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Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum forms partnership with Bassetlaw District Council
Bassetlaw District Council has formed a partnership with the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM) based in Massachusetts, USA, where the Mayflower first moored when it arrived in America in 1620. The partnership’s goal is to strengthen ties, both cultural and educational, between the two regions in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s […]
Over 400 Years in the Making: Heritage Lottery Fund helps tell the Pilgrim Roots Story
More than 400 years after the Pilgrim Leaders, William Bradford and William Brewster, escaped religious persecution in Bassetlaw and began their arduous journey to the New World, the origins of their story will be retold, thanks to a National Lottery grant, awarded through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). HLF East Midlands have approved the Pilgrim […]
Pilgrim Trails: September 2018’s news
PILGRIM ROOTS Newsletter – September 2018 Visit of the NEW ENGLAND Historic Genealogical Society A sunny day in August provided the perfect setting for a visit from NEHGS to the Pilgrim Roots region. NEHGS is the nation’s leading comprehensive resource for family history research and the largest Society of its kind in the world. On the […]
Pilgrim Trails: ‘Our bid has been submitted!’
Welcome to our second newsletter for the Pilgrim Roots Heritage Project – to download a copy of the newsletter click here Our Bid has been submitted! On Friday 25th May the project team at Bassetlaw District Council hit the send button and electronically transferred the equivalent of four years hard work to the East Midlands […]
Pilgrim Roots HLF project newsletter: Pilgrim Trails
Welcome to our first newsletter for the Pilgrim Roots Heritage Project – to download a copy of the newsletter click here We will produce this publication on a regular basis as we chart our progress towards submitting a 2nd stage Heritage Lottery Bid which is entitled ‘Pilgrim Roots – The Separatists’ Story and beyond’. The BID […]