The Pilgrim Society ANNUAL REPORT 2011

A Statement of Activities for the year ending June 30, 2011 Trustees

TRUSTEES TRUSTEES EMERITUS/ NOMINATING COMMITTEE Terms expire 2011 EMERITA Brian Alosi, Chair Robert Betters Rodney Armstrong Amy Annis Belinda Brewster Wesley Ennis Benjamin B. Brewster Frimma Buckman Jeffrey Fischer Don Brown Michael Coleman Christopher Hussey Enzo Monti Phillip Cronin Addison L. Jennings Wesley Ennis Bojan Jennings DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Tony Green Hon. George N. Leighton Evelyn Strawn, Chair Joseph Jannetty Mary Bartlett Reynolds Belinda Brewster Clarence Kylander John F. Spence Jr. Michael Coleman Richard Lougee Mary K. Steinway Suzanne Giovanetti Deanna Nealey John G. Talcott Jr. Fisher Howe Scott Smith Joseph Jannetty Paul Weeden DIRECTOR EMERITA Linda Warren Peggy M. Baker OFFICERS Terms expire 2012 PROGRAMS & EDUCATION President Margie Bishop COMMITTEE Barrie Young Don Brown COMMITTEE ROSTERS Deanna Nealey, Co-chair Walter Dennis EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kathleen Babini Secretary Alexandra Earle Barrie Young, President Katherine Bickford Enzo Monti Peter Forman Enzo Monti, Secretary Frimma Buckman Suzanne Giovanetti Roger S. Randall, Treasurer Tedda Lindeman Rita Jones Brian Alosi Scott Smith Treasurer David Kirkpatrick Deanna Nealey Michael Coleman Kevin McKenna David Tarantino PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE John Moran Norman Tucker John Moran, Chair Vice-Presidents Joan Nordell Joan Bartlett Brian Alosi Edward Santos PROPERTIES COMMITTEE John Hammond Benjamin B. Brewster Charles Tarbox Roger S. Randall, Chair Zephorene Stickney Fisher Howe Linda Warren Brian Alosi Therese Murray Michael Weeden Kevin McKenna Ellis Withington FINANCE COMMITTEE LIBRARY & CABINET David Tarantino, Chair Terms expire 2013 COMMITTEE Frederick Dalton Any Annis Belinda Brewster, Chair Peter Roos James W. Baker James W. Baker Ellis Withington Peter Balboni James Hardeman Michael Coleman, ex officio Bruce Bartlett Clarence Kylander Henry Goodhue Norman Tucker PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM Cover photo: Clark Griffith STAFF School children on a tour John Mahoney INVESTMENT Ann Berry, Executive Director Roger S. Randall COMMITTEE Stephen C. O’Neill, David Rogers Walter Howard Mayo III, Chair Associate Director & Curator Peter Roos Elaine Philbrick Robin Nutter, Thomas Small Nathan Withington Development Director Evelyn Strawn Ann Young, David Tarantino Director of Visitor Services Norman Tucker Lillian Young, Accounts Manager Matthew Brown, Maintenance T 2 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 F by phone. can alsobeordered through thewebsite or from theShop at discount.Merchandise benefits ofmembershipis being abletobuy Members are reminded thatoneofthe of books,videosandPilgrim orienteditems. limited, itiswell stockedwithgoodchoices the Shop. Althoughmerchandise space is Hall takesthemthrough thesalesarea of that thesuggestedpathforvisitorsto tempt potentialbuyers. It’s notby accident toprovideretailers, we try afocalpointto the economicdownturn. Similar tomass sales were notrealized asaresult partly of 2009. Anticipatedgainsfrom merchandise the Museum Shop with totalssimilarto Adding toourrevenues were salesfrom here atPilgrim Hall. exhibitsand narrative thatarewonderful tell theirfamiliesandfriendsaboutthe respectful manner. We wantourgueststo inaninterestinghear thePilgrim and story stops toensure thatourvisitorsseeand continuestopulloutallthe of AnnBerry capable Museum staffundertheleadership Our smallbut notwithouttrying. certainly to saythat2011numbershave increased. It’s decline slightlyfrom 2009butIampleased difficult. 2010sawouradmissions revenue andstopsthatmakes planningso of starts because ofanunpredictable economyfull it difficulttoadd yearto yeargainsprimarily accomplished that. We have, however, found in ourstewardship ofPilgrim artifacts. We would helpustocontinuealeadershiprole that aproperly renovated Pilgrim Hall professional manner. We were confident work wasaccomplishedontimeandina and makesure thattheconstruction decision totemporarilyshuttertheMuseum gave justificationtothe difficult certainly Our fullyear ofoperations infiscal2009 decline inadmissionsfrom theprevious year. months andresulted inanearly25percent forced ustoclosePilgrim Hall forseveral took placeinthewinterandspringof2008 recall thatourrenovation andexpansionthat difficult transitional yearof2008. Youwill good admissionstrafficfollowing our 30th hasseenacontinuingtrend of iscal year 2011endingthispastJune Report ofthePresident Thanks forall that you do. Museum America’s bestsmallmuseum. treasure are whatmakes Pilgrim Hall Society, your contributionsoftimeand Your forthePilgrim unerringsupport Andrew Card spoke. which former White House ChiefofStaff Day celebrationheldonDecember 21stat and, ofcourse,thetraditionalForefather’s oceanfront homeofBen andAnneBrewster which washeldagainthisyear atthe are theannualSummer Party andAuction events thatprovide revenue; amongthese Gallery. Important tooursuccessare the attendance atspecialevents heldinthe and we are gratefulforthesubstantial Exhibitions are alsoattractingstrong support Exhibits in ourPIDCforChanging Gallery Barrie Young “Glacial Erratic” Deborah Bright’s photoseries Enzo Montimeetinfrontof Therese Murray, and Ann Berry Barrie Young, SenatePresident

3 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 4 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 benefit from theevening, theevening paintings. In additiontothefinancial collection ofmonumental Pilgrim history the watchfuleyes ofthemuseum’s andGosling’sentertainment under rum Eighty peopleenjoyed rousing musical the PlymouthinaGlass History exhibit. tastinginconjunctionwith and rum provided anevening ofentertainment Package Store. “Rum andRevolution” benefit program sponsored by Pioppi’s withafunandexcitingThe year started initiativesnew begunthisyear. of theseactivitiesandtoreport onother It ismygreat pleasure tohighlightsome our programs andfund-raisingevents. along withgenerous sponsorshipsfor received grantsforresearch andprograms, special programs throughout theyear. We the April lecture seriesandnumerous vacation weeks ofactivitiesforchildren, exhibition. We offered twoschool exhibitions andawinterphotographic the year. We mountedtwomajortemporary Hall Museum isabusyplacethroughout A for Fiscal Year 2011,Pilgrim included inthisAnnualReport s you canseefrom allthereports Report oftheDirector

