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Annual Report 2012
Dear Friends, Even as we pause briefly to review the past year in this 2012 Annual Report, Plimoth Plantation is moving forward. Each day brings a new opportunity to find innovative ways to engage and interact with our guests and members. Our educational mission continues to shape our guest-focused approach as we illuminate the stories of America’s past and make them relevant for contemporary audiences. While a visit to our historical sites can be an exciting and enriching encounter with history, so too can a sustained conversation online or through social media further refine and deepen people’s understanding of 17th-century Colonial and Native American history, culture and life ways. As Plimoth Plantation positions itself as a leader in multidisciplinary inquiry on the 17th-century Atlantic world, incorporating history, the arts, humanities and sciences, our guiding objective is to offer a guest experience that is second to none. The report on the following pages highlights a few of the enhancements made to our programs and exhibits over the past year. We offered more diverse ways of approaching and understanding the remarkable stories of the people – Native and European – who lived along these shores in the 1600s. Our visitors’ response to these efforts has been positive. We are pleased to report that the 2012 Guest Satisfaction Survey administered by The Morey Group, a national market research firm specializing in the needs of cultural organizations, revealed our highest ratings yet. In addition, Plimoth Plantation was a proud recipient of a Premier Tourism Attraction award, presented by Governor Deval Patrick, at the Massachusetts Governor’s Conference on Travel and Tourism. In the years ahead, Plimoth Plantation will continue to grow as a place that preserves and illuminates the past while providing enriching and enjoyable experiences for people today. We are ever-mindful that this is your Museum. The many board members, donors, museum members and volunteers who enable our progress deserve our boundless thanks. Your generosity, interest and support are an inspiration to us. It is your investment in Plimoth Plantation that allows the Museum to continue to touch the lives of millions of people, young and old, through historical insights and cultural understanding. Thank you for making Plimoth Plantation part of their lives and your own.
Steve Brodeur Ellie Donovan Chairman Executive Director 1
Year In Review 2012 In addition to traditional favorites like Strawberry Thanksgiving, Colonial weddings, Wampanoag football and evenings aboard Mayflower II, the Museum’s historical sites featured new structures, more guided tours and innovative programs including scheduled offerings of 17th-century English music and dance. The new 40-foot bark house (neshwetu) at the Wampanoag Homesite is the largest reproduction Native house in the Northeast. The work of building the house began with gathering cedar for the frame. Then it was off to Maryland where our Museum staff peeled 8,000 square feet of bark off poplar trees that were being milled there. The bark forms the outside of the house. The Museum’s Native artisans made the mats, baskets, pots and other reproduction artifacts for the interior. The neshwetu can seat over 100 schoolchildren and is the perfect size for field trips. In the 17th-century English Village, Colonial artisans worked on a new bake house, prepared the frame and cut thatch for the Francis Cooke house which was under construction throughout the year. For one week in August, the Village program moved from the year 1627 to 1624 – a period when Plymouth could easily have been destroyed by the religious and political strife fomented by Rev. John Lyford. Associate Professor James Weiss of Boston College’s Department of Theology consulted on the reenactment and brought his expertise to the role of Lyford. Special programming aboard Mayflower II celebrated St. George’s Day and the 1957 crossing. Expanding on a Museum tradition of excellence in re-creating the 17th-century material world, the study, exhibition and reproduction of historic textiles thrives at Plimoth Plantation. The 2012 Spring Conference schedule included The Fabric of Our Lives: Linen and Wool Processing in the 17th-Century featuring ten onsite weavers, spinners and carders; and the lecture Leather Trades in 17th-Century England. Native traditions and cultural heritage were highlighted in presentations such as Wetu, you too! and A Start to the New Season: A Native Ceremony. A new collaboration with the Greater Boston Knitting Guild and author Jackie Fee resulted in the development of a 17th-century pattern book and test pieces knitted from seven specially-developed Plimoth Worsteds produced by Harrisville Designs. We are grateful to a number of volunteers from the Greater Boston Knitting Guild who volunteered monthly to demonstrate their work in the Hornblower Visitor Center. These sessions were popular with Museum guests. The Museum expanded its ability to reach audiences onsite, online and on the road. In an effort to become a national resource on King Philip’s War, the Museum filmed a twenty-minute screen adaptation of the conflict resolution drama So Dreadful a Judgment. Based on court records and Benjamin Church’s war memoir, the film will be shown regularly at Plimoth 2
Plantation, and will live online with accompanying materials for teachers and homeschoolers. The Plimoth Players returned for their third Shakespeare season and their production of The Taming of the Shrew was also performed on tour at the Cape Playhouse, America’s oldest summer theater. The Education Department performed workshops of a new theatrical, multimedia piece on Wampanoag and Pilgrim history designed for secondary school audiences, and expanded Early Education services with 25 Head Start performances. Weeklong summer camps served children between the ages of eight and twelve. A Kid’s Life in Wampanoag Country and the Maritime Adventure camps sold out. Three new blogs – They Knew They Were Pilgrims, The Riven Word and Pilgrim Seasonings – were added to the Museum’s website and proved popular with informal learners and scholars alike. Plimoth Plantation enters the American imagination every Thanksgiving season, but October and November 2012 were particularly memorable. Holiday media activity remained strong with coverage on Voice of America, the New York