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The
Pilgrim Hall Museum,
http://www.pilgrimhall.org, is located in the center of Plymouth and
is run by the Pilgrim Society. The museum's mission is to educate
the public about the "significance of the Pilgrim experience."
Admission at the time of writing was $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and
$3 for children. The museum's collections include:
The Sparrow-Hawk
The 1626 shipwreck, nicknamed the Sparrowhawk, are the only
surviving remains of a trans-Atlantic ship from the 17th century.
Originally bound for Virginia, the 36-ton ship carrying 25 passengers
wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod, and the survivors were housed by the
Plymouth Colony for the season. Unearthed by a storm in 1862, the
remains of the ship have been on display at the Pilgrim Hall Museum
since 1889.
Paintings and Portraits
The Pilgrim Hall Museum houses an extensive collection of
Pilgrim-related artwork and paintings, including the original portrait
of Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow, and a large number of 19th
and 20th century paintings that document how the perception of the
Pilgrims has changed over the centuries.
Possessions of the Pilgrims
The Pilgrim Hall Museum houses nearly all the known surviving artifacts
that belonged to the Mayflower passengers, some of which can be
seen in the images here including the Brewster chest (left), and on the
right, the Brewster chair, the Constance Hopkins hat, the sword and a
cooking pot of Myles Standish, Governor Bradford's silver cup, and
Peregrine White's cradle. Many, many other fascinating items can
be seen as well.
Library and Books.
The Museum also houses an extensive library of rare books, including
books published by the Pilgrim's printing press in Leiden, Holland,
books written by the Pilgrim's pastor John Robinson, and even a 1594
Geneva Bible that belonged to Governor William Bradford. |
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