Plimoth Plantation's Lunchtime Lecture Series presents:
Shoulder Your Arms: Colonial Militias in Early Plymouth Colonies
Shoulder Your Arms: Colonial Militias in Early Plymouth Colonies
with
Chris Messier
September 5th, 2013
12:00 to 1
p.m.
Accomack Building
Free for Members
$8 for Non-Members
Accomack Building
Free for Members
$8 for Non-Members
Please
join us as Plimoth Plantation's own Colonial Interpreter, Chris Messier,
discusses the role of famous Plymouth military figures (such as Captain Myles
Standish) and importance of colonial arms and armament in early New
England.
Bring
a bagged lunch to enjoy while listening or buy one in our Patuxet Café - members
receive 10% off! Discussion starts promptly at noon in the Accomack
Building.
About our speaker: Chris Messier has been a
Colonial Interpreter and Museum Teacher at Plimoth Plantation for over ten
years. He has portrayed everyone from Capt. Myles Standish to Master
Christopher Jones (of Mayflower), and is one of the Museum’s expert authorities
on military history and practice in early Plymouth Colony. Chris travels
extensively around the country, leading workshops and lecturing on 17th –
century New England history.
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