of publications, includingtheAmerican inanumber opportunities advertising for manyyears. Theyoffercooperative the localtourismmarketing group, member ofDestination Plymouth, Pilgrim Hall Museum hasbeena opportunities.national advertising In thespring,we invested intwonew Myles Standish. the museumthrough theirinterest in memberswhowerenew introduced to program, Pilgrim Hall garnered several group from Duxbury. Asaresult ofthis School inKingstonandaneighborhood for studentsfrom Sacred Heart High that itwasoffered asaspecialprogram inthisincrease.part It wassopopular Standish played siteinDuxbury alarge from the1856excavation oftheMyles showcasing thearchaeological collection October Archaeology Month program admissions.Thenew and complimentary visitation cameinthearea ofprograms revenue over FY2010.One increase in and aslightincrease inmuseumshop budget, we sawbasicallystablevisitation continues tochallengemanyareas ofthe While theinstabilityineconomystill experiment infuture summers. response, andwe plantocontinuethis It metwithasmallbutfavorable ticket foradmissiontoallthree locations. time bothinstitutionshave offered one promotions inthepast,thisisfirst one ticket. While we have offered other Plantation andMayflower IIwiththis on admissiontoPilgrim Hall, Plimoth which gave visitorsasmalldiscount Plantation. We offered ajointticket, withPlimoth partnership a new In July andAugust, we entered into favorably impressedvery withthemuseum. had never beeninPilgrim Hall andwere museum. Quiteoftheattendees afew introduced visitorstothe manynew

Grant fundingallows ustoresearch, music bookfrom theRevolutionary War. of therarest isStephen Parker’s manuscript other uniqueandinteresting objects.One Pilgrim possessions,butincludesmany is builtonthepreeminent collectionof audience. Ourinto anew richcollection of theCincinnatigives usanotheravenue The grantfrom the Massachusetts Society especially inthelocalcommunity. increase anddiversify ouraudience, to andpartnerships for opportunities memberships. new We continuetolook increased visibilityforthemuseumand areto thePilgrim payingoffwith story tointroducepeople new opportunities collection ofPilgrim possessions.These oursuperb viewing main exhibitgallery most oftheaudiencedownstairs inthe piano. Theprogram’s intermissionfound rang withmusic—thistimeincludinga American music.The Main Hall again of foranevening concert Conservatory We partnered withtheSouth Shore audienceintoPilgrimbring anew Hall. In May, we hostedanotherevent to progressed. in mentioningtheadsassummer years, butwe didhave visitorscome how theseseedswillgrow inthecoming to ourinvestment. It remains tobeseen in order totrackthepublic’s response Yankee magazine.Bothadswere coded own adintheMay-June travel issueof across thecountry. We alsoplacedour information inover seven millionhomes campaign, whichputourpicture and Pilgrim intheAAA Hall participated from European visitors.This year, years andenjoy substantialvisitation forseveral international opportunities marketing. We inthe have participated Discover New England international American Bus Associationmagazineand book andnationalclubmagazines,the Automobile Association’s regional tour Report oftheDirector

hundred andeightyplusyears. aswe have forthepastone century we willstaythecourseintoourthird With continuedsupport, your important for your confidenceinouractivities. grantors, andtoourmembersdonors am gratefultothem,oursponsorsand oversight tokeepourfuture infocus.I dedicated Board of Trustees provides the tocomplete thework. Our necessary volunteers provide theadditionalhands have cometobeknown. Our generous smooth dailyoperationsforwhichwe exhibits, programs, publicity, toursand small staffworks hard toproduce the changing exhibitionsandprograms. Our an interesting mixofpermanentand a highqualityvisitorexperiencewith Pilgrim Hall Museum continuestooffer fiscal transition toournew year. more coherent reporting formataswe between twoyears. toa Ilookforward when thetime-framecovered isdivided about ourprograms andexhibitions andhavestore aclearmessage inventory report attendancetrends, takemuseum contributions. It alsomakesitdifficultto in thepastrelation toreporting fiscal year hascausedsomeconfusion in syncwiththecalendaryear. Our split of Trustees voted tomove toafiscal year year. In September of2011,theBoard will receive covering asplitcalendar the factthatthisislastreport you Annual Report, Iwanttomakenoteof As aspecialmessageinthisFY2011 adequate resources forourmainmission. collection whilestillensuringthatwe have as thistohighlightthemanyfacetsofour We are such happytohave opportunities ofspecialattention. Colony yet worthy core focusonthePilgrims andPlymouth publish thisgem,whichisoutsideour transcribe, documentandultimately Ann Berry

and Revolution”. before “Rum moment sharea Ann Berry program sponsor, and Pioppi’s owner and Opposite: Peter Balboni, “Rum andRevolution”. Above: A happy groupat

5 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 6 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 right intimefor thebusyfallseason. providing additionalpublicityfortheexhibit featured theexhibitwith color photographs, written by Globe reporter Emily Sweeney intheBostonGlobepage article Southsection Age totheSpace Age.” In October, afront “The Design of Drinking: From the Jazz gave atalkattheMuseum Gallery Art on of AmericanDecorative from the Arts Yale Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Assistant Curator Trust. In September, John Gordon, the Taverns” whichwassponsored by Rockland and Accommodated: Plymouth Area at theMuseum entitled“Suitably Provided Plymouth. Thenin August Idelivered atalk Plymouth, DrinkinginEarly Virginia and a publictalkatthePinehills communityin the Museum inJuly. AlsoinJuly, Idelivered exhibit, sponsored aRum tastingevent at Pioppi’s Package Store, whichdonatedtothe were offered in July, August, and September. In oftheexhibitpublicprograms support was openedonMemorial Day weekend. T Culture ofBeverages andDrinking inaGlass:History The and Artifacts exhibitionPlymouth he temporary Report ofthe Associate Director Clothing asacomingattraction. What’s Under Things? Hidden Colonial delivered alecture ontheupcoming exhibit of Plymouth Rock calledGlacial Erratic. I gave oneonherphotographicsequence For theApril lectures, Deborah Bright sponsored by Cordage Commerce Center. Sittenfeld. Theexhibitionwasgenerously Oscar Palacio, Thad Russell, and Josephine photos featured thework ofDeborah Bright, andDesign. Theexhibitofstriking of Art atSavannah history College professor ofart curated by Dr. Holly Markovitz-Goldstein, a from February 1toApril 30, 2011,wasguest Plymouth. Theexhibit,whichwasondisplay ContemporaryWhose History? Photography of In January, theMuseum installedtheexhibit manuscript asabook. the preparation andpublicationofthe The ultimategoalfortheproject willbe the seventy plusmusicpiecesinthebook. to research andmaketranscriptionsof the entire bookandhire Jonathan Lane the Museum tohave Ed Nute photograph grant from theSociety ofCincinnati enabled fromrare theRevolution survivor andthe collections. Thismusicbookisanextremely manuscript bookintheMuseum’s Archival the Stephen Parker Revolutionary War music researching, photographingandpreparing Cincinnati gave themuseumagrantfor In December, Massachusetts Society ofthe Museum’s collections. along withlengthyandin-depthtoursofthe wereand Plymouth presented inhistory andtheplaceof Pilgrimsdecorative arts and afternoonlectures on17thcentury day-long program attheMuseum. Morning attheMFA,Arts Boston,andIconducteda Curator Emeritus ofAmericanDecorative successive weeks, Jonathan Fairbanks, the for theHumanities. EachThursdayfortwo Grant andfundedby theNational Endowment Project Director forthePlymouth Landmark Association underBill Paquette, Ph.D., by theCommunityCollegeHumanities Community Collegeteacherswasorganized In July, aspecialtwo-week program for

