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Artist Rachel Carter’s Spirit of Mayflower Project begins
Nottinghamshire artist Rachel Carter begins her ‘Language of Sculpture: A Spirit of Mayflower 400 Project’ this week – and has posted her plans: “This new project will aim to digitally capture and bring knotting it into the modern age whilst still retaining the touch of the hand. I’ll explore storytelling, visual art and history through […]
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Pilgrim Heartlands Trail highlights stories about local Mayflower Pilgrims
A new Pilgrim Heartlands Trail has been produced jointly by Bassetlaw District Council and Doncaster Council. The leaflet, available from local Tourist Information Centres, libraries and churches along the trail, and downloadable from Bassetlaw and Doncaster Council’s websites, covers the local villages in North Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire that are steeped in the history of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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