Times, New England Cable News, ABC’s The Chew, the Wall Street Journal, Chronicle and the Cooking Channel. The autumn enriched some longstanding partnerships and created new relationships. Filmmakers began documenting the process of making a mishoon (Native boat) that Plimoth Plantation’s Wampanoag Indigenous Program (WIP) will present to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). The mishoon will represent Eastern Woodland maritime life in the NMAI collection. The first stage of the project identified and felled the tree destined to become the boat. Under the supervision of WIP Associate Director Darius Coombs, all work was performed in traditional dress, providing historically accurate footage for the film that will accompany the mishoon to Washington, DC. The project extends into 2013 – the 40th Anniversary of WIP. We were delighted to be a part of Thanksgiving in our Nation’s capital. The U.S. State Department asked Plimoth Plantation to provide educational programming at Blair House during A Taste of Thanksgiving, an invitationonly event where leading diplomats and their families learned about the holiday and its history. The State Department’s sumptuous Thanksgiving feast was prepared by Oprah Winfrey’s renowned chef, Art Smith. During dinner, Plimoth Plantation’s Colonial and Native costumed staff delighted the foreign dignitaries. (Art Smith was so captivated by Museum staff that he agreed to appear on CBS Radio with Plimoth Plantation staff on Thanksgiving Day.) For the second year in a row, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) asked Plimoth Plantation to provide role playing performances and food history talks as part of their Thanksgiving programming. Twitter interest in the Smithsonian NMAH performances was so high that the Museum’s Colonial food blog, Pilgrim Seasonings, almost doubled its followers in one day. Plimoth staff also lectured and performed at Washington DC’s Cosmos Club – one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious arts and culture organizations. For the third consecutive November, the Museum partnered with Scholastic to offer schools across the country an electronic field trip to Plimoth Plantation. A new short film on Mayflower II also debuted on the Scholastic website. Since 2009 these online educational programs have reached an estimated 20,000,000 students. cont. on next page 3
Usually quiet after the Thanksgiving, the Hornblower Visitor Center was bustling in December with a fine crafts sale showcasing the work of Plimoth Plantation Knitters’ Club members, as well as some of the Museums’ artisans and friends. Museum staff and volunteers piloted this delightful new holiday program which was popular with all who attended; plans are underway to expand it in the future. Mayflower II was readied for moving and safely towed to Fairhaven for her long winter of repairs in dry dock. The work is part of a seven year plan for the fifty-five-year-old ship’s restoration so she’ll be looking her best for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in 2020. On 12-12-12 Plimoth Plantation entered into a lease of the grist mill on Plymouth’s Town Brook. A reproduction of the 1636 mill that once stood at the same location, the newly named Plimoth Grist Mill is perfectly aligned with the Museum’s educational mission. The historic site and working mill provide a beautiful and stimulating environment for further exploration of Plymouth’s Native and English history while adding an exciting new dimension to the Museum’s traditional crafts and trades exhibits. With this unique building and setting, the Museum has great opportunities to present science, technology and environmental exhibits. Starting in 2013, the fresh stone-ground organic cornmeal will be available for sale at the Mill and in the Museum’s other gift shops. Daylong historical immersion intensives with Calvin College and Connecticut College were student favorites this year. In 2012, the Museum instituted the Spring Conference, a new annual symposium for staff, board and members. Spring Conference enhances staff content mastery by sharing institutional research as workshops, talks and panel discussions, and invites scholars to share their academic work so that current university research reaches general audiences through the Museum’s programs. Plimoth Plantation is taking a leadership role in revitalizing academic and general interest in the complex story of 17th-century Anglo-European and Native cultures and life ways through internships, college programming and the exploration of formal university affiliations. Achieving the Museum’s vision requires constant investment in a Plimoth Plantation learning environment that advances research and encourages programmatic excellence and experimentation. One of America’s most cherished history museums, Plimoth Plantation has provided millions of guests the chance to connect with the people, places and historic events that tell the pivotal story of our Nation’s earliest foundation. Time, however does not stand still. As we turn the page on another year, we look toward an exciting future in which the Museum will continually strive to become an even more relevant, more engaging and compelling 21st-century living museum.
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On Visiting Plimoth Plantation “We came from Australia to learn more about the early history of the USA and were seriously impressed with the national pride of both native and non-native Americans, with the easy manner you all have in divulging information about your country and with the excellent displays, attractions and information access that you have developed . You should be proud of what you have achieved in the areas of national history, tourism and international relations at a social level . Congratulations on everything to all involved .�
- Guest from Australia
To all who support Plimoth Plantation thank you for a successful year! 5
operating Revenue
Operating Revenue 2.6%
Admissions & Retail
7.4%
Gifts & Contributions
13.4%
Education & Other
76.6%
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Contributors: The Chairman’s Society The Chairman’s Society is a group of the Museum’s most generous and visionary supporters whose ongoing commitment to Plimoth Plantation ensures the Museum’s relevance and status as a national treasure. We are grateful to these individuals, without whom our programs and services would not be possible.