exhibit objects andsources fortheWhat’s helped with researchingDartmouth, the Saria Sweeney, aseniorfrom UMass- the archives, andtranscribingofdocuments. with researching fortheexhibits,cleaning of Kelly Brennan andShannon Tolles helped School studentsinternedat the Museum. During thesummerof2010,Plymouth High a teamofdedicatedinterns. Throughout thefiscal year, Iwasassisted by ClubofPlymouth.Rotary Archaeology program wassponsored by the archaeology atthesametime.The Standish Walter Lucier, whowasteachingauniton Heart Middle School wasarrangedby visit by theentire eighthgradeofSacred by Trustee Happy Chapman.Also,aspecial collection andtheMuseum wasarranged Museum theStandish toview Archaeology from Standish Shores tothe inDuxbury addition, aspecialvisitofthesite’s neighbors people were thecollection.In abletoview the identityofseveral pieces.Closeto400 toguess close, askquestions,andeven try toexamine theobjectsup opportunity in theMuseum’s Library. Visitors gotthe homesite by James Hall wasondisplay 1856 excavation oftheMyles Standish entire archaeological collectionfrom the Saturday duringthemonth,Museum’s Massachusetts Archaeology Month. Every In October, program anew wascreated for of 2011. but anotherattemptwillbetriedinthefall the Main Hall. Thegrantwas unsuccessful, Sargent LandingofthePilgrims paintingin Support Grant oftheHenry forconservation Project Conservation Services) Library for anIMLS(Institute ofMuseum and In thefall,Museum appliedonceagain he wasbuildingthefoundationofhome. Standish Shores, Duxbury, by herfatherwhen was uncovered atthesiteofherhousein Burns. The Native collectionofstoneobjects and descendedthrough thefamilytoMs. The samplerwasmade by Rebecca Sampson sampler andcollectionofNative stoneartifacts. gift from Frances Burns ofan1832 ofDuxbury Acquisitions forthe year includedasubstantial Report ofthe Associate Director

collections, recording anddisplay. management andstorageoftheartifact with several projects relating tocollections catalogue forthecollections.She alsoassisted preparation ofmaterialsforaneventual assistance roles includingworking onthe and filledanumberofcuratorial research Emily Czirr beganinterninginSeptember into thefallandwinteratMuseum. continued herinternshipfrom thesummer Under Things?exhibitfor2011.Saria the process. diligence and determination incompleting andAnettademonstrated undertaking, This slow andpainstakingprocess wasamajor with thecard and file records foreachobject. in nearly2500records, comparingthem records one by oneto regularize theinformation tocombthrough the database also necessary one.Itoutdated computertothenew was the databasetobemigratedfrom aseverely equipment inthesummerof2010enabled museum. Thepurchasecomputer ofnew of theReDiscovery program usedby the collections databasetoanupgradedversion a project inthefalltomigrateentire Anetta RaufofSuffolk University completed

What’s Under Things? of What’s reproduction were ahighlight original stays andamodern Below: Chilton Mary Winslow’s the exhibit. Bank,Community sponsorof Plymouth branch ofNorthEast Donna Ouellette managesthe Under Things? opening ofWhat’s Donna Ouellette gatheratthe Murray, Belinda Brewster and Berry, SenatePresident Therese Opposite: StephenO’Neill, Ann Josepha Hale. Above tour photo. Left: Captionfor intern Captionfor Sarah

7 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 8 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 Sarah Novik andPam Gaynor. and Dr. Gaynor. Marty Seated Murray, Pres. Therese Sen. Barrie Young,Blessington, Ann Berry, Card,Marie DiBona, Rep. Vinny deMacedo, center, joinedby Linda Andrew inthe Cardstands Below: Featured speaker Under Things? from What’s Above: An elegantfashion piece

labels andpanels. preparing materialsandinstallingobjects, What’s Under Things?exhibit,cleaningcases, May withacrashcourseinhelpingthe began theirinternshipsattheMuseum in Mitchell University ofLiberty in Virginia Smith CollegeinNew York andJohn Lindsay White ofHobart Williams and panels, objectlabels,andcatalogueentries. in preparing thetextforexhibit’s text as awritingintern.She wasagreat help assisted withtheWhat’s Under Things? exhibit Hannah Gonsalves, ofQuincy College, collection inNovember. than twodozen brick“relics” intheMuseum’s project, researching andmoving themore brickcataloging College conductedashort Andy BornsteinofMassasoit Community Colonial Interpretation trainingprogram. Collection atPlimoth Plantation forthe to deliver a presentation ontheStandish Museum visitors.KatieandIwere alsoinvited and discussingtheStandish collectionwith table withthecurator, talking,displaying five Saturdays in October 2010,staffingthe assisted forall program, Katiecheerfully organizational andresearch aspectsofthe program.for thisnew In additiontothe classroom experiencethatproved invaluable in October. Katiehadarchaeology fieldand the Myles Standish Archaeology Program the planning,research andpreparation for in September, in justintimetoparticipate experience, joinedtheMuseum asanintern Stonehill Collegewithfieldarchaeology Katie Cummings, arecent graduateof Report ofthe Associate Director

staff, trustees andcommittee members. staff, trustees Denise Lebica, Johanna Tower andmyfellow graphic design,Jonathan Lane,Hallie Larkin, for hisphotography, KristinPowers forher enthusiasm, andspecialthankstoEd Nute team ofinternsfortheirtireless energyand andadvice,my for theirprofessional support Goldstein, Gerry Ward, andJennifer Madden Jonathan Fairbanks, ChristieJackson, Karin colleagues John Gordon, Mark Wilkins, Many thanksare owed tomycurator NorthEast CommunityBank. Powers. Theexhibitwassponsored by design andconsultationwasdoneby Kristin Ed Nute ofPlymouth. Exhibit graphic Photography fortheexhibitwasdoneby Yorktown Foundation in Virginia. stockingfrom theJamestown-17th century loan itemfortheexhibitwasastrikingearly Southcoast Historical Associates.Theonly Winslow bodiceby Hallie Larkin of conjectural reproduction Chilton oftheMary Denise LebicaofPlimoth Plantation, anda Jacqueline Fee, acopyoftheAldensleeve by a woolversion oftheBrewster Stocking by objects.Reproductionsimportant included as reproductions ofseveral ofthemore Museum’s permanentcollectionaswell Clothing featured fashionpiecesfrom the What’s Under Things? Hidden Colonial exhibitionfor2011. the majortemporary At theendoffiscal year, we opened Stephen C.O’Neill

