Events In 2020:
400th Anniversary of the Pilgrim's Arrival in Provincetown, Massachusetts (on the tip of Cape Cod), November 11, 2020 - The Annual Lighting of the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown at 6pm, see this link for more information: https://www.pilgrim-monument.org/event/lighting-pilgrim-monument/ . Also, the New Hampshire Society of Mayflower Descendants will have a short ceremony at the monument at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire at 1pm.
Illuminate Thanksgiving 2020, November 25, will be held as a televised hour long special event on NBC 10 Boston. Time TBA. The first half hour will tell the history of Plymouth, and the second half will focus on the One Small Candle Award and other details that are being finalized.
Events In 2021:
New England Historic Genealogical Society, April 22, 2021 - a special ceremony to honor former UK Prime Minister Sir John Major. See the website for more information soon https://www.americanancestors.org Sir John Major will be part of the Plymouth 400 Remembrance Ceremony the next day (see below).
Plymouth 400 Remembrance Ceremony, April 23, 2021: This ceremony will be held with visiting dignitaries and local and State officials to remember the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people of 1620 and their contributions and sacrifices. The ceremony will take place at significant monuments in Plymouth. Details for this event are still being formed.
Wampanoag Ancestors Walk, May 1, 2021: The walk, originally scheduled for August of 2020, will be moved to May, 2021. Final date and details to come.
Official Maritime Salute to the 400th Anniversary, June 25-27, 2021: This large-scale Plymouth waterfront event planned for June 27 and 28 of 2020 has been moved to June 25-27 of 2021. An extra day has been added to include a 400th Anniversary ceremony to kick off the weekend.
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants Board of Assistants meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 7 -12 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. This will include a dedication ceremony for the bronze statue of William Bradford in the garden of the Mayflower House.
CANCELLATIONS or POSTPONEMENTS:
Plymouth 400 Commemoration Opening Ceremony: The ceremony, originally scheduled for April 24, 2020, was cancelled. While it is not possible to recreate this event in its entirety, some elements of the ceremony will be incorporated into other events.
Official State House Salute to the 400th Anniversary: Originally scheduled to take place on Sept. 14, 2020, this event is cancelled, with consideration for September of 2021.
Embarkation Multicultural Festival: Originally scheduled for Sept. 19, 2020, this has been cancelled, with elements of the event added to other events.
Mayflower II in Provincetown, Massachusetts – originally planned for September 10 – 14, 2020 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The planned events by the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce were cancelled and no new date has been set.
Mayflower II in Provincetown, Massachusetts – originally planned for September 10 – 14, 2020 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The planned events by the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce were cancelled and no new date has been set.
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants Triennial Congress in Plymouth, Massachusetts was cancelled for 2020, and the business portions of the event were held via Zoom for delegates. Most of the other events held during this Congress will be moved to the 2021 General Board of Assistants Meeting which will be held in Plymouth, Massachusetts to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the First Thanksgiving.
For more local events, lectures and workshops on the Mayflower 400th theme please check my monthly calendar on the blog or the Nutfield Genealogy Facebook page. I usually publish it at the end of each month for events in the following month. Many of these lectures and workshops are now being re-scheduled virtually, so everyone can participate across the USA and world wide.
See these links for more information:
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Cite Link to this post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Updated Mayflower 400th Anniversary Schedule", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 29, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/10/updated-mayflower-400th-anniversary.html: accessed [access date]).
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