Sixty-seven pages take scholars on a digital tour through the exhibit, History in a New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth. Crystal clear pictures accompanied by text offer a deep understanding of the...

Find out what Plymouth looks like today and what remains of the Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims.

The story of how Plymouth Colony came to be. Looks at the Puritan movement with its roots in England, the sailing of the Mayflower, and the progress of the settlers in their first years in New England. Describes their first encounters...

Explains what is known about the types of houses the Pilgrims built in Plymouth Colony.

Describes the types of farm animals that the Pilgrims likely raised in Plymouth Colony, based on historical reports.

Overview and biographical facts on the life of William Bradford, a leader of the Plymouth Settlement.

Provides the list of passengers who traveled on the voyage of the Fortune in 1621.

Explains the major religious beliefs held by the Pilgrims.

A biography of the life of Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag. It describes his interactions with the Plymouth Colony settlers and treaty negotiations between his tribe and the colony.

A detailed biography of the life of Tisquantum, known as Squanto. Covers some history of the Plymouth Colony and of relations between the colonists and the native peoples.

Forefathers' Day is on December 22. The holiday commemorates the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 21, 1620. Check out this article about the original signatories of the Mayflower Compact that we call...