Tagged: Plimoth Patuxet Museums

Tom Begley, Deputy Director of Collections, Research & Public Engagement at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the Mayflower II’s departure for maintenance work at Mystic Seaport Museum.  

Malka Benjamin, the Director of Historic Sites and Guest Experience for Plimoth Patuxet Museums, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about some of their Thanksgiving festivities. To learn more about the events and activities at the museum visit their website.

Writer and political commentator David Brooks was presented with the “Living History Award” during a ceremony at Plimoth Patuxet Museums on Saturday. WATD’s Dan McCready was there.  

Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper was among the attendees for the Mayflower II Sapphire Jubilee Celebration in Plymouth. Photo Credit: Meghan Jendrysik

Richard Pickering, the Deputy Director of Plimoth Patuxet Museums, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about museum activities for the day, misconceptions about the holiday, and a recent documentary film about the holiday. Photo Credit: Plimoth Patuxet Museums

As Thanksgiving approaches, with a major anniversary, a new exhibit at Plimoth Patuxet Museums is taking an in-depth look at the holiday.   Staff Historian Tom Begley tells WATD News that much of the exhibit is based on writings from that era.   Begley says this exhibit, and the holiday itself, takes on a special […]

The Smithsonian Channel film “Behind The Holiday: Thanksgiving” had its premiere screening at Plimoth Patuxet Museums on Saturday night. Photo Credit: The Biscuit Factory

The Fuller Shallop made a return to Plymouth Harbor on Saturday after three years of repairs and a nine day journey. Photo Credit: Meghan Jendrysik