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In Memory of Rev. John Robinson, M.A. Pastor of the English church worshiping over against this spot. A.D. 1609-1625, whence at his prompting went forth the Pilgrim Fathers to settle New England in 1620.Buried under this house of worship, 4 Mar. 1625 AET. XLIX Years. In Memoria Aeterna Erit Justus. Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022 Read more...
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Pilgrim Fathers Immingham to Holland 1809. From this Creek the Pilgrim Fathers first left England in 1609 in search of Religious Liberty. The Granite top stone was taken from Plymouth Rock Mass and presented by the Sulgrave Institution of USA Photo Syncopator Read more...
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Although depicted nearby at Plimoth Plantation, the actual location of the Pilgrim’s first church is here. Later the church would move down the hill to First Parish Church. Site of the First Fort Built in 1621 Lower part used for church Also site of the fort built in 1675 which was 100 ft sq. Sides 10½ ft high Read more...
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The Pilgrims did not seek to build fancy houses of worship like those of the Church of England that they left. Rather they met in the fort for collective worship. The church later had its own building at First Parish Church. Read more...
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William Brewster was pastor to the Pilgrims during and after the Mayflower Voyage. The only University-trained member of the voyage, he was the spiritual leader of the group. The Pilgrim Voyage is the subject of the Brinkman Adventures series: Freedom. Read more...
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William Bradford, signer of the Mayflower Compact, and Governor of Plymouth Colony for over thirty years. His memoir, Of Plimoth Plantation, preserves the history of the Pilgrim migration. Read more...
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The Pilgrims who gathered first in Scrooby, then moved to the Netherlands, then they worshipped together in the Mayflower as they sailed in 1620. Their meetinghouse was the fort (depicted at Plimoth Plantation but originally located on Burial Hill), then moved down the hill to the current location. In 1801, the Trinitarians left in the split (identifying with the theological Read more...
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Back near the waterfront is the statue of the Pilgrim’s Governor, William Bradford. Bradford was the among the first to sign the Mayflower Compact, the first constitution for self-government. His journal, Of Plymouth Plantation, is the record of the challenges and adventures of this brave band of settlers. Read more...
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A group of separtists sought to worship God as guided by their conscience. Known as the Pilgrims, they left England for the Netherlands, but soon their religious freedoms were threatened again by the king they had left. Would the New World be their destination? It would be a dangeorus voyage – and even more deadly if they arrived! In 1620 Read more...
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Inscription: A group of Separatist from the Church of England, later named Pilgrims, left England for Holland in 1608 in settled in Leiden in 1609. After staying there for 11 years, the group sailed back to England on the ship Speedwell, where they joined by more immigrants along with a larger ship, the Mayflower. Although both ships set out together, Read more...
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In 1801, the Church of the Pilgrimage broke off from the First Parish Church in Plymouth in the Unitarian Controversy. The Congregationalists formed this church, which later became part of the United Church of Christ. On the front of the church is this plaque: This tablet is inscribed in grateful memory of the Pilgrims and of their successors who Read more...
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Visit the Mayflower Memorial at the Barbican, from where the Pilgrims, in 1620, departed for the New World. Visit the Mayflower Museum just down the street. copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices Plaque: On the 6th of September, 1620, in the Mayorality of Thomas Fownes, after being “kindly entertained Read more...
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As featured in Kirk Cameron’s Monumental movie: From Wikipedia: Located at 72 Allerton Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the 81-foot-tall (25 m) monument was commissioned by the Pilgrim Society. The original concept dates to around 1820, with actual planning beginning in 1850. The cornerstone was laid August 2, 1859 by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts, under the direction of Read more...
