have a profound > impact. That is why, every fall, students, lifelong learners from all over > the world, local friends, and neighbors come to visit. > > > At Plimoth Patuxet, we reflect on the complexities of history and community, > and remember those who came before. May their voices resound in perpetuity, > and propel Plimoth Patuxet and our educational mission forward. May their > lessons inspire you. May their experiences illuminate the interwoven > existence of all who visit and live along these historic shores of persistent > change. > > > > This year Plimoth Patuxet is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Museum’s > Native Studies Program, later known as the Wampanoag Indigenous Program. > In the early 1970s, at a time when few American museums included Indigenous > voices in their exhibits and interpretation, this Museum began working > directly with local Native people to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into > its mission and programs. > > > > Over the years, Wampanoag Indigenous Program knowledge-keepers have moved on > from the Museum and risen to various leadership roles within their > communities. At Plimoth Patuxet, we celebrate this. The world and our Nation > have changed immensely since the program began. Though some of the history > that has been pieced together through decades of research is uncomfortable, > and has us asking many hard questions today, our vibrant educational mission > continues on site, online, and in communities and classrooms around the > country through conversations and close encounters with culture and history. > > > > > > This year, many achievements and milestones for the program and the Museum > lit the path of commemoration. A few of note: > > Newly restored structures on the Historic Patuxet Homesite including the > Nushwetu; Cooking Arbor; and Shade Arbor. > > On Monday, October 9 a new mishoon burn began on the Homesite after the 46 > foot long mishoon was completed earlier this season following three Museum > seasons of work. > > With support from the Town of Plymouth’s Visitor Service Board, a slate of > free public programs supported Indigenous culture-bearers who came to the > Museum to share their expertise and talents for thousands of guests. To > enhance daily activities, Indigenous leaders on the Historic Patuxet Homesite > created a new Museum-wide scavenger hunt that represents each of Plimoth > Patuxet’s historic sites from an Indigenous perspective. > > Construction of the new Indigenous Program Support Building began in > September! The new building site is adjacent to the Historic Patuxet > Homesite, and will support the Museum’s long-standing Indigenous Program and > educational mission. The behind-the-scenes building will provide expanded > operational capacity for public history educators and culture-keepers. > Construction is expected to be completed by early 2024. > Plan Your Visit to the Historic Patuxet Homesite > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=23321305df&e=ddb73a1490> > > With the philanthropic investment in Plimoth Patuxet's educational mission > from donors like you, the end of summer and the start of fall was packed with > thought-stirring conversations and close encounters with history at the > Museum. > > > Plimoth Patuxet’s summer interns > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=e756895bf6&e=ddb73a1490>presented > their final projects at the 2023 Intern Symposium on Thursday, August 4. In > addition to presenting the projects they had worked on throughout their time > at the Museum, they also reflected on their experiences of applying their > field of study and interests. > > > The Museum hosted two programs on Wednesday, August 9 and Thursday, August > 10, to share the plans for A Bridge to the Future, the new Indigenous > Program Building at Plimoth Patuxet. > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=60a3870ab6&e=ddb73a1490> > If you would like to learn more about this exciting, mission-focused project > and how you may be a part of it, please call our Executive Director, Ellie > Donovan, at (508) 746 - 1622 x8362. > Plimoth Patuxet Museums welcomed over 200 guests on Tuesday, August 22 for > the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=7decf757ff&e=ddb73a1490>’ > amazing performance at the Peabody Pavilion lawn overlooking the Eel River > pond. Supported by the Town of Plymouth Promotions Fund, the evening was part > of the Museum’s Indigenous Voices: Celebrating 50 Years of Plimoth Patuxet’s > Wampanoag Indigenous Program, a series of events celebrating the program’s > legacy of introducing regional Indigenous history and culture to millions of > guests from around the world. > > On Saturday, September 16, Plimoth Cinema presented a special screening of > Reel Injun. The film examines the portrayal of North American Indigenous > people throughout a century of cinema. Following the film screening, Plimoth > Patuxet Museums’ Director of Wampanoag and Indigenous Interpretation and > Training, Brad Lopes, moderated a discussion with attendees to further > explore the cultural complexities of Indigenous representation. > > On Sunday, September 24 Danielle Alonso-Wynne, P'urhépecha | Ha'didla 'Ndé, > Plimoth Patuxet's Assistant Guest Experience Manager of the Historic Patuxet > Homesite, presented “Corn is King: A Look at the Return of King Philip’s Corn > on Wôpanâak Homelands,” sharing the story of cultural resilience and > Indigenous reclamation found within the seeds of America's most beloved crop, > corn, and how its humble beginnings in Mexico went on to influence the > shaping of Wampanoag society. > > On Sunday, October 8, Plimoth Patuxet welcomed the Neesh La Singers and > Dancers to the Museum to perform for guests and members in commemoration of > Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend. Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the > communities of people who have lived on Turtle Island (North America) from > time immemorial. The immense contributions they have made -- and continue to > make -- to the world, deserve recognition and respect. Indigenous people are > still here; integral and interwoven with their ancient homelands, heritage, > and history. > > The Nushwetu restoration on the Historic Patuxet Homesite is complete! > Following two tulip poplar and cedar bark trips, the collecting of > traditional natural materials, and several weeks of building, guests enjoyed > programming in the Nushwetu over Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend. Programming in > the restored space will continue throughout this season and the Museum will > welcome thousands of school children in the coming weeks to the Historic > Patuxet Homesite to experience the Nushwetu and learn more about the > Wampanoag homeland and the history and heritage of Indigenous peoples and > communities of this region. > > Be A