The Hornblower Circle
$25,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Brodeur Mrs. Nancy R. Herndon Mr. Evan C. Schulman and Ms. Glorianna Davenport
The Pilgrim Circle
$10,000-$24,999 Mrs. Paul S. Morgan Ms. Martha S. Mugar Mr. David R. Pokross Jr. and Ms. Laurie S. Gill Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey T. Stewart
The Mayflower Circle
$5,000-$9,999 The Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Brewster Mr. and Mrs. George P. Edmonds Jr. Mr. and Mrs. K. Prescott Low Ms. Wendy Q. Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Olsson Mr. and Mrs. George L. Richards II Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Thaler Jr. Ms. Barbara V. Weidlich
The Chairman’s Society
$2,500-$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amory Mr. John Beck and Ms. Stacey Weaver Ms. Jennifer Brundage and Mr. Tracy Kreps Ms. Philio Cushing Mrs. Peggy L. Wilks and Mr. Donald K. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook R. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Graff Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Johnston Mr. George Sakellaris and Mrs. Cathy Papoulias-Sakellaris Mr. William S. Peck Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel D. Philbrick Mr. Richard Pickering 8
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Quinn Mr. and Mrs. John P. Reardon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wareham
The Sachem’s Council
$1,000-$2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Angley Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn Atherton Senator Scott Brown and Mrs. Gail Huff Brown Mr. and Mrs. David Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cooper Mrs. Mary B. Danner Ms. Ellie Donovan Ms. Michelle Dubois Ms. Elizabeth Fama and Mr. John H. Cochrane Mr. Stephen Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gloster III Ms. Margaret Grasselli Col. Frank W. Harris III, USMC (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Alan Harvey Mr. Robert Howard and Ms. Anne Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Harley Kaplan Mrs. Mary V. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Lamere Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Long Miss Anne Morgan Mr. Daniel Morgan Mr. Philip Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Nikitas Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Post Ms. Beatrice Roy Mr. Richard H. Sgarzi Mrs. Marilyn C. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tufankjian Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Vandini Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Vose III Mr. and Mrs. Nathan N. Withington
Governor Bradford Circle $500-$999 Mr. Samuel Allen Ms. Carol E. Anzuoni Mr. Michael Aylward and
Ms. Deborah Ritter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Vinny M. DeMacedo Mr. and Mrs. John Dent Mr. Glen Dowden Ms. Theresa A. Gillis Mr. Richard S. Gilmore and Ms. Tricia White Mr. Gordon Harris and Ms. Judi Urquhart Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hayes Mr. Wayne Holm Ms. Rosalie Hornblower and Mr. Willits H. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Breton Hornblower Mr. and Mrs. F. Sherman Hoyt Mrs. Harriet A. Karkut Mrs. Judith S. King Mr. and Mrs. John R. LaPann Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Loring Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. MacNaught Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin Mr. and Mrs. Chris Maregni Mr. John W. McDaniel Mr. Joseph McDonald Ms. Virginia M. Murray Ms. Robyn L. Olson and Mr. Anthony DeFeo Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Pepper Mr. and Mrs. Terry D. Ray Mrs. Mary Bartlett Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Robinson Dr. Martha R. Seger Ms. Susan I. Seger Mr. David C. Thorpe Mr. and Mrs. Raimund G. Vanderweil Jr. Dr. James M. Weiss This report reflects our records as of December 31, 2012. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the Annual Report, but if you should notice an error, please let us know. Please contact Courtney Roy-Branigan, Director of Development, at 508-746-1622 (Ext. 8203)
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Photos: (clockwise from bottom) 1. Actor Chris Cooper (left) chats with fellow guest Glorianna Davenport. 2. Trustee Marty Mugar (right) welcomes Honorary Gala Committee member and State Representative Vinnie DeMecedo. 3. Event Emcee Jonathan Soroff (left) poses for a quick picture with one of TEN 31 Productions “living statues”. 4. Plimoth Plantation Board Chairman Steve Brodeur (left) greets gala guest Kathy Gloster and her husband, Trustee Tom Gloster. 5. Gail Huff Brown, Honorary Gala Chair welcomes the crowd. 6. Author and keynote speaker Nathaniel Philbrick captivates the audience. 7. 1957 Mayflower II Crew Member David Thorpe shares his personal stories about Mayflower II with gala attendees. (Photos by Sarah Colvin Photography)
On July 21st, 2012 Plimoth Plantation hosted A Celestial Celebration, a summer gala to benefit the Museum’s signature ship, Mayflower II, in DCR Pilgrim Memorial State Park on the Plymouth waterfront. This memorable affair was sold out, and included a cocktail reception featuring a raw bar provided by Island Creek, as well as a dinner menu created by celebrity chef Joanne Chang. Guests enjoyed music, a live auction, a brief program highlighting the iconic ship’s heritage and history as well as other special entertainment provided by TEN 31 Productions. The waterfront park setting was transformed for the occasion with illuminated tents and stunning decor enhanced by Mayflower II docked in the background. Honorary gala chairs Gail Huff Brown, broadcast journalist and wife of Sen. Scott Brown, and Dr. Phil Budden, British Consulate-General to New England, were joined by award-winning keynote speaker Nathaniel Philbrick. Jonathan Soroff, social columnist for The Improper Bostonian, delighted the guests as master of ceremonies. The event raised over $150,000 towards the restoration of Mayflower II. 9
Contributors: Memorial Gifts In memory of: In Memory of Paul Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amory Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chapman Ms. Mary Danner Ms. Ellie Donovan Ms. Margaret Grasselli Col. and Mrs. Frank Harris Mr. and Mrs. William Hearn Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hewitt Mr. Gregory Jecmen Mrs. Judith King Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lane Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Loring Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCabe Mr. and Mrs. David Mittell Mr. Thomas O’Donnell Mr. Jerome Powell Mr. and Mrs. William Riegel Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Tear Askow, Inc. National Gallery of Art Division of Prints and Drawings Morgan-Worcester, Inc. In Memory of Esther Marks Mr. and Mrs. F. Edward Nicolas In Memory of James E. Lewis Mrs. Patricia M. Nellis In Memory of John Hornblower Meyer Ms. Kathryn Collins-Wooley
Gifts in Kind
In honor of: In Honor of Ann Daly Ms. Maria E. DeCarvalho In Honor of Darice Wareham Peggy Wilks & Don Davis In Honor of Mickie Tisdale Ms. Kimberly J. Tisdale In Honor of Nancy Kronenberg Ms. Joan Hewlett Mr. and Mrs. David C. Elliott In honor of Shirley Amory Mrs. Susan A. Barber BEQUEST The Estate of Ruby W. Linn The Estate of Clinton W. Sellew
Corporate, Foundation & Government Support We are especially grateful to the following corporations, foundations and government agencies for their generous support of our programs, services and exhibits. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Henry Hornblower Fund, Inc. Highland Street Foundation Leo Wasserman Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council McGladrey LLP Plymouth Industrial Development Corporation
In Memory of Laura Boeckle Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boeckle
Schrafft Charitable Trust Sodexo Inc. & Affiliates The Ellison Foundation The Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, Inc. The Schwab Charitable Fund Yawkey Foundation
2012 Hornblower Award
In Memory of Mrs. Margery S. Runyan Ms. Anne S. Runyan
The goal of the annual award – named in honor of Plimoth Plantation’s founder – is to select and honor that person who an outstanding contribution to the spirit of Plimoth Plantation. The award seeks to recognize that person whose dedication to the museum reflects the spirit of Henry “Harry” Hornblower II, its founder.
