Lunch & Learn - September 5th: Shoulder Your Arms

Plimoth Plantation's Lunchtime Lecture Series presents:

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

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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.

Public Service Announcement Day

Are you a non-profit organization or community service provider that needs media support to promote your organization or event? If you serve the communities of Duxbury, Kingston, Pembroke or Plymouth, PACTV can help.

As a community service, the staff at PACTV will work with you to produce a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) free of charge. All of the public service announcements recorded on PSA Days will be shown on PACTV's Public Access Channel (seen on Comcast 13 and Verizon 43) in Duxbury, Kingston, Pembroke and Plymouth. PSAs can also be uploaded to YouTube for your organization to use in social media and for online outreach efforts.

Our next PSA Days are scheduled on September 13th and November 1st at the PACTV Studios in Plymouth.

To find out more about PSA Days or to schedule an appointment, please contact: PACTV Outreach Coordinator Donna Rodriguez at 508-830-6999 or email Donna@pactv.org.

Plymouth Girls Basketball Registration

Registration for the Plymouth Girls Basketball League’s 2013-2014 season remains open through Oct. 15. The PGBL is Plymouth’s only all-girl basketball league with four divisions for grades 1-8. The instructional division is open to all first- and second-grade girls and focuses on teaching the fundamentals of the game and basic basketball skills. Girls in the house divisions (grades 3 to 8) have one practice and one game each week. Pre-season clinics will be held on Saturdays in November. Regular season play begins in December. Registration includes a game shirt for each player. Registration forms are available on the PGBL website at www.plymouthgirlsbasketball.org.

The PGBL also sponsors four travel teams that play in the South Shore Girls Basketball League. Tryouts will be held in October and are open to all interested girls in grades 4-8. Girls are not required to play in the house divisions to compete on travel teams. For more information, call Diana Hamblin at 508-747-1358.

'A Taste of Plymouth's Past' at Hedge House

Experience “A Taste of Plymouth’s Past,” a classic New England supper, 19th century style, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, on the Hedge House lawn at 126 Water St.

'A Taste of Plymouth's Past' at Hedge House

Plymouth 400 License Plates

Join the drive to get a commemorative license plate that celebrates Plymouth 400. Once they have 1,500 applications with payment, production begins. It's only $40.00 and it's a great way to show your local pride.

Sign up at the Plymouth Farmers Market Tent on August 22nd or 29th or online at the 400 Committee website.

Watch Plymouth 400 Committee President Kevin O'Reilly and PACTV talk about the Plymouth 400 license plates.

Hometown Fallen Heroes Motorcycle Run

Sunday, Aug. 18, the American Legion Riders Post 40 will hold a motorcycle ride to raise funds for its Hometown Fallen Heroes scholarship.

Hometown Fallen Heroes motorcycle run

Read to a Dog

Read to a Dog from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the main library. Children ages 6 years and older are welcome to sign up for a 15-minute time slot to read to Sophie, a Sussex spaniel who is a certified trained therapy dog. 

Participants may register for one slot only, as space will be limited. This program is free and registration is required.

Mayflower II is back in the water!

Mayflower II is back in the water at Fairhaven after months of restoration work at dry dock in Fairhaven Shipyard. This great news means that the ship will be heading back to the Plymouth waterfront SOON! When Mayflower II returns to the waterfront, there will be so much to celebrate! Join us for this community event! Start planning now and come to the Plymouth waterfront for the Celebration Splash!! Plymouth waterfront celebration with live music, Plimoth Plantation’s colonial role players, Mayflower II Marketplace and specialty souvenirs. Stop by and receive a free Mayflower II commemorative gift! Mayflower II Ship Sighting Cruise aboard the Plymouth to Provincetown Ferry and after party at Nix’s Restaurant, Bar and Lounge on the Plymouth waterfront. Over the next few days, we will be providing frequent updates about the return of Mayflower II and her homecoming festivities! Stay informed and join the party! For updates on the ship as well as planned activities and events, visit: http://www.plimoth.org/sos

Jen Kane's American Reading Kickoff & CONNECTIONS

Jen Kane's American Reading Adventure at the Plymouth Public Libary KICKOFF: August 17th

We've got yet another way to prove that reading is FUNdamental this summer! Join us on Saturday, August 17th, from 2 to 4 pm and celebrate the kickoff of Jen Kane's American Reading Adventure with an afternoon of patriotic tie-dying! Bring a pre-washed plain white cotton item to tie-dye red, white & blue! To register for the Jen Kane American Reading Adventure call (508) 830-4250 or check out the library's website for a full list of library events and online registration. This program, established in honor of Jennifer Lynn Kane, is designed to teach participants about the United States -- including our town, our state and our country! To learn more about this three month adventure and other fabulous programs at The Library click here to read our latest issue of CONNECTIONS.

Saving Our Ship - Mayflower II

As a Mayflower Descendant, your own history is forever intertwined with all that Mayflower represents. Your ship, Mayflower, is the embodiment of what it means to dream of a better life. Now- your ship needs your help.

For the past eight months her beloved namesake, Mayflower II, has been notably absent from the Plymouth waterfront while undergoing extensive repairs. Last winter’s scheduled maintenance revealed serious deterioration of Mayflower II’s frame and planks – renovations that could not be deferred. A scarcity of high quality white oak lumber used for wooden ships like Mayflower compounded this difficult situation.

Thousands of visitors are eagerly awaiting the ship’s return, which we hope to announce very soon. In the meantime, we must call upon her fans and friends to help raise the funds needed not only for these repairs but also for her trip back to dry dock next winter. To date, $236,035 has been raised to offset the total repair costs of $380,000 for this year alone.

You can help us reach our remaining goal of $143,965 by making a donation to Save Our Ship now! Every gift makes a difference – bringing our ship closer to home and ensuring her future. Also, by donating online now for Mayflower II's restoration project, you will also be recognized as a Mayflower II Virtual Passenger! Please help preserve Mayflower II’s legacy ~ your legacy ~ as we count the days until her return!