foundation for thehousesheinheritedfrom father inthe1920’s when hewasdiggingthe wereartifacts alluncovered by Ms.Burns’s in theMuseum’s collection.The Native stone July 4,1832.Thismakesthetenth sampler either Plymouth orKingstonandisdated sampler wasmadeby Rebecca Sampson of Burns ofStandish Shores inDuxbury. The foundfrom Ms.Francesstone artifacts needlework samplerandabox ofNative Museum’s collectionsofan1832 artifact The committeeapproved gifts tothe painting intheMain Hall. the HenrySargent LandingofthePilgrims of to-one matchinggrantforconservation purpose ofthisgrantapplicationwasaone- another applicationforthefallof2011.The fierce. The committeedecidedto resubmit for thegrantsisbecomingincreasingly alterations intheprocedures. Competition unsuccessfully submittedduetonew in October 2010.Thisapplicationwas grantwassubmitted support conservation The secondapplicationforanIMLSproject net revenue of$39,234. the netwasup.9%over fiscal year 2010’s $39,613. Thegross sales were up1.5%while were $83,779.Thenetsales revenue was combining bothtaxable&non-taxablesales, Shop salesgross figures forthefiscal year, individual visitorsduringtheyear. and929,484 hits, 179,271pageviews, Hall Museum’s web sitereceived 6,103,820 previous year’s attendanceof23,413.Pilgrim was 23,203,whichdown 1%from the $109.869. Total attendancefortheyear from fiscal2010’s admissiontotalof $116,089. This represents a5.6%increase The admissionstotalforfiscal2011was from July 1,2010toJune 30,2011. ofthefiscal year which ran with thestart chairoftheCommittee I beganasthenew committee metthree timesduringtheyear. museum store salesand Web sitefigures. The activities includingadmissions,attendance, Museum’s andarchival curatorial,library Society. It isresponsible foroversight ofthe of thestandingcommitteesPilgrim andCabinetCommitteeisone The Library Library &CabinetCommittee Society Committee Reports of theMuseum’s exhibitions. temporary Community Bank for theirgenerous support Cordage Commerce CenterandNorthEast I wouldliketothankourexhibitsponsors Brownscombe’s work. for thefirstexhibitionentirely devoted to University ofScrantoninPennsylvania painting totheHope Horn atthe Gallery Jennie Brownscombe First Thanksgiving The committeeapproved theloanof 19th century. a group ofFaunce familypapersfrom the Burns alsodonated to theMuseum’s archives him onStandish Shores inDuxbury. Ms. the worldlookinggoodwith asenseofpride. We willcontinuetokeepourlittlecornerof time we have nearlyrecouped theinvestment. was aconsiderableexpense, but inayear’s we owed our tenantsnewermachines.This seven tenanciesinthetwobuildings,we felt in thebasementofbackapartment. With coin-operated washingmachinesanddryers Other concernshadtodowithreplacing the time asreplacement couldbeenacted. were fix untilsuch shored upasatemporary was administered andtheaffectedbeams 79 ½.Arigorous treatment withfollow-up damage tothebeamsandunderpinningof termites, whichhaddoneconsiderable Last year, we discovered aninfestationof side andbackare nextslatedforattention. did alottoimprove appearance.Thesouth side oftherearpaint alongthenorth building decent rent roll foroperations.Acoatof remained fullyoccupiedandprovided a two rental at79and½ properties ambitious Addition andimprovement, our A Properties Committee kinks andsmalldetailsofourrather fter several years ofworking out the Belinda Brewster, Chair Roger Chair Randall, Norman Tucker Ky Kylander James Baker

Brewster’s lawn. Summer Party onthe on fantasticitemsatthe the clambake andbid Above: Everyoneenjoyed

9 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 10 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 an Artifact reception. an Artifact Richard Kent atthe Adopt and Chip Anderson Lions Clubsponsors Babini, and Ann Berry Shaughnessy joinKathy and Allison Pisano Above: Teachers Theresa

T Education Committee then upcoming temporary exhibitofWhat’sthen upcoming temporary such asSteven O’Neill’s explanation ofthe historical interest concerning ourforefathers, staff andguestspeakerson topics of weekly lectures given by ourknowledgeable April alsoincludedtheApril lecture series- will gesture appreciated by thefamilies. accompanied by anadult,whichisagood local firsttimevisitors.Allkidsare free from theNew England area andespecially events popularandattractvisitors are very our young visitorsandtheirfamilies.These animal andnature themestothedelightof native people.During April, we featured activities related totheearlysettlersand many volunteers, we offered andcrafts arts Week programs. In February, staffed by We continuedthesuccessfulKids Vacation school groups andadulttouristgroups. accommodate therequest forguidesby (Pilgrim Hall Docents) toadequately which hasincreased ournumberofPhDs expanded thedocenttrainingprogram, the achievements thisyear isthatwe have busy withmanyprograms. One of he Education Committeehasbeen Society Committee Reports Thank you allfor your support. Plymouth North High School. year’s award toJaclyn Mennonna of contestants eachyear. We presented this contest isattractingmore highschool Finally, theDecember Forefather’s essay visitors from K-highschool. to beupdatedandare afavorite ofourstudent Treasure Hunts forallgradelevels continue and friends. pieces atareception inthehallforfamily Later, theydisplayed theirindividual different mediumsandmuchimagination. toreplicate,a favorite artifact by using Students visitedthemuseumtochoose 5th gradeclassesfrom Plymouth schools. (Adopt program withseveral anArtifact) In May, we continuedtohosttheAAA Pilgrim Hall Society. tobecome membersofthe some participants audience. Thesefree lectures tendtomotivate were fourlectures offered toanappreciative that hanginourlibrary. Together there ofnotables introduced ustotheportraits century”! dida AnnBerry Who’s Who that Under Things,or“Victoria’s Secret, 17th Deanna Nealey, Chair