In Memory of Natalie M. (Harris) Spina N.E. Interstate Water Pollution Control Comm. Honorary Trustee Bill Brewster reminisces about his friend, museum founder Harry Hornblower.
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Access Express Allscape Tree & Turf Services, Inc. British Consulate-General Boston Chase Canopy LLC Core Computers Goodwin Procter, LLP InterContinental Boston Ms. Marlee B. Brockmann Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Brodeur Senator Scott Brown and Mrs. Gail Huff Brown Ms. Laura Busky Ms. Ellie Donovan Mr. Steven Edward Mr. Stanley Emery Ms. Rosalie Hornblower and Mr. Willits H. Sawyer Mr. Robert Howard and Ms. Anne Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel D. Philbrick Ms. Marcia Sewall Museum of London Performance Pediatrics Steven Edward for the Touch Stowe Mountain Lodge Winston Art Group
Keynote Speaker Nathan Withington congratulates 2012 Hornblower Award Winner Denise Lebica, Manager of Historical Clothing and Textiles.
Thank you for your support!
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Baum • Mr. Charles L. Beal • Mrs. Jacquelyn Beal • Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beatty, Sr. • Mrs. Meredith Beaulieu • Mr. and Mrs. James F. Begley • Mr. Andrew Beja • Ms. Nancy M. Bell • Ms. Melissa Bemel • Dr. and Mrs. Roger M. Berg • Ms. Ann Berry • Dr. and Mrs. David R. Betteridge • Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bickford • Mr. Charles A. Billington, Jr. • Mrs. Mary Louise Bishop • Ms. Doris Bishop • Ms. Carolyn Bither • Mr. Paul F. Blanchard • Mr. Timothy D. Blauvelt and Ms. Mary Beth Caron • Dr. William M. Boehme • Mr. James L. Bond • Mrs. Lila R. Bond • Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bonnette • Mr. Bruce M. Borden • Sarah Bordy • Ms. Deborah Botelho • Mr. Robert Bothfeld • Mr. Andrew Botieri and Ms. Lisa Keile • Ms. Rachelle L. Boucher, Esq. • Mr. and Mrs. James T. Bowie • Mrs. Ann L. Bowles • Mr. and Mrs. Willis P. Bradford • Mr. and Mrs. David H. Bradley, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Brandenberger • Mr. and Mrs. John J. Brennan • Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Brewster, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. William R. Brewster • Mr. and Mrs. F. Gorham Brigham, Jr. • Mrs. Sally Broderick • Ms. Christina Brodie and Mr. Steven Dunn • Susan Brougham • Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Brown • Mr. and Mrs. J. Linzee Brown • Mr. Stuart Brown • Ms. Sheila Bruce • Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bruch, Jr. • Mrs. Lois Bryan • Amy Burns • Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Butterfield • Mrs. Miriam J. Byrd • Ms. Rose Cain • Irene Caldwell • Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Calkin • Colleen Campell • Patricia Campell • Mr. Vincent N. Capasso, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Adam Caper • Mrs. Allen D. Cappella • Kerri Capraro • Ms. Noreen Carey-Neville • Mr. James Carroll • Ms. Priscilla Carter • Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Cash • Mr. Peter Cavanagh and Ms. Lindsay H. Cavanagh • Mrs. Helen B. Chadwick • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Chapman • Mrs. Gail F. Chriss • Mrs. Rosamond G. Christensen • Mr. John Christiansen • Mr. Walter E. Clapp • Miss Christine Clark • Mr. and Mrs. C. Robert Clarke • Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Clary • Mr. Robert E. Clemons • Ms. Nancy M. 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Dever • Mrs. Marjorie Devlin • Mr. Carlo L. di Campolattaro • Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dickie • Mary Ellen Dickinson • Ms. Clarissa F. Dillon • Ms. Kate Dimancescu • Dr. and • Mrs. Alan R. Dimick • Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Doty • Mr. W. Herbert Doty • Ms. Margaret C. Downes • Mr. Theodore M. Duay, III • Janet Duffy • Mr. Sherburne W. Dunn • Mrs. Allis F. Edelman • Mrs. Deborah Edwards • Ms. Elizabeth A. Eldredge and Mr. George L. Alexakes • Ms. Patricia M. Engelman • Ms. Judith A. Erickson • Ms. Deborah A. Etzel and Mr. Joe Ausikaitis • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Eustis • Ms. Patricia Fabricius • Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Fagan • Mrs. Ann R. Fagan • Ms. Stephanie Bronder Fagan • Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Fallacara • Mr. W. Gerard Fallon and Mrs. Lynnette Fallon • Miss P. Mary Farina • Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Fasth • Mr. Alan B. Fauguel • Ms. Ruth Ann Fay • Mr. and Mrs. George R. Fearing • Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Fecser • Melanie Feehan • Ms. Susan Felshin • Mrs. Ann R. Ferguson • Mrs. Dorothy F. Ferguson • Ms. Donna Fernandes • Ms. Carla Fink • Mr. Richard C. Fipphen • Miss Lorraine Fitzpatrick • Ms. Paula Fontes • Larry Ford • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ford • Ms. Victoria P. Ford • Mrs. Christine Forker-MacBean • Jeff Forsythe • Mr. Herve D. Fortin • Mr. Randall Fortuna • Mr. and Mrs. John Foss • Ms. Maureen Francis • Mr. James A. Freedman • Mr. Michael L. Froelich • Ms. Barbara A. Fruehwirth • Ms. Laurie Frye • Ms. Susan Funk • Ms. Lisa Gahs • Ms. Billie J. Gailey • Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Galacar • Iris Gallagher • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallagher • Mrs. Virginia N. Gaskill • Mr. and Dr. Richard Gelwick • Ms. Deb Georgantis-Miller • Mrs. Thomas Gerding • Mr. Timothy A. Gerolami • Ms. Linda A. Giller • Mr. John J. Gillis • Mr. James Goddard and Ms. Judy Hoyt • Dr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Goldman • Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Goodale, III • Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Goodale • Mrs. Natalie S. Goodrich • Mr. Bradford Gorham • Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Goscinak • Ms. Cynthia G. Goss and Mr. Allen T. 