Presented by the “Backroads of the South Shore,” a consortium of 20 non-profit organizations operating in 12 towns from Weymouth to Plymouth, this year’s South Shore History Symposium will once again feature presentations from five prominent local historians. In keeping with the 250th commemorations of 1776, the symposium will focus on “The Revolution, Independence, and the South Shore.”
8:30 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks, Donna Curtin, Back Roads of the South Shore Chair and Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum
9:20 a.m. Privateers and Warships of Plymouth Bay during the Revolution, Patrick Browne, Executive Director of Plymouth Antiquarian Society
10:00 a.m. George Partridge—Duxborough’s Zealous Patriot and Bigwig of the Revolution, Tony Kelso, Duxbury Town Historian
10:40 a.m. Hingham’s Black Revolutionaries: Stories of Service on the Battlefield and Home Front, Paula Bagger, Hingham Historical Society
11:20 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. To Declare for Independence: South Shore Town Meetings in Revolutionary Massachusetts, Stephen C. O’Neill, Director, Hanover Historical Society & Director, Dyer Memorial Library
12:10 p.m. “Trill forth harmonious ditty”: Music of the American Revolution, Dr. Anne C. Mason, Curator, Pilgrim Hall Museum
Registration $20 per person. Includes refreshments and presentations.
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Or, to pay by check, make our your check payable to Plymouth Antiquarian Society (or PAS) and mail to Plymouth Antiquarian Society, P.O. Box 3773, Plymouth, MA 02361.
For more information about the South Shore History Symposium, contact info@plymouthantiquarian.org or call the Plymouth Antiquarian Society at 508-746-0012
