Town & County of Plymouth News

After a 3 year multi-million dollar restoration, the Mayflower II, returned to her home birth in Plymouth, MA. This wooden sailing vessel, a re-creation of the original Mayflower that carried the colonists to the New World serves as a floating classroom for people from around the world. Learn more about her restoration and historic journey home. Produced by Creative Media...

The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism has launched the My Local MA campaign. The initial campaign launch includes digital billboards, social media, and website ads, with radio ads starting soon, and TV following later in the fall. This statewide campaign encourages consumers to support their local economies by spending their money at Massachusetts businesses and attractions, safely – in...

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the life of every American, upending all normalcy—and from a business perspective, the travel industry has been one of the hardest hit. The latest travel data reflects the dire situation our industry continues to face, but it is our day-to-day realities that underscore the true impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our companies, our communities,...

August 26, 2020 Pilgrim Hall Museum, in partnership with the Plymouth Area League of Women Voters, the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, Indivisible Plymouth, the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, and Plymouth 400 Inc., has released a flashmob video commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women’s right to vote in America. The Amendment to the US Constitution was certified and...

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Anne Mason, Executive Director, Plymouth Antiquarian Society Phone: 508-746-0012 Email: director@plymouthantiquarian.org VIRTUAL HARLOW FAMILY REUNION FRIDAY, AUGUST 28th – SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 81st Annual Meeting and Reunion of the Harlow Family Association will be held online. Hosted via Zoom by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, this...

This week’s episode of PACTV’s Local Matters highlighted Mayflower II’s return. Check it out!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rob Kluin, Director, Marketing & Communications rkluin@plimoth.org | 508.746.1622, ext. 8210 Plymouth, Massachusetts (August 17, 2020) – Plimoth Plantation, the living history museum of 17th-century Massachusetts, today announced that it has received grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The two awards provide essential funding...

Plymouth, Massachusetts (August 6, 2020) – On August 10, 2020, following a more than three-year, multi-million-dollar restoration, the 64-year-old Mayflower II will return home to Plymouth Harbor where it is a major exhibit of Plimoth Plantation, the living history museum of 17th century Massachusetts. “Mayflower II is a unique educational resource that allows us to better understand American history, from the...

                  Author Rick Pontz has released a new novel entitled 103 Pilgrims, a story based on unsolved mysteries from the Pilgrims who founded America. 103 Pilgrims is the first in his series of mystery and thriller novels. 103 Pilgrims is an excellent novel choice for anyone who wants to join in todays’ 400-year celebration...