T Publications Committee resigned, being unabletocontinuebecause Committee membership. Zeph Stickney has There hasbeenachange in Publication Brewster by Peg Baker. Thebriefpubliccareer of Elder • Stephen O’Neill. ofPlymouth taverns by Thehistory • O’Neill. Myles Standish archeology by Stephen • landlord, by John Moran. John Hancock asanabsenteePlymouth • ancestors, by John Hammond. relevance tothelifeandtimesofourPilgrim 17th century, itsdiagnosis,treatment, and Thesubjectofmentalillnessinthe • desk inPilgrim Hall, by Evelyn Staudinger. stained glasswindows above theentrance andtherestoration ofthe Thehistory • by Joan Bartlett. museum, andasanaidinrecruitment, recognition tothe oftheirvitalimportance with in-housepromotional brochures as volunteers, whichwillbeincorporated TheoralhistoriesofPilgrim Hall • Chris Hussey. onCliffordhouse andproperty Street by oftheMercy Thehistory Otis • preparation forpublicationare: Works inprogress atvarious stagesof Quarterly. Gomes” intheJune issueofThe Mayflower both entitled“Remembrances ofPeter J. Separate by Jim articles andPeg Baker, • Mayflower Society organ. June issueofCompact,theMassachusetts A Taste ofHoney” by Peg Baker, inthe From “Vignettes theRogers Family: • March issueofThe Mayflower Quarterly . written by KathyConwayappeared inthe “The • papers have beenpublished: Since thelastAnnual Report thefollowing publishing venues isdoneby phoneandemail. Interim businessbetween membersand second Tuesday othermonth. ofevery he publicationscommitteemeetsthe Tempestuous Stephen Hopkins” Society Committee Reports Warren William P Development Committee 400 peopletoured seven ofPlymouth’s most 5th annualHoliday Home Tour. More than In December 2010,Pilgrim Hall heldits Bradford andKatherineCarver. English roots of William Brewster, William us inNovember foranillustratedtalkon the Saturday.on displayevery Nick Bunker joined from theMylesartifacts Standish House were Archaeology Month attheMuseum, where ClubofPlymouth,of Rotary October was throughout thefall.Thankstosponsorship The museumcontinuedstimulatingprograms enjoyed free admissionand cakefortheday. Sponsored by Newfield House, allvisitors Hall’s 186thBirthday Party celebration. in August, andSeptember brought usPilgrim Stephen O’Neill spokeonPlymouth Taverns by Rockland Trust, AssociateDirector/Curator singing andlaughter. Generously sponsored museum andthemainhallcamealive with tasting benefitforthe held afabulousrum on July 16,2010whenPioppi’s Package Store Fun andfestivitieswasthenameofgame memorable events andauctions. the drivingforce behindPilgrim Hall’s most operations, theDevelopment Committeeis Museum”. by thePilgrim Society andPilgrim Hall interesting, well-researched generated articles to provide additionalcirculation forthe tothecontinuingopportunity look forward Alice Teal commentedrecently by email:“I The Mayflower Quarterly comesclose.Editor journal asaregular publishingoutlet,but The Pilgrim Society doesnothave its own meeting oftheBoard of Trustees. is expectedtobeappointedattheannual Professor ofEnglish at Wheaton College, of othercommitments.KathyConway, support forallfundraising relatingsupport to rroviding oversight, guidanceand Ann, exofficio Berry John Moran, Chair John Hammond Joan Bartlett of vodka for thebidding. gentleman hidingabottle a charming Russian surprised everyone with Murray President Therese Above: AuctioneerSenate

11 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 12 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 and Barbara Bobblis. Berry, StephenO’Neill, to right:Julie Lane, Ann Plymouth taverns. Left Stephen O’Neill’s on talk generously sponsored Rockland TrustOpposite: Tour apopularone. annual Holiday House weekend madethe5th Above: A coldbutclear Cultural Council,astateagency. which are by theMassachusetts supported Middleborough, andPlympton, localagencies Bridgewater, Cohasset,Duxbury, Kingston, by grantsfrom theCultural Councilsof Shore Playhouse Associates andinpart Treasure Hunts were fundedby theSouth sponsor. asournewsletter served with allthemuseum’s printingneedsand Press throughoutgenerous theyear wasvery the Plymouth Public Schools.Powder Horn Program, whichistheHall’s collaborative with totheAdoptlent theirsupport anArtifact Lions ClubandPlymouth Cultural Council Industrial Development Corporation.The magnanimously sponsored againby Plymouth Hall heldfour fantasticlectures whichwere On Wednesday morningsinApril, Pilgrim KiddingAround. media partner of oursponsors.In addition,thanksgotoour admitted free becauseofthehandsomesupport their families,andallofthechildren were hands-on educationalevents forchildren and than 2,500peopleenjoyed these interactive, Family Foundation forApril Kids Week. More Kids Week, andThe Edgar and Pauline Main American ColonistsforsponsoringFebruary Many thanksgototheChildren ofthe reception.a wonderful displaying theirphotographsandopenedwith of Plymouth featured fourphotographers ContemporaryWhose History? Photography sponsored Pilgrim Hall’s exhibition. temporary In February Cordage Commerce Center evening. a wonderful Radisson Plymouth Harbor Hotel madefor from LougeeInsurance Agencyandthe Community Bank with additionalsupport speaker. Generous sponsorshipby NorthEast with Andrew H.Card, Jr. asthefeatured event, wasonceagainamemorableoccasion Forefathers Day, the Museum’s signature another success. Colony Memorial helpedmakethetour Raphael LLPandmediasponsorThe Old Club. Support from Entergy, Raphael& and enjoyed lunchatthePlymouth Country gracious homesdecoratedfortheholidays Society Committee Reports

year forPilgrim Hall Museum!! Senate President Therese Murray. Anothergreat generosity oftheBrewsters andourauctioneer a great time.Thanksagaintothegracious Mad Dog &TheCat. People dancedandhad catering by Woods Seafood andmusicby Tex, from Rocklandwith additionalsupport Trust, Party andfundraiser. Sponsored by Entergy, fabulous New England ClambakeSummer Pandy Brewster’s homeforanother wonderful & They endedthe year withabangat Ben The othersubcommitteefocusesonevents. column intheOld ColonyMemorial. attracting localresidents through aregular includes reaching outtolineagesocietiesand have alsodeveloped astrategicplanthat as thefirststepinamembershipdrive. They in therestructuring ofmembershipcategories increasing membership. Theyhave participated subcommittee hastakenasitsmission decided toformtwosubcommittees.One broad, themembers the committeeisvery active thisyear.very Since thechargeto The Development Committeehasbeen display through theendofcalendaryear. of the17thand18thcenturiescontinuedon reproductions andassociateddressing pieces This exhibitofcolonialperiodunderclothes, sponsored by NorthEast CommunityBank. Hidden ColonialClothingexhibitgenerously May brought ustheWhat’s Under Things? American Revolution. books usedby themusiciansduring ofthetypemusic almost uniquesurvivor a collectionofseventy-four tunesandisan the Museum’s archives. Thismusicbookis music bookfrom theRevolutionary War in to hire aresearcher toresearch amanuscript forPilgrimCincinnati lenttheirsupport Hall padding. The Massachusetts Society ofthe of swords inarchival qualityboxes and materials tore-house themuseum’s collection helped fundthepurchase ofconservation Wars intheCommonwealth ofMassachusetts two grantsthisyear. The Society ofColonial toreceive Pilgrim fortunate Hall wasalsovery Robin Nutter, Development Director Evelyn Strawn, Chair the following were electedtooffice: cast onevote fortheslateasproposed. Upon suchavote, after whichitwasmoved and VOTED thattheSecretary Brian Alosipresented theNominating Committeereport, the President. Reports were delivered by theExecutive Director and all ofwhichare printedinthe2009AnnualReport. Associate Director, Treasurer, andDevelopment Director, Committee, Programs andEducation Committee, Reports were presented andacceptedfrom thePublications This wasfollowed by aminuteofsilence. passed awaysincethelastannualmeeting: Memorial Minutes were read forthose Trustees whohad Report beaccepted. Minutes aswritten and reported inthe2010Annual of the190thAnnualMeeting bewaived andthatthe It wasmoved and VOTED thatthereading oftheMinutes having beendeclared present Hall Museum by President Barrie Young, aquorum The meetingwascalledtoorder at4:40pminthe Pilgrim 191st AnnualMeeting,December21,2010 Pilgrim SocietyMinutes Katherine Hart, deliveredKatherine Hart, by Barrie Young Robert Prince, delivered by Ben Brewster Annual MeetingMinutes