Part of the Mission Moments > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=b6e59a1272&e=ddb73a1490> > > > Throughout November > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=293aa02a47&e=ddb73a1490> > > Plimoth Patuxet will be turning the wheel of time backwards in the English > Village from 1627 to the eve of a significant Harvest Feast in 1621 we know > today as the First Thanksgiving. With this change in year comes a new > opportunity to showcase Pilgrims at very different stages of their lives. For > example, in 1627 Priscilla Alden had been married for 7 years and had two > children. However, in 1621 she was newly married and experiencing significant > loss with the passing of her mother, father, and brother. > > With this change in time, guests will experience Plimoth Colony in a new way, > and will have the opportunity to help the English harvest the last of their > crops and prepare for a gathering that will go down in history. All the > while, they will enjoy listening to different conversations about life in the > early days of the Colony and learning about the growing relationship that is > developing between the Pokanoket and English. > > > Friday, November 10: GBH "Ask the Expert: The Real Thanksgiving Story" > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=fb8ebaba21&e=ddb73a1490> > > Hosted by GBH, this virtual program will explore the real Thanksgiving story, > as shared by Brad Musquantamôsq Lopes (Aquinnah Wampanoag), Director of > Wampanoag and Indigenous Interpretation and Training at Plimoth Patuxet > Museums and Tom Begley, Deputy Director of Collections, Research, & Public > Engagement at Plimoth Patuxet Museums. Together, Brad and Tom will offer > historical and cultural perspectives related to the first Thanksgiving story > and gratitude as a way of life for Indigenous Peoples. > > Friday, November 24 > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=abdb8f6a3c&e=ddb73a1490>: > Plimoth Patuxet Museums Presents Jan Brett’s 2023 Winter Wonderland Tour > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=946cd0d449&e=ddb73a1490> > Author of over 40 picture books with more than 44 million in print, Brett is > renowned for her exquisite art which is universally recognized as being among > the finest in children’s books today. Her detailed and iconic illustrations > are often inspired by her many extensive research expeditions, whether it be > to Norway, Botswana, Japan, or India. Brett will do a 20-30 minute drawing > demonstration and presentation before hosting a book signing. Books will be > for sale in the Museum’s gift shop. > > > December 2 and December 3: Plimoth Patuxet Winter Fine Arts & Craft Fair > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=a59611bda1&e=ddb73a1490> > From the acclaimed museum that brings the 17th century to life through > creative expression and traditional lifeways, comes the Winter Fine Arts & > Craft Fair at Plimoth Patuxet! Immerse yourself in a festive winter setting > and meet the artisans. Shop for hand-crafted gifts from a variety of > independent artists and makers, and watch hands-on demonstrations. Plimoth > Patuxet's Visitor Center courtyard will be turned into a Winter Beer Garden, > presented by Mayflower Brewing Company. > > > Plimoth Patuxet is excited to share news of the significant expansion made to > the popular web-based resource for students, teachers, and lifelong learners, > You Are The Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving. With funding > support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a team of experts > made up of Museum educators, historians, and knowledge keepers from the > Mashpee, Aquinnah, and Herring Pond Wampanoag communities collaborated on the > game’s design, scripts, and evaluations to better support educators’ > inclusion of these changing histories in their classrooms. > > Learn About Wampanoag Leadership with the New Curriculum > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=b2c12f1026&e=ddb73a1490> > The Wampanoag are one of many Indigenous nations who inhabited North America > long before Europeans arrived along the western Atlantic shores to trade, > fish and build communities. They have lived on the bountiful land that is now > coastal Massachusetts, eastern Rhode Island, Cape Cod and the Islands for > more than 12,000 years. > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=3fe0ea1406&e=ddb73a1490> > “As a member of the Herring Pond Wampanoag tribal community, I have actively > participated in a growing body of research that is piecing together the > history and culture of the Native people who have lived in this region for > thousands of years,” said Melissa Ferretti, Tribal Chairwoman for the Herring > Pond Wampanoag, and member of the project team. “The nature of this work is > rapidly changing our understanding and interpretation of Native customs and > traditions as well as 17th-century history. With this in mind, You Are The > Historian is an appropriate mechanism to get this important information out > in the public and used across the country.” > > In addition to the revised game, the You Are The Historian team developed > anaccompanying online curriculum > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=b6a3cc2d49&e=ddb73a1490> > that allows teachers, students, and lifelong learners to gain a better > understanding of this rich, varied, and complex period in history. The new > resources also expand upon the role of Indigenous culture in the context of > early American history by examining cultural elements such as housing, food, > clothing, and lifeways. > > > > Play You Are The Historian > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=733d6d712d&e=ddb73a1490> > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=d32e60327e&e=ddb73a1490> > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=9cd8811240&e=ddb73a1490> > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=327eaa781e&e=ddb73a1490> > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=59982d0047&e=ddb73a1490> > > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f3c74e7836&id=c0dc79989f&e=ddb73a1490> > Copyright © 2023 Plimoth Patuxet Museums, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you opted in through email, our website, > or previous ticket purchases. > > Our mailing address is: > Plimoth Patuxet Museums > PO Box 1620 > Plymouth, MA 02362 > > Add us to your address book > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/vcard?u=f3c74e7836&id=0dca0f2280> > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences > <https://plimothpatuxet.mailchimpsites.com/manage/preferences?u=f3c74e7836&id=0dca0f2280&e=ddb73a1490&c=5f8d061939> > or unsubscribe from this list > <https://plimoth.us6.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=f3c74e7836&id=0dca0f2280&e=ddb73a1490&c=5f8d061939>. > >
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