Pilgrim Monument Presentation
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K. David Weidner, Ph.D. Executive Director Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association Rotary Presentation 4 June 2021 7:00AM Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association of Provincetown, Cape Cod’s oldest Non-Profit founded in 1892. To maintain the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum buildings and land (the “PMPM”) to accommodate its libraries and collections. The Association also commemorates the history of the Mayflower Pilgrims signing of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown in 1620. The Association’s mission further includes the collection, preservation, research, exhibition and publication of archival materials on all aspects of Provincetown history, including the contributions of the Wampanoag and other indigenous peoples whose presence in the region predates the arrival of the Mayflower, the rise of the whaling industry, the advent of the Portuguese fishing community, and the evolution of Provincetown as a center of tolerance, art, and theater in the 20th Century, including the important role of the LGBTQ community in that evolution. • We welcome over 100,000 guests annually • 2021 Annual Budget $1.3M • Governance by a Board of Trustees and a Chief Executive • LARGEST Single Attraction on the Outer Cape • Provide free access to NEED (National Environmental Education Development Academy) for 750- 1000 local 5th Graders annually as they study on the National Seashore Financed by The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod General Contractor Robert B. Our Construction, Inc. Engineering Services Coastal Engineering, Inc. Architectural Services Catalyst Inclined Elevator Outdoor Engineers Bradford Access Inclined Elevator Designed and Built by Outdoor Engineers, Inc. Zurich Switzerland Lower Pavilion on Bradford Street ADA compliant walkways Automated Ticketing Kiosk New ADA gate to provide ADA access to the base of the Monument with 2 ADA compliant car spaces Wampanoag Exhibit • Our newest permanent exhibit…. • Tells the Back Story of Colonization on Cape Cod from the Wampanoag perspective • Begins in 1602 and continues to 1621 • Curated by SmokeSygnals (a Wampanoag owned communications firm) and Wampwork (a Wampanoag construction firm) FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PILGRIM MONUMENT AND PROVINCETOWN MUSEUM PLEASE CONTACT K. DAVID WEIDNER, Ph.D., Executive Director [email protected] 508-487-1310 EXT 133 703-626-9191 (M) www.pilgrim-monument.org.