at 5:15pm. Hotel following adjournment,themeetingwasadjourned Dinner wouldbeginatthePlymouth Harbor Radisson follow immediately, andthattheannualForefathers Day After announcementsthatabrief Trustees meetingwould membership forhiscontinuedrecovery. Dr. Peter Gomes andinvoked thegoodwishesof President Young recognized therecent illnessofRev. Pilgrim Society: BojanJennings. tothe Emerita in recognition service ofherexemplary Nominated forelectiontothestatusof Trustee Henry Goodhue, John Mahoney, Jr. Trustees: AmyAnnis,James Baker, Peter Balboni, New nominationsfor3-year termsontheBoard of Norman Tucker. Thomas Small, Evelyn Strawn, David Tarantino, Griffith, RogerRandall, David Rogers, Peter Roos, Society Board of Trustees: Bruce Bartlett, Clark Re-nominations for 3-year termsonthePilgrim Fisher Howe; Therese Murray. Vice-presidents: Brian Alosi;Benjamin Brewster; Treasurer: Michael Coleman Secretary: Enzo Monti President:Barrie Young Enzo J.Monti, Secretary Respectfully submitted,

13 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 14 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 outstanding success. her great skillsandexperience tothisSociety with Pilgrim Society. She gave freely ofhertimeand applied Helen Belcher ishonoured forhercontributionstothe benefitted from hergiftsofthesematerials. Society andotherlocalhistoricalorganizationshave also In additiontohergiftsoftimeandtalent,thePilgrim and somerelated toherlifehere inthe20thcentury. some ofgeneralinterest from anhistoricalperspective accumulated alargecollectionofPlymouth memorabilia, gifts oftimeandtalents.Helen wasalsoquiteasaver and The Pilgrim Society mostclearlybenefitted from Helen’s challenging timeswe are now in. management styletolayastrong foundationforthe her strong senseoforganizationandconsensusbuilding at different timesinthe1990’s. Helen effectively applied asPresidentyears and served oftheAntiquarianSociety Society. She wasa Trustee ofthePilgrim Society formany active member ofthePilgrim Society andtheAntiquarian Ruth, Helen carriedoninhermother’s tradition,asan many people,butnotforHelen. In additiontocaring for caregiver forover 25years. Thiswould beenoughfor has Down Syndrome. Helen continuedasRuth’s primary the endofherlifeandtocare forhersisterRuth, who back toPlymouth toassisthermotherassheapproached Toward theendofhercareer innursing,Helen moved andcelebratesourrootspreserves inthePilgrim tradition. key memberofthecommunityinPlymouth thatboth second halfofheradultlife,sheestablishedherselfasa the nursingeducationsysteminUnited States. In the adult life,Helen establishedherself asakeymemberof was notborneoutby thefacts.For thefirsthalfofher or worldly, orsuccessfulthanshewas,thisfeelingofhers felt thatherbrothers andsisterswere more intelligent, Edward, Hilda andRuth Belcher. While Helen always Edward L.Belcher andthesisterofMarjorie, Elizabeth, Helen C.Belcher wasthedaughterofHelen L.and David Y.Rogers for Minute HelenBelcher Memorial Minutes are includedinthisreport Lavinia T. Wadsworth andRobert Davis. Their Memorial lost in2011:Helen C.Belcher, Rev. Peter J.Gomes, Additionally, fourmore formerBoard memberswere fuller Memorial Minute isnow presented inthisreport. Minute fortheAnnual meetingwasquitebrief. A of December 21,2010.Consequently, herMemorial Katharine Downey passedawayonthemorning Hart Memory In In Memory was established inhisname. of Cambridge, England, where theGomes Lectureship Honorary Fellow ofEmmanuel College,theUniversity degrees; hewasalsoan awarded honorary thirty-eight Harvard Divinity School (S.T.B., 1968)andhadbeen degrees from Bates College(A.B.,1965),andfrom the the Memorial Church ofHarvard University. He held Professor ofChristianMorals andPusey Minister in the First Baptist Church ofPlymouth, wasPlummer The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, ordained by James By W. Baker Peter J. Memoriam Gomes, 1942-2011,In and 4grandchildren. Bob leftbehindJeanne, haswifeof60years; 3children Born inConnecticut1930,diedPennsylvania 2011, calm afussytoddler. advice, acar, anearwiggleto aridefrom theairport, hand . BobwasalwaysavailableAn extended tolend chairs attheSabbathday LakeShaker Village inMaine. antiques—and wasproud tohave learnedhow tore-cane family membersgrowing up, Bobwasakeenrestorer of lake today. Having watchedhisfatherbuildfurniture for provides forbeginningrowers muchentertainment onthe named theBob-o-Link,duringhisteenageyears; itstill andaxes.paintbrushes He builtadingy, appropriately friends, children andgrandchildren how towieldhammers, Maine, heenjoyed 70summersby Round Pond showing Davista Lodge, thefamilylakecampinLockeMills, A well. After helping his father stockedbuild workbench Mayflower Descendants from 2002-2005. and astheGovernor General oftheGeneral Society of off ashesteppedintohissuccessfulsalescareer at DuPont delivery, andcollectedpayments.Thesesameskillspaid Post, amongothermagazines,eachweek, facilitatedtheir his mother’s help, hepickeduptheSaturday Evening boyin delivery wascalledtoserve World War II. With whentheformer the neighborhoodmagazinedelivery A solidplan.At nine,theever resourceful Bobtookover anything wasalwayspossible. solid plan,awell stockedworkbench andapieceofpie, to extendahelpinghandfamilyandfriends;with hetouched.Alwayshappy these sameskillsoneveryone was anexecuter, aplanner, aleader—andtriedtoimpart Bob Davis never wasted amoment.Ever curious,Bob discovered thevalue oflife.” –CharlesDarwin “A manwhodares towasteonehouroftimehasnot Bruce Campbell MacGunnigle EllisDavis for Minute Robert Memorial

