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Where history is not only preserved - it is experienced! Founded in 1919, Plymouth, MA
www.plymouthantiquarian.org

10/22/2026

It’s going to be a beautiful fall day for our Oak Grove Cemetery Walking Tour – “The Hedges of Plymouth: Generations at Oak Grove” - this Saturday, October 24th at 1:00pm. $10 per person. Tickets available at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/oak-grove-cemetery-tour

Join Patrick Browne and Joyce Poremski for a walk through Oak Grove Cemetery exploring the lives of several generations of Plymouth’s prominent Hedge family, associated with the Society’s headquarters, the Hedge House Museum. Through the stories of family members buried there, the tour will trace Plymouth’s changing fortunes through whaling and maritime commerce, early industry, the Civil War, and the social and domestic life of the nineteenth century. Together, their lives and their memorials tell the story not only of one remarkable family, but of a community transformed across generations.

10/21/2026

An article on the Quilt Documentation Project at PAS is published in the current issue of PieceWork, a nationally distributed magazine devoted to the history and traditions of needlework and textiles. Our former textiles conservator, Katy Williams-O’Donnell, wrote the piece and Executive Director Dr. Patrick Browne was happy to contribute historical background and commentary. It’s wonderful to see an aspect of the PAS collection receiving national attention.

10/20/2026

Our very own Dr. Patrick Browne will be speaking on Wednesday, November 4th at 7pm, as part of Plimoth Patuxet Museums free four-part fall lecture series, Revolutionary Plymouth. Patrick will present his research on “Patriots, Loyalists, and Revolutionary Plymouth”. Learn more about the entire series (which begins tomorrow) and reserve your spot at https://plimoth.org/events/revolutionary-plymouth.

Plimoth Patuxet offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Wampanoag People and the Colonial English community…

10/17/2026

Our walking tour of Oak Grove Cemetery – “The Hedges of Plymouth: Generations at Oak Grove” is just one week from today, Saturday, October 24th at 1pm. Link below for more information and tickets. $10 per person.

Join Patrick Browne and Joyce Poremski for a walk through Oak Grove Cemetery exploring the lives of several generations of Plymouth’s prominent Hedge family,…

10/15/2026

The Plymouth 250th Commemoration Committee invites the public to attend a ceremony highlighting one of Plymouth’s most important historic sites, the Parting Ways Cemetery, and the vital role of Black soldiers from Plymouth during the American Revolution on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 PM.

The ceremony will feature local speakers, an honor guard from American Legion Post 40 of Plymouth, Revolutionary War reenactors from the Hingham militia, the reading of a commemorative resolution from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the veterans buried at Parting Ways.

Dr. Robert A. Bellinger, Associate Professor Emeritus of History at Suffolk University, will deliver the keynote address.

🔗 Read the announcement for more information about the event: https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/674

10/12/2026

We’re so grateful for your support of our programming, which furthers our mission to preserve and share Plymouth history. Still to come in our 2026 season . . .

✔️Oct 24 - A Walking Tour of Oak Grove Cemetery (a ticketed event)

✔️Nov 5 - 107th Annual Meeting & Dinner (Members & Friends)

✔️Nov 7 and Dec 5 - Burial Hill Walking Tours, Free

✔️Dec 4-6 & 11-13 - A Christmas Carol at the Hedge House”. Stay tuned for performance times and our members presale beginning on Nov 1st (tickets available to general public on Nov 6th).

There’s still time to become a member and take advantage of the member presale for this very popular event. https://plymouthantiquarian.org/membership/

For more information (and tickets) visit www.plymouthantiquarian.org/events.

10/07/2026

It seems they heard about our show this weekend. They’re big fans. Just a few tickets left! Don’t miss “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” at the Hedge House, October 9, 10, and 11 (Friday is sold out, Saturday just sold out!, only a few tickets left for Sunday! Get them while you can). [Sound on, they have lots to say]

10/06/2026

Preservation update! Phase II of the Spooner House Window Restoration has just wrapped up, with the windows on the west side of the house now thoroughly restored. The work included careful repair of the historic sash and deteriorated wood, renewed glazing (putty), replacement of cracked or missing window panes with historic glass, and repainting and adjustment to help the windows function properly while preserving as much original material as possible.

The project was carried out by Buttonwood Renovations, led by Jonathan Detweiler, a regional expert in historic restoration with extensive experience working in historic districts across southeastern Massachusetts.

The completed work is another important step in protecting the Spooner House outer building envelope against water infiltration while keeping the character and craftsmanship of its historic windows intact.

These before-and-after photographs show how much careful preservation can accomplish. Click here to learn more and support our Caring for Our Treasures Challenge https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/join-the-caring-for-our-treasures-challenge

Spooner House Museum

10/03/2026

“An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” is back and better than ever with NEW dramatic readings of Poe’s most chilling tales and poems. 🐦‍⬛

Tickets at https://plymouthantiquarian.org/events/an-evening-with-edgar-allan-poe-2/ or https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/an-evening-with-edgar-allan-poe

Address

126 Water Street
Plymouth, MA
02360

Telephone

+15087460012

Website

http://www.plymouthantiquarian.org/

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