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Heck • Elizabeth Hennesey • Ms. Theresa Hennessey • Mr. and Mrs. John A. Herdeg • Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Herlihy • Mr. Mark Herndon • Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hester • Mrs. Margery L. Hetherington • Ms. Janet L. Hetterly • Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Hewitt, III • Mr. Matthew P. Hickey • Ms. Edna M. High • Mrs. Shirley B. Hilderbrand • Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hinkle • Mr. and Mrs. George A. Holden • Ms. Marjorie E. Holme • Mrs. Katelyn Holstein • Dr. Richard W. Holt • Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Holt • Mr. and Mrs. John Hooker • Mrs. James Hoskinson • Mr. Richard W. Howe • Mr. W. Channing Howe • Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Howland • Mr. and Mrs. George Huemmrich • Ms. Joanne Hulbert • Ms. Ruth A. Hunter • Ms. Judy Ide • Mr. and Mrs. Dunning Idle, IV • Ms. Karen Ims • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Irby • Mr. Ira S. Jacknis • Mr. Matthew Jackson • Mr. and Mrs. James J. Jamieson • Ms. Janette Jaynes • Mr. Gregory D. Jecmen • Ms. Margaret Jenkins and Ms. Gail Farris • Mrs. Margaret R. Jenks • Dr. and Mrs. L. Palmer Johnson, M.D. • Ms. Ilene A. Johnson, Trustee • Mr. Larry L. Jones • Mr. Marvin E. Jones • Mr. Stephen G. Jones • Mrs. Judith A. Jones • Mrs. Alison C. Jordan • Carol Julien • Dr. Rochelle Kainer • Dr. Jim Katz • Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Katz • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keagy • Ms. Margaret Kehoe • Mr. and Mrs. Bartow Kelly, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Wallace M. Kemp, Jr. • Ms. Donna J. Kessler • Mrs. Judith R. Kidder • Mr. and Mrs. James E. Killough • Mr. Thomas D. King, Jr. • Ms. Elena C. Kirios • Mr. and Mrs. Kim B. Kirk • Dr. and Mrs. George S. Klavens • Mr. Charles E. Klein • Ms. Rees K. Klemish • Mr. Edward Knowles • Mr. William Knowles • Ms. Elizabeth S. Koch • Ms. Janet Koladay • Sarah Kopec • Ms. Carol L. Kosicki • Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kowaloff • Mrs. Jane H. Krahmer • Ms. Janet Kral • Mr. Dennis J. Kubicki • Ms. Cathy Kuechle • Ms. Margaret Kuska • Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Kylander • Ms. Helen B. Kyse • Mr. and Mrs. Hudson La Force, III • Mr. and Mrs. John Lalumiere • Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lane, Jr. • Ms. Joni-Jeanne W. Lane • Stephen Lane • Ms. Kathryn S. LaPrad • Ms. Debbie Lasher-Hardy • Mr. and Mrs. Philippe J. Lavallee • Ms. Donna LaVoie • Ms. Dorothy E. Lawrence • Ms. Lyle E. Lawrence • Ms. Diane N. Lawton • Ms. Linda J. Lees • Mr. Matthew Leighton • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lenox • Ms. Susan Leontiades • Ms. Donna J. Lewis • Ms. Annah S. Lincoln • Mary-Ellen Logan • Ms. Sonia Loizeaux • Mrs. Cynthia H. Loomis • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lord • Mrs. Marcena W. Love • Mrs. Millicent Lowrey • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luby • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Ludwick • Doris Macallister • Mrs. Donald MacAusland • Mr. James H. MacDonald • Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth C. Machin, III • Ms. Elizabeth A. MacLean • Ms. Margery L. MacMillan • Mr. Stephen S. Madsen • Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mahoney, Jr. • Mrs. Dana M. Majernik • Mr. and Mrs. James Mammano • Mr. Richard A. Manfredi • Richard Marchand • Mr. William Markot • Mr. William M. Marrs, II • Mr. Dudley R. Marsh • Mr. and Mrs. George E. Martin • Ms. Katherine J. Martin • Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Massie • Mrs. Ruth G. Matarazzo • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathiesen • Irene Matthews • Ms. Sharon Matyas • Ms. Kristen McAllister • Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCabe • John McClusky • Kevin McCormick • Mr. and Mrs. Brendan McDonough • Claudia McFadden • Mr. Walter McGinn and Mrs. Linda Silvio • Mrs. Alexander McGuirk • Mr. and Mrs. Roland McIntosh • Michael McKeen • Mr. Robert P. McKendall • Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McKinney • Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McMahon • Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd B. McManus, Jr. • Ms. Mary Linda McManus • Dr. and Mrs. Barry S. Meltzer • Rhonda Messier • Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Metz • Mr. and Mrs. John H. Meyer • Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Meyer • Miss Ardith Helene Miller • Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Miller • Mr. David Miller • Ms. Susan Mitrano • Mr. and Mrs. David A. Mittell • Mr. Richard L. Mix • Mr. Christopher Montroy • Mrs. Philip G. Moon • Mrs. Phyllis C. Moony • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Moore • Dr. and Mrs. John M. Moran • Ms. Christina Moreau • Ms. Carolyn W. Morey • Mr. Steve Morgan and Ms. Mary E. Kelly • Mr. and Mrs. James M. Morris • Mr. Frank Morris • Mr. Donald R. Morse • Mr. W. Hugh M. Morton • Ms. Mary E. Morton • Mrs. Clifford Moss • Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Moyler • Ms. Marietta R. Mullen • Ms. Irene H. Murphy • Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Nahill • Ms. Mary Nash • Mr. Peter Neville • Dr. and Mrs. Donald N. Nichols • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Nickerson • Mrs. Sandra D. Nickerson • Mr. Maximos Nikitas • Ms. Mary E. Noble • Ms. Barbara Nolan • Mary