but otherwise we movedbut otherwise indifferent circles. We became aswell) inthemid-1950s, sale (heworked forthe Library I firstmethimatthe Plymouth Library’s annualbook love andprideofhisplaceororigin. Tuskegee andCambridgeUniversity, buthenever lostthe on toallhisachievements atBates College,Harvard, class (ofwhichhewastheonly blackstudent)andled chosen aspresident ofhis1962highschoolgraduating outstanding intellectandabilityresulted inhisbeing before thefamilymovedmonastery toPlymouth. Peter’s the Cape Verde Islands andwasastudentatCatholic where shewasaprincipalClerk. His fatherwasbornin black womantowork intheMassachusetts State House, ofMusicEngland Conservatory andbecamethefirst born onBeacon Hill, shewasagraduateoftheNew a familythatwaspillarofBoston’s free blackaristocracy; century. His mother, theformerOrissa White, camefrom forebears hadlived intheregion sincetheeighteenth “black Yankee”, oneofthoseAfrican-Americanswhose Peter wasproud ofhisdeepNew England roots asa “Cotton Mather inblackface”. has remarked, heperplexed audiencesby resembling a Briggs, hisbossatPilgrim Hall.Gates AsHenryLewis Jameswhich wasinequalparts EarlJones andRose T. also contributedtohisgrandiloquentmannerofspeech, the early1960scementedhisinterest inthePilgrims, and Being accepted asasummeremployee atPilgrim Hall in remained highindeed),hisheart herevery inPlymouth. how farhetraveled orhow (andheflew highheflew But tonightwe remember himasoneofus.No matter England. Massachusetts andtheRoyal Society London, ofArts, Massachusetts Historical Society, theColonialSociety of andPlimothService, Plantation. He wasamemberofthe College, Wellesley College,thePublic Broadcasting of Fine (Boston),RoxburyLatinSchool,Bates Arts Professor oftheMuseum astrustee Gomes alsoserved Mouths We Hope Will Never Shut Up.” its feature “The Best article, Talkers inAmerica: Fifty Big included inthepremiere issueofTalk of magazineaspart and Stephen Report, andwas oftheColbert Colbert bothby Morleywas interviewed Safer of60Minutes Good Life: Truths ThatLastin Times of Need (2002).He Reading theBible withMind andHeart (1996)andThe several best-sellingbooks,includingThe Good Book: numerous aswell volumes as of sermonsandarticles, and membersoftheBritish royal family. He published America andtheBritish Isles, preaching before presidents preachers, Professor Gomes spokewidelythroughout Widely regarded asoneofAmerica’s mostdistinguished In Memory a blackmanand now I’m seenasablackgay man. If you there odditieslikeyou few …I’m are very alwaysseenas “Theoddestthingaboutbeinganoddityisthat observed, divergence from thestereotypes theybelieved in.Ashe essentialists whocouldneither understandnoraccept hisown,his character—itwasalltruly whichconfounded him, you realized thatthere wasnothinginconsistent in conventions hedidn’t wishtosubscribeto. If you knew refused tobelimitedby otherpeople’s expectationsor chose theelementsofhischaracterandidentity Peter J.Gomes wasauniqueindividual,who purposefully minute Christmasplans,notonspeakinginPlymouth. people planonspendingDecember 21stcompletinglast- memorable alternatives. Thiswasfarfrom easy—most he eagerlyusedhiswide-rangingconnectionstorecruit (which hefulfilledthree timesin1981,1996and2003), the succotash.AsdefaultForefathers Day speaker Breaking Waves Dash’d High” withgusto,oradjudging celebrating Forefathers Day, leadingthesingingof“The in theSociety, however, pleasure andtookparticular in “on hiswatch”. He never relinquished hislively interest Capital Campaignthathefeltcheatedatnothavingher He toPeg oftengrumbled duringtheheadystress ofthe Pilgrim Society withPlantation were disappointments. to managerial problems andafailedeffort reunite the 1989 to1993wasnotatthebestoftimes—financialand Peter’s sixyears asPresident ofthePilgrim Society from meant(orshouldmean)toustoday.and whattheirstory the Pilgrims hadbeenrepresented inthe19thcentury humorousclassically perceptiveanalysisofhow andwryly ties insuchacongenialmanner. Arrivinglate,hegave a difficult yearsofthe1970s,butwasgladto old renew daughter institutionofthePilgrim Society—during the distanced himselffrom thePlantation—originally the hehad writtenonthetopic.Heorigin inanarticle had the unwittinginspirationforexhibit,whichhadits Call It Holy Ground atthePlantation. Peter hadbeen exhibit onthe Victorian imagesofthePilgrims, Aye, In 1985,Iinvitedhim tospeakattheopeningofan the town’s civicandpersonalinteractions. of and panache,soonbecameanindispensiblepart board member. He didthiswithhisaccustomedvigor communicant andsupporter, andasaPlimoth Plantation Plymouth Baptist Church, ofwhichhewasalife-long in thework ofthePilgrim Society, butalsointhe involved himselfin Plymouth’s civiclife,mostparticularly began toreinvigorate hisPlymouth roots. He increasingly mentor atHarvard andinthewiderpublicsphere; he focusing hisformidableabilityasorator, educatorand reacquainted about25years agowhenafteryears of

