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Plymouth 400th Committee Event

Plymouth’s Quadricentennial
Logo to be Unveiled !
Ceremony to be held aboard Mayflower II
Open to the Public

Almost four centuries in the making, America’s Hometown 400th Anniversary Committee is hosting an event onboard Mayflower II, on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 5:30 p.m., to unveil the commemorative logo honoring the up-coming quadricentennial of Mayflower’s landing just 10 years from now. 

Flanked by members of the Plymouth Public Schools’ class of 2020, Senate President Therese Murray will give the keynote address at the unveiling, which is open to the public and to be attended by local VIPs including town, regional and state officials. The students, who are now entering the third grade, will share in the unveiling of the logo.

“It is by no coincidence that we unveil this image on the 16th of September, the anniversary of the day that Mayflower left from Plymouth, England in 1620,” said the Rev. Peter Gomes, Chairman of the Plymouth 400th Committee, “As we establish this brand we too embark on a mission to commemorate that voyage, and the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims in Patuxet, which became Plymouth Colony and ultimately, Plymouth, Massachusetts, a place of great significance in the development of America and its diverse cultural heritage.”

The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Mayflower II exhibit area.

The commemorative logo, which was exclusively designed for the Plymouth 400th Committee, will be branded and merchandised to promote the town’s special anniversary over the next decade, beginning with 400 limited edition long sleeved T-shirts to go on sale immediately after the unveiling.  The limited edition T-shirts will sell for $20.20 at Plimoth Plantation gift shops; the Pilgrim Hall Museum gift shop and Pioppi’s Liquors, with all proceeds going back to the Plymouth 2020 Committee.

In the event of rain, the unveiling ceremony and reception will both take place at Pilgrim Hall Museum on Court Street in Plymouth.

Funds raised from the proceeds of the T-shirts and other merchandise and sponsorship will help sustain the significant planning effort that is now under way.

The vision of the Plymouth 400th Committee is as follows:

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims in Patuxet, Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 through series of educational events and remembrances attended by a worldwide audience that highlight the contributions of the Pilgrims in the development of America, accentuate the history of New England as a region with Plymouth at its epicenter, and provide an historically accurate, culturally inclusive overview of the founding of our nation and its impact on America’s present and future.

           Goals:

  • Provide programming and events over a year-long period (2019 – 2020) to serve an international audience of upwards of 500,000 visitors to Plymouth.
  • Oversee a weekend-long series of events in August 2020 to commemorate the departure of the Pilgrims from Delftshaven, Holland in pursuit of freedom and a new life in a New World.
  • Welcome upwards of 75,000 visitors over a weekend-long series of events in Plymouth scheduled to occur in August 2020. 
  • Stage international head of state visits to Plymouth.
  • Increase tourism, thereby increasing revenues to the Town of Plymouth and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • Increase visibility for Plymouth, Massachusetts and its historical and cultural contributions to the world.
  • Highlight the multi-cultural roots of America – English, Dutch and Native American. 
  • Celebrate the continuing waves of immigrants whose arrival in Plymouth, and America, has shaped our nation.