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1/27/2025 4:13:41 PM General

2025 BURIAL HILL TOUR SERIES

2025 BURIAL HILL TOUR SERIES

Revolutionary Connections

?Monthly Free Tours from February to December Saturdays | 1pm | Burial Hill

The Plymouth Antiquarian Society and Pilgrim Hall Museum announce their continuing partnership in a free public tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill for the 2025 season. Each first Saturday of the month (excepting January), a thematic tour of the ancient burying ground will reveal facets of Plymouth’s evolving story over generations. This year honors the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with a series theme of “Revolutionary Connections.” Each monthly tour highlights the Revolutionary era in Plymouth with insights into South Shore connections to America’s contest for independence. Presenters include local historians and authors who share their expertise on a range of topics, highlighting art, history, and culture atop the open-air history museum in the heart of downtown Plymouth, Burial Hill.

February 1 - A Revolutionary Love Story – Dr. Donna Curtin

March 1 - The Spooners' Revolutionary World – Dr. Patrick Browne

April 5 - A Revolutionary Generation on Burial Hill– Stephen O’Neill

May 3 - Music of the American Revolution – Dr. Anne Mason 

June 7 - Patriot & Loyalist: Plymouth’s Political Rivals – Dr. Patrick Browne

July 5 - James Thacher’s War – Dr. Donna Curtin

August 2 - The Revolutionary Warrens - Mercy Otis Warren Society

September 6 - Epitaphs of the 18th Century – Dr. Anne Mason 

October 4 - Legends & Lore – Joyce Poremski 

November 1 - Mayflower Connections – General Society of Mayflower Descendants 

December 6 - Home for the Holidays– Paula Marcoux

Severe weather may cancel tour. Stay up to date with us on our Facebook page, and visit pilgrimhall.org or plymouthantiquarian.org for more information on the continuing Burial Hill tour series.

www.pilgrimhall.org