15 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 16 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 of docentsatthe Hall. Her enthusiasmwasinfectious knowledgeable, and dynamicofthefirstgroup articulate conducted countlesstoursfor students.She was themost background wereand English history invaluable asshe learning more abouttheearly settlers.Her teachingskills at Pilgrim Hall Museum shefoundgreat satisfactionin a neighborrecruited herfortheEducation Committee which Myles Standish farmedsome 350years ago. When the town, andlivingontheland itshistoricimportance, moved toDuxbury. Katharineloved thenaturalbeautyof In 1984whentheirnestwasemptyKatharineandBill Bethesda, where Maryland, theyraisedtheir3children. English andBill practicedlaw. Thefamily moved to lived inPleasantville, New York, where Katharinetaught was atSmith. Afterthewarin1945theymarriedand her future husband,Lieutenant William whileshe Hart where shepursuedherlove ofallthingsEnglish. She met attended Emma Willard SchoolandSmith College, When thefamilyreturned totheStates Katharine language andliterature, theircustomsandhistory. memories andalife-longlove oftheEnglish, their Robin Milne. These years leftherwithmanywonderful Bob inpublicschoolwithnoneotherthanChristopher English children: Katharinetaughtby ananny, and and herbrother enjoyed thehappylifeofprivileged the Atlantic tolive inEngland forthenext8years. She company’s Londonoffice. Herwholefamilysailedacross executive withMetropolitan Life,wasassignedtothe In 1927whenKatharinewas5years old,herfather, an S.Chapman Harriet By Downey forHart Minute Katharine Memorial always belongtous,too! to me!”Peter—you fartooearly, departed butyou will have hada share in[their]past,thatpastnow belongs Pilgrims, Harvard andalltherest, “although Imightnot aboutthe contradictions inhislife.Asheonceobserved him madeitpossiblefortotranscendtheapparent one mighthave thoughtcouldnever acceptsomeonelike with thepastandhisdeepaffectionforthoseinstitutions himbest.Hiswho knew faith,hiscourage,fascination an unboundedgenerosity ofspiritthatawed even those groundedelse—was themark personality, ofatruly with hemetthatvaluedeveryone theirinteractionabove all Peter’s remarkable charmandopenness—heconvinced themselves theyhave agrasponreality”. have tohave asingle stereotypical lensinorder toassure the Harvard type—allthatstuffconfusespeoplewho and interesting—the Yankee theRepublican part, part, throw theotherfactorsinthere thatmakemepeculiar In Memory a gentlemantocorrect her. group alwayscalledhim“George.” Bobwastoomuchof addressed as“Judge,” somuchthatthewaitress ofthe and helpfulmember. He wasknown andalmostalways almost 30years ago. He wasanunfailinglypleasant I belongedknown asthe Twenty AssociatesofBrockton once againwhenhejoinedaninvestment clubtowhich Scouts, theSalvation Armyandhischurch. ImetBob was spentworking fortheSquanto CounciloftheBoy his naturalway. His timeandinterest, outsideofthelaw, with dignityandauthority, which,Icametofindout,was years ago and hewastheClerk. He shepherded thejurors dutyabout50 I firstmetBobwhenwascalledtojury arbitrator well intohiseighties. 1988 whenhesemiretired andactedasamediator Superior in1974.He inthatcapacityuntil Court served tothe tojudgeinthe thedistrictcourts of Courts His lifewasthelaw, proceeding from lawyer toClerk his sideatend. He marriedhiswife,Geneva, 64years agoandshewasby during WW IImostlyinthePacific area asaradioman. Boston University Law. He intheUSArmy served Born in1918hewent totheBrockton schoolsand Superior system. Court inthe during theperiodwhenhewasClerk ofCourts life givingbacktohiscommunity. He joinedthissociety was aBrockton boy allhislifeandspentmostof that Bob Prince gentlemanoftheoldschool.He wasatrue by B. Benjamin Brewster S.Prince for Minute Robert Memorial Forefathers’ Day, 2010. It isfittingto remember thatshedieda year agoon Caroline. wife Susan; andher3granddaughters,Julie, Meg, and Deborah, Henryandhiswife,Anne,Bradford andhis by herhusband,Bill;Katharine issurvived herchildren; who stillmisshergreatly. astute andavidbridgeplayer andhadmanyclosefriends Katharine ledafullandbusylifeinDuxbury. She wasan retirement shewasnamed Trustee Emerita. Committee andasa Trustee formanyyears. Afterher themuseumonEducation Kay continuedtoserve as shehelpedandencouragedotherstoleadtours. financial institutions. probate lawinprivate firmsand later withbankingand Massachusetts Bar Association andpracticedprimarily the LawClubsatPortia. She wasamemberofthe women. There shewasclass president andalsofounded which wasatthattimetheonly lawschoolexclusively for Portia LawSchool,now theNew England SchoolofLaw, She wasapioneerwomanlawyer, graduatingfrom the great-grandchild. while raisingafamilyofchildren, grandchildren, and a capable, involved inmanycharitableandciviccauses, we oftenread about,personallyandprofessionally She wasoneofthoseremarkable Massachusetts women Easton, Massachusetts. Ames of North10, 1911,thegrand-daughterofMary Samuel Fuller. She wasbornLavinia Tripp onNovember from 1980to1983andaMayflower Descendant through her 100thbirthday, wasa Trustee ofthePilgrim Society Lavinia Wadsworth, of whodiedjustfourmonthsshort EnzoBy J. Monti for Minute LaviniaMemorial T. Wadsworth In Memory at theMayflower in Duxbury. Cemetery Parish Unitarian Church inPlymouth, andsheisburied July washeldattheFirst 12,2011,hermemorialservice a retirement homeinAndover MA,after herdeathon of herhusband.Although finaldays were spentin which becametheirfulltime residence aftertheretirement of ancestry. For years herfamilysummered at BootPond, she hadlongtimetiestoPlymouth inadditiontothose Her principalhomeandbasewasin Winchester MA,but Alliance in Winchester andPlymouth. Winchester Girl Scouts, andthe Women’s Unitarian and heldofficeintheLeagueof Women Voters, PTA, Society forthePrevention toChildren, ofCruelty member ofthelegislative committeeoftheMassachusetts the Club whichsupported Winchester Hospital, a Descendants, shewasalongtimememberofthe Winton Society andmembershipintheSociety ofMayflower In additiontoher Tusteeship withthePilgrim Plymouth History inaGlass. Plymouth History Above: PhotographerEdNute’s exhibition photoswere partofthetemporary

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19 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 20 | Pilgrim Society Annual Report 2011 Treasurer’s Repor Boston, Massachusetts, November 17,2011 Raphael and LLP, Certified Public Accountants Respectfully submitted principles. accounting cashflows forthe year thenendedinconformitywithU.S. generallyaccepted financial positionof Pilgrim Society asof June 30,2011,andthechanges inits net assets and its In ouropinion,thefinancialstatements referred toabove present fairly, inallmaterial respects,the believe that ourauditprovides areasonable basisforouropinion. made by management, aswell asevaluating theoverall financialstatementpresentation. We statements. Anauditalsoincludesassessingtheaccounting principles usedandsignificantestimates financial the theamountsanddisclosurescludes examining,onatestbasis,evidencesupporting in assurance aboutwhetherthefinancialstatementsare free ofmaterialmisstatement. An audit in States ofAmerica.Thosestandards reasonable require theaudittoobtain that we planandperform We conducted ourauditinaccordance withauditingstandards generallyacceptedintheUnited those financialstatements. ments and,inourreport datedNovember 30,2010;we expressed anunqualifiedopinionon summarized comparative informationhasbeenderived from theSociety’s 2010financialstate- is toexpress anopiniononthesefinancialstatementsbasedouraudit.Theprior year These financialstatements are the responsibilityofthe Society’s management. Our responsibility June 30,2011,andtherelated statementsofactivitiesandcashflows forthe year thenended. We have auditedtheaccompanyingstatementoffinancialposition Pilgrim Society asof To theBoard of Trustees ofPilgrim Society Plymouth, Massachusetts Independent A auditor’s report. All financialnumberscontainedinthis arereport consistentwiththosecontainedinthe budgetiscompletedandratified. as thenew 2012oruntilsuchtime continue tooperateontheexistingbudgetprojections forfirstquarter will beprepared andpresented atthespring2012meetingof Trustees. In theinterimwe will this year andabudgetcorresponding tothenew audit andtaxfilingwillbenecessary Fiscal Year 31st. Thenew Fiscal Year willcommence 1,2012.Thiswillmeana6month report, January Pilgrim Society willbechangedfrom July 1stthrough June 30thtoJan 1stthrough December By vote ofthe Trustees attheSeptember meetingtheFiscal 24,2011quarterly Year forthe $48,637 from $691,630in2010to$642,9932011. operating expenseswere carefully managedresulting inadecrease inoperatingexpenseof in 2010to$202,0242011.Expenses forrepairs andmaintenance,utilities,heatother Memberships remained primarilythesame.Contributionsincreased 4.8%from $192,651 2009 levels. Themuseumstore sales rose slightlyfrom $82,523in2010to$83,3142011. Income from admissionsincreased 5.8%from $109,869to$116,089inFY2011areturn to FY2010’s value of$834,943. The Society’s investments (Common Fund) showed amarket value of, $959,738upfrom Campaign forPilgrim Hall Museum) rose from $191,967inFY2010to$197,552FY2011. from $924,406inFY2010to$1,062,893FY2011;andtemporarilyrestricted funds(the funds fellfrom $3,225,538inFY2010to$3,164,700forFY2011;board-designated fundsrose of $4,425,145incomparisonwith$4,341,911asreported for fiscal year 2010. Unrestricted At fiscal year’s endon June 30,2011,the Pilgrim Society totalnetassetsintheamount reported Treasurer’s and Auditor’s Reports udit t or’s Repor t Michael J.Coleman , Treasurer -

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