{"id":1551,"date":"2015-06-05T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2015-06-05T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:03:00","slug":"here-come-the-first-comers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kplma.org\/pique\/2015\/06\/05\/here-come-the-first-comers\/","title":{"rendered":"Here come the First Comers!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Plymouth<\/a>
Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant, 1920<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1920, the South Shore celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Mayflower’s<\/em>\u00a0arrival in a six-month frenzy of Pilgrim-related activities, including a sprawling outdoor pageant — more detail\u00a0here <\/a>— featuring\u00a0Kingstonians like Emily Fuller Drew<\/a> in full Pilgrim dress.<\/p>\n

In 2020, just five short years from now, the 400th anniversary will be upon us, and the planning has already begun. The next meeting of the Kingston Historical Commission<\/a>\u00a0(June 10, 7:00 p.m. at the Kingston Town House on Evergreen Street) will feature a presentation from Plymouth 400<\/a>, the group coordinating Plymouth’s commemorative events.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in this century’s version of a\u00a0marching Viking horde, stop by to find out what’s in the works and what part Kingston can play. (Long-time Kingston Town Clerk George W. Cushman is listed in the pageant program<\/a>\u00a0as one of the Norsemen; maybe the incumbent<\/a>\u00a0can be persuaded into costume…)<\/p>\n

\"March<\/a>
March of all explorers who came before the Pilgrims in 1620, Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant, 1920. Photo by E.P. McLaughlin, Plymouth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Source:\u00a0Jones River Village Historical Society Collection MC29<\/em><\/p>\n

For more, visit the Kingston Public Library<\/a>, and the Local History Room<\/a>, and the full blog at piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 1920, the South Shore celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Mayflower’s\u00a0arrival in a six-month frenzy of Pilgrim-related activities, including a sprawling outdoor pageant — more detail\u00a0here — featuring\u00a0Kingstonians like Emily Fuller Drew in full Pilgrim dress. In 2020, just five short years from now, the 400th anniversary will be upon us, and the planning … <\/p>\n

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