Pilgrim Hall Museum

On Sunday we showcased treasures from our Archives during our Free Public Day to celebrate the Museum's recent restoration, thanks in part to grants from the Town of Plymouth Community Preservation Fund and the Cultural Facilities Fund from MassDevelopment and the Mass Cultural Council. 🎉

Curator Anne Mason invited visitors to take an up-close-and-personal look at documents from the Revolutionary period, including a letter from James Warren (1726-1808). Warren, whose Plymouth home still stands at the corner of North and Main Streets, served as President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1780 and as the first Paymaster General of the Continental Army between July 1775 and April 1776.

In a letter dated October 14, 1775, Warren informed his friend William Watson (1730-1815) of the visit of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Lynch, and Benjamin Harrison to General Washington’s headquarters. The Continental Congress in Philadelphia had appointed these three men to review Washington’s military preparations. "You may depend upon it the whole Continent grows more & more serious & determined every day," Warren wrote. "They will soon take steps that will make England totter" and the world will “see whether a Righteous Cause by the favour of Providence don’t prevail over Injustice & Cruelty.”

Interested in learning more about Plymouth in the Revolution? Visit our website: https://www.pilgrimhall.org/plymouth-in-the-revolution/.

On June 25th, members and guests celebrated the successful completion of Phase I of Pilgrim Hall Museum's Light the Way major restoration - the 202-year-old building handsomely restored with a new roof, a beautiful skylight feature, enhancements in the Library, the conservation of two monumental paintings, and the preservation of America’s oldest public Museum!

Here is Plymouth Town Square by the Liberty Tree getting set up for the Town’s Revolutionary 250th Commemoration this afternoon at 1 pm - readings of the Declaration, music, lemonade and community spirit!!

🔔We will be closing early on Thursday, June 25, to prepare for a private event. 🔔Last admission will be 3:30pm and the Museum will close at 4:00pm. For more information on our hours and upcoming events, please visit https://www.pilgrimhall.org/visit/.