Norris • Ms. Kathleen A. Norris, Esq. • Ms. Judy L. Northrup • Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Novek • Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Brien • Sandy O’Conner • Mr. Thomas O’Donnell • Ms. Joanne Okagaki • Mr. Joseph O’Neil and Ms. Kassi Keithan • Noona O’Neill • Mr. Leonard R. Oppenheimer and Ms. Lydia A. Schultz • Gina Ostis • Ms. Judy Ostrowski • Ms. Diane L. Ozelius • Ms. Diane S. Palmer • Ellen Paris • Christine Parker • Judith Parks • Mrs. Nancy B. Parks • Byron and Kathleen Parrish • Mr. Charles Partridge • Ms. Parthenia A. Patrick • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Patrucci • Mr. Deslar K. Patten • Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H. Patterson • Mrs. Eve M. Pellettiere • Mrs. Joyce S. Pendery • Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Penn • Mrs. Beverly J. Peressini • Ms. Beatrice C. Perkins • Linda Perry • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Person • Mrs. Carol G. Petersen • Patricia Pflaumer • Mr. David Phillips • Mr. Francis H. Phillips • Mr. R. Wendell Phillips, Jr. • Ms. Rain Phillips • Mrs. Jane B. Pickering • Mrs. Margery H. Piersen • Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Piha • Ms. Marie C. Pillsbury • Ms. Elisabeth Piquet • Mr. Leonard Pitts and Ms. Linda Wennerberg • Mrs. Carolyn Pledger • Mr. and Mrs. James E. Poff • Mr. and Mrs. Russell O. Pollard • Mrs. Joy H. Pond • Eve Ponoyer • Mr. David B. Potts • Ms. Dorothy D. Pouder • Mr. Jerome Powell • Mrs. Sandra T. Powers • Mr. and Mrs. James M. Primavera • Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Proctor, Jr. • Ms. Ann E. R. Prokopowicz • Ms. Naomi I. Purkis • Mr. Charles M. Pyle, III • Mr. Joe Quinnan • Ms. Kathleen Quinn-Kortis • Michael Radoslovich • Mrs. Patricia J. Rainier • Ms. Arlene Ready • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reardon • Mr. and Ms. Thomas Reardon • Mr. and Mrs. W. Franklin Reed • Ms. Beverly Reed • Mrs. Barbara A. Reining • Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Remillard • Ms. Lois Reynolds • Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rice • Mr. and Mrs. John E. Richmond • Ms. Jill Ridder • Mr. and Mrs. William M. Riegel • Miss Alice J. Riley • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Roach • Mr. William H. Roberts and Mrs. Adina R. Roberts • Mr. and Mrs. Norman P. Robinson • Mrs. Marie T. Robinson • Mr. and Mrs. John Rockart • Ms. Elizabeth Rodbell • Ms. Maryann Rogers • Ms. Sandi L. Rosen • Katherine Rossmore-Shields • Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rothschild • Mrs. Catherine Rowden • Ms. Kathryn Rowell • Ms. Melissa Rowker • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roy • Ms. Brenda Ryder • Miss Vickie Sachs • Mr. and Mrs. Philip Saines • Mr. and Mrs. Erdjan Salih • Mr. James W. Sampson • Mr. Kenneth B. Sampson • Linda Sandhu • Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Santos • Dr. and Mrs. Fred H. Sarke • Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sawyer • Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Sawyer • Mr. John Harris and Ms. Linda Sawyer • Ms. Christine Schlosser • Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Schneider • Mrs. Barbara Schwartz • Ms. Karen C. Schwenk • Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Scola • Bill and Mary Scott • Mr. and Mrs. Melvin W. Sears • Mr. John W. Sears • Mrs. Caroline M. SeCoy • Mr. and Mrs. Ray Seekell • Mr. Gabor G. Selak • Mr. Jon B. Sellin • Donald Seney • Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Serkey • Janet Serman • Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Severy • Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Seward • Ms. Donna R. Shannon • Ms. Karen E. Shaver • Connie Shaw • Mr. Robert V. Vallesio and Ms. Amy B. Sheperdson • Jim Shillinglaw • Gary Shotz • Mrs. Carolyn J. Simbari • Miss Elizabeth P. Simms • Ms. Wilma I. Sinclair • Mr. and Mrs. John M. Skenyon • Michael Slaven • Ms. Keelas Small • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Smalley • Dr. and Mrs. Bradford Smart • Dr. Grace Smith, Ph.D. • Ms. Janet Smith • Ms. Rebecca Hamilton Smith • Dr. Roger L. Snow • Mrs. Joan E. Solheim • Ms. Beverly Spooner • Ms. Ann Sprayregen • Ms. Erica St. Germain • John St. Lawrence • Mr. and Mrs. Myles M. Standish • Mrs. Robin Standish-Hicks • Mrs. Gretchen G. Stanfield • Mr. Thomas L. Staples • Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stark • Mrs. Natalie L. Staschke • Mr. Michael T. Stevens • Mrs. Susan Stillman • Ms. Dorie Stolley • Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Stolz • Ms. Cynthia S. Stone and Mr. David Kronberg • Ms. Susan R. Storm • Ms. Anne L. B. Stouffer • Ms. Sandra Stuart • Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Stubbs • Mr. Brewster Sturtevant • Ms. Emily J. Style • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Suriner • Ms. Shirley Sutphen • Ms. Laurie M. Sybertz • Ms. Cynthia Sykes • Mr. and Mrs. Parker Symmes • Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Tachovsky • Suzanne Talbot • Mr. Hal Tanzman • Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Tassinari • Ms. Dolores Tassinari • Mr. William Teaney • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Tear • Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Thayer, Jr. • Mr. Scott Thimann • Mr. Dorbert Thomas • Joan Thompson • Mrs. Virginia S. Tillman • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tocci • Ms. Mercedes Tocci • Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Tomlinson • Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Towle, Jr. • Ms. Jeanne C. Turano • Ms. Lanci Valentine • Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Vautrain, III • Ms. Marilyn E. Wales • Webster U. Walker • Jean Wallen • Mr. Francis M. Walley, III • Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Wallis • Mrs. Joan T. Walther • Ms. Trina Waniga • Mr. and Mrs. John H. Warren • Mr. Frank S. Waterman, III • Ms. Kate Waters • Ms. Andrea L. Watson • Ms. Susan M. Weady • Mr. Marc S. Weinberg and Ms. Marion Woodfield • Mr. and Mrs. W. Lambert Welling • Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wheatley • Allison Wheaton • Mr. and Mrs. John R. White • Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. White • Mr. Leon White • Ms. Susan White • Mr. Robert M. Whiting • Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Whitman • Ms. Nancy K. Wickes • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Wiechmann, Jr. • Karon Wierman • Mr. Wayne Wilcox • Ms. Helen Wiley • Mrs. Frances Williamson • Ms. Dorothy Williamson • Mr. William W. Wilson, Sr. • Mr. and Mrs. David A. Woeste • Ms. Sarah Wolfe • Mr. and Mrs. Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Woodruff • Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Woznick • Ms. Dorinda Yates • Frank Yeatman • Norma York • John Ziarnik • Ms. Elaine Zimmer • Al Litwack Associates • Askow, Inc. • Brick Pond Handworks • Destination Plymouth • Dominion Resources, Inc. • Fund Raising Strategies, Inc. • Global Impact • Gravestone Artwear • Hampton Inn & Suites • Jake’s Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market • Kase Krafts • Kimball Family Corp. • Lieutenant Island Partners LLC • Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants • Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants • Morgan Stanley • Morrison’s Power Equipment Inc • National Society of Old Plymouth Colony Descendants • NSTAR Foundation • PAC TV • Partners Technology • Patrizia’s ITALY Trattoria • Ramsbottom Printing, Inc. • Scandicrafts • Society of Mayflower Descendants • Society of Mayflower Descendants - OK • Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia • Society of Mayflower Descendants of Michigan • Staples • Tedeschi Food Shops, Inc. • The Francis Cooke Society • The Fuller Society • The Governor William Bradford Compact • The Mayflower Sampler Guild • The New World Tavern • The Nichols Trust • Workaholic Productions, Inc.
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VOLUNTEERS: Plimoth Plantation is especially grateful for the time, talents and many contributions of experience and skill that our volunteers bring to the Museum’s mission every year. To learn more about how you can volunteer at Plimoth Plantation, visit www.plimoth.org and make an impact today. Nancy Adinolfi Claire Alcock Meghan Allard Maryellen Anastasia Colleen Anderson Stuart R. Argus Rosemary Arnold Paul Atchison Olivia Baker Elizabeth Barton Frances A. Beane Thomas Begley Mary Belanger Clara Berger Jackie Best Jane Bishop Vivian Bolt Edmund A. Bolton Deborah Botelho Ricarda B. Bowser Susan Brougham Caris Brown Charles C. Brush Carolyn M. Buck Diane Budge Laura Busky Richard Casoni Jeannette M. Castro Nell Champlin Peggy Church
Jeanne L. Coco John Cook Joanne Cook Tim Cosseboom Stephen Costa Carolyn Crowell Michael Custro Ira Dearing Charlene M. Dickson Peggy Dixon Allie Donoghue John Donovan Claire Driscoll Beatrice Drucker Jessica Eddy Colleen Elmer Jackie Fee Mildred Ferrari David Fitzgerald Stephen Fletcher Diane C. Fletcher Susan Flier Libby Forni Carol C. Fortini Tedo Francis Jacquelin Giaccaglia Richard F. Gilgun Gina Girouard Robin Gottlieb Robert Goulding
Members of the Greater Boston Knitters Guild (many of whom make up the Plimoth Knitters Club - one of the museum’s most popular volunteer clubs) visited with John Colony of Harrisville Designs in Harrisville, New Hampshire in 2012. Volunteers received a personal tour from John of the mill, as well as textile workshop space and shop. (Photo by volunteer Vivienne Bolt.)
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Alice Gray Linda Green Jonathan Green Lorraine Griffin Debora Grover Christian J. Hall Jerome Haller John Halloran Paula Hennebury Bridget Henry Robert Hicks Robert Howard Joan Ilacqua Donald B. Ingram Mary Irving Bob Jaeger Donald Jennings Bertie Jennings Marjorie Johnson Mary Keefe Diane Keighley Ann Kozodoy Nancy Kronenberg Pamela La Crosse Elizabeth Laitinen Ronnie Lazarus Morie Long Lizabeth Loring Catherine Lundy Wendy Q. Lyons
Anita MacKinnon Maria MacMunn Jacqueline Malloy Elizabeth Maloney Cheryl Mariolis Hiroko Massarelli Lorraine McCawley Helen McGloin Mary T. McGonagle Susan Metcalf Jacqueline Miller Carol Mooney Mary Mullaney Tracey Murphy Donna M. Nelson Nathan Nelson-Maney Shannon Nelson-Maney Leroy Newbury Merle Olsen-Storvik Stanley Olson Christine O’Neill Constance Page Terry Parekh Richard Peterson Barbara Provest Kathleen Quinn-Kortis Joseph Ruggio Charlotte E. Russell Richard C. Ryan Elizabeth J. Sander
Ralph Savery Karen C. Schwenk Donald P. Severy Diane Shagoury Christine Sheehan Virginia Skinner Richard A. Smith Linda Snook Al Solomon Janette Somerville Alex Soukhanov Laurie M. Sybertz Cynthia Sykes Susan Targrove Kathy Tripi Edmund F. Ward Lucille Weiss Diane Wheaton Diane Wilson Emilia Wojciechowski
Plimoth Plantation’s summer internship program offered internships to over twenty interns in 2012. Interns worked on special projects in many departments from Historic Textiles to Museum Education and Research. Volunteers arrive at the 2012 Annual Museum Clean Up Day. This highly anticipated event has been part of Plimoth Plantation’s calendar for over fifteen years.
in memoriam
For their selfless service and unique contributions over the years, we recognize with heartfelt gratitude each of these longtime friends of Plimoth Plantation.
