Plymouth 1620-2020 will receive a peer review at History Camp Boston 2016.
This gathering of curators, professors, librarians and archivists is based on the international BarCamp idea which originated in the tech industry. This forum for participant-generated content and discussion is an “unconference”. We will ask participants to consider the question: Would the Wampanoag Nation have issued Miles Standish a visa?
Our firm has designed a traveling exhibit for the upcoming 400th anniversary, this exhibit provides a parallel narrative of both Wampanoag and English points of view and asks the visitor to consider the events of 1620-21 in context and to reconsider their perceptions of this historic event. Since the material in the exhibit underlies significant shared beliefs about an iconic event in American history we look forward to a comment from like-minded professionals outside of the development team and Plymouth 400 committee.
We will present our work to-date and ask for feedback on what they have just seen; what about that split entry experience; consider unforeseen aspects of the Mayflower immersion exhibit, and evaluating “How Many Survived” in the “Watching and Waiting” exhibit?
This session will prove to be a lively discussion because all of us history buffs are by nature myth busters. See for yourself, and if you are in New England, please attend while there is still time to register for History Camp Boston-2016.
This exhibit Plymouth 1620-2020 is under development with Plymouth 400 the organization tasked with commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the English Colonists to the shores of Patuxet, now known as Plymouth. Scheduled for the fall of 2017 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids Michigan with several other venues pending.
http://historycamp.org/boston-2016/