Frances Burnham (1941-2012),
an Overseer of Plimoth Plantation for 25 years, was passionate about the Museum’s mission and programs. A devout history lover, Fran could often be seen at Plimoth Plantation’s lectures, special events, workshops and living history exhibits. For Fran, who often had English visitors, the highlight of their visit, in her view, was a trip to Plimoth Plantation. Just a few weeks before her death, her last outing was to bring an English friend on the tour! She had a particular fondness for the Museum’s horticulture programs and gardens. Many organizations were the beneficiaries of her knowledge and interest in early New England history, including the New England Historic and Genealogical Society, The New England Farm and Garden Association, the Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, the National Society of Colonial Dames of Massachusetts and many more. Her hobbies also included breeding and raising Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Fran graduated from Northeastern University and received a Masters from Antioch University; she also graduated from the Radcliffe Publishing Program. She served with her husband of 49 years in the US Peace Corps in Ethiopia, and was Education Director at the Boston Respiratory Disease Association for several years. While serving on Plimoth’s Board, Fran was also a member of the Membership, Annual Fund, Strategic Planning, and the Hornblower Award Committees. In 2000, she arranged and led a delegation from Plimoth Plantation and the Town of Plymouth to England as part of the planning for 2020. She was appointed the representative to the Southwark Council, which includes Rotherhithe, where the Mayflower was berthed. With British Consul Phil Budden and the late Rev. Dr. Peter Gomes, she actively initiated the planning for 2020. Fran was an early advocate for including the Wampanoag Homesite as a permanent feature of the museum’s visitor experience. The New England Farm & Garden Association has awarded a summer internship at Plimoth Plantation in her memory.
Jack Conway (1924-2012),
served as a Museum Overseer, and was the founder and Chairman of Jack Conway & Company. In addition to being the former President of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and Vice-President of the National Association of Realtors, Jack was named State Realtor of the Year in 1971. He served as President of the Plymouth County Development Council, the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, the Scituate Chamber of Commerce and the Brockton Metro Chamber. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Jack served during World War II, and was a candidate for U.S. Congress in 1982. With his extensive civic involvement and pride in the South Shore region, Jack was an important connector for the Museum to the local business community.
“In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” -Elizabeth Gilbert
Wigmore Alling Pierson
(1940-2012), “Wig”, as he liked to be called by family and friends, was a descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster and a proud member and past governor of the Massachusetts Mayflower Society. A history lover, he also served on the Cohasset Historical Commission and, as Chairman of the committee, produced the third volume of the Narrative History of Cohasset. Enthusiastic and engaging, Wig was best known locally as the host of cable talk-show Pierson to Person, which was broadcast live from Scituate every Thursday for ten years. As an active Overseer of Plimoth Plantation, Wig was committed to bringing Mayflower descendants to Plimoth Plantation to enjoy the Museum’s exhibits and programs.
Paul Morgan (1923-2012),
was an important member of Plimoth Plantation’s extended family. Along with his wife Anne (Nancy), an Honorary Trustee, Paul was a source of excellent advice and a thoughtful advocate for the Museum. He was especially fond of Mayflower II, and was a member of the Duxbury Yacht Club. He spent a considerable amount of time working with non-profit organizations, often behind-thescenes. He served as a director to the HocheScofield Foundation in Worcester, Trustee and Honorary Trustee of the Higgins Armory Museum, Trustee and Chairman of Friendly House, Trustee of the Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Trustee and former Chairman of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Trustee and Honorary Trustee of the American Farm School in Thessalonika, Greece. In his professional career, Paul was the CEO and Chairman of the Morgan Construction Company in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Catherine C. Brawer Stephen B. Brodeur Peter Frame Robert A. Graff Sarah Fuller Thomas F. Gloster III Gordon Harris Joanne M. Nikitas Martha S. Mugar John A. Peters Jr. David R. Pokross Jr. Jane K. Reardon Edward T. Russell Richard H. Sgarzi Richard W. Thaler Jr. Darice G. Wareham Barbara V. Weidlich J. Cedric Woods
Overseers
Laurance V. Allen Carol E. Anzuoni Margery B. Atherton Patricia A. Ellis Marianne H. Ellison Steven S. Fischman Harry P. Folger III Michael Ford Henry C. Gibson III Frank W. Harris III Ralph Hornblower III Breton Hornblower Henry Hornblower IV Richard Hornblower Christopher Hussey Judith T. Kohn, RLA Gregory C. Ladd Ruth Isabella Gardner Lamere Norma K. Lockwood Joseph M. Meany Jr. Douglas A. Muir Esq. Peter L. N. Padfield
Joseph Powell Keith J. Pratt Donald P. Quinn Keith A. Quinn Mary Bartlett Reynolds Charles N. Robinson Powell Robinson Jr. Thomas C. Rogerson Adrian Small Geoffrey T. Stewart Edward D. Sullivan Judith M. Swan Alice C. Teal David C. Thorpe Lydia B. Toll Charles F. Vandini Sr. Berta Welch Barbara K. Wheaton John Winslow
Honorary Trustees Shirley W. Amory Malabar H. Brewster William S. Brewster* Holbrook R. Davis Margaret Fenston Douglas E. Hart Donald A. Greenlaw K. Prescott Low David A. Mittell Anne M. Morgan Milton L. Penn Richard C. Walton *Deceased
Plimoth Plantation offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Wampanoag People and the Colonial English community in the 1600’s.
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