Mayflower400 NL

02/04/2022

Heritage Leiden (Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken) made a new podcast! 🎧 In this first episode, historian Susan Suer and host Laila Frank follow into the footsteps of the Pilgrims time in Leiden. Laila also speaks with Amsterdam born and raised drummer Phillipe Lemm about his journey to the US and his music. And Edgar Westerhof, National Director for Flood Risk and Resiliency for North America at Arcadis talks about World Water Day and America's water resiliency. 👇

In this first episode, historian Susan Suer and host Laila Frank follow into the footsteps of the Pi

14/01/2022

Did you miss the new Dutch series ‘In het kielzog van de Mayflower’ last week? ⛵ ️️Catch up on the first episode to see our beautiful city and discover the traces of the Pilgrims in Leiden, where they lived for 11 years. 📺 Tonight episode 2 can be seen on NPO 2.

Watch the episode featuring Leiden here 👇

https://www.npostart.nl/in-het-kielzog-van-de-mayflower/07-01-2022/KN_1727952

📷 Kees Hummel - Leiden American Pilgrim Museum

07/01/2022

Documentary tip! 📺 Discover how the history of the Pilgrims is connected to Leiden. 🧐 400 years ago, The Mayflower sailed to the New World. On board were a group of English protestants who lived in Leiden for 11 years — the Pilgrims, who many see as the founding fathers of the U.S.. 👨‍🌾 Watch the new Dutch TV series ‘In het kielzog van de Mayflower’ to learn more about the Pilgrims. In the first episode you will discover their traces in Leiden.

You can watch ‘In het kielzog van de Mayflower’ every Friday on television, NPO2, or online.

18/05/2021

The digital opening of Leiden400 (Mayflower 400 project) has won a fantastic price today: the Golden Giraffe Event Awards 2021! 🏆

Since 1994, the Golden Giraffe has rewarded organizations that stick out their necks and dare to market themselves to communicate a message.

With the digital opening of Leiden400, project leaders Marlijn Kok and Michaël Roumen have demonstrated how an online event can be of enormous value to companies, brands and other organizations. Over 50,000 international (digital) visitors walked through historic Leiden and have been given the opportunity to become acquainted with the story of the Pilgrims in all its facets!

A big thanks to all partners who worked together to make the opening such an international success. Pieterskerk Leiden, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken, Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden Marketing (Leiden, Stad van Ontdekkingen), Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, Theo Pronk from Stichting Verborgen Stad, Hortus botanicus Leiden, Flowsound, and all others.

16/04/2021

Did you miss the the sixth episode of Plymouth 400 CONVERSTIONS last week? Or do you like to watch it again?

In this episode, Plymouth 400's Executive Director Michele Pecoraro is joined by three distinguished writers and poets who are part of the four-nation commemoration of Plymouth 400. Marianne van Velzen of Leiden, Holland, Laura Horton from Plymouth, England and Stephan Delbos of Plymouth, MA talked to Pecoraro about poetry, history and their connections to the Plymouth 400 commemoration.

Watch the video here. 👇

In this episode, Plymouth 400's Executive Director Michele Pecoraro is joined by three distinguished writers and poets who are part of the four-nation commem...

09/04/2021

Have you explored your ancestry using the interactive guide to the origins of the Mayflower passengers and crew?

Use the map of Mayflower 400 UK to see to see the exact towns, cities and villages where the key figures on the ship originated from. 👇

An interactive map guide to the Mayflower passenger list including the Pilgrims, non-separatists, servants, and crew

02/04/2021

Do you want a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process in book writing, filmmaking, art, and poetry? Then you should definitely tune in on April 8th and April 15th (7:30 pm – 8:00 pm UK time) for the Episode Six of the Plymouth 400 CONVERSATIONS.

In this episode you’ll hear the inspiring stories of Stephan Delbos, the first Poet Laureate of Plymouth, MA, Marianne van Velzen, Poet Laureate of Leiden, and Laura Horton, Plymouth UK Laureate of Words. Together they discuss how the 400th anniversary commemoration influenced their work. For more information visit the website of Plymouth 400. 👉 https://bit.ly/31FILu7

Stadsdichter van Leiden - Wisselgeldland - gedichten & verhalen (Marianne van Velzen) has written a touching poem for the occasion: “No New Land”. We are delighted to share this poem with you today.

‘how does one live
in old footsteps
even if
the heart talks about
a new beginning
and perhaps even new land’

Intriguing? Read the full poem here. 👉 https://bit.ly/39CYYod

Guests: Stephan Delbos, Poet Laureate of Plymouth, MA, Marianne van Velzen, Poet Laureate of Leiden, and Laura Horton, Plymouth UK Laureate of Words.

04/12/2020

On Thursday 26th of November, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken en Stichting Verborgen Stad have launched 4 new digital reconstructions of Leiden in 1620. Watch the livestream here 👉 https://youtu.be/Ti2khLjUYss

Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken en Stichting Verborgen Stad worked together over the past year to digitally reconstruct a number of locations in Leiden where the Pilgrims lived, worked and bathed. You can travel back to the year 1620 from behind your PC or on the spot - with a telephone or tablet - and you can have a 360 ° view of the year that the Pilgrims left Leiden.

In addition to the Breestraat, another four Pilgrim locations in Leiden have been digitally rebuilt: the Vrouwekerk, the Begijnhofkerk (and Rapenburg), Kloksteeg 17 and the Zicht op Leiden. In a later phase of the project, places between Leiden and Delfshaven - the starting point of the Pilgrims - will also be reconstructed, including Voorburg and Delft. Take a closer look in Leiden in 1620 via www.canals5d.nl.

The project, made possible in part by Gemeente Leiden and Provincie Zuid-Holland, is part of the Leiden400 commemoration year, in which activities are organized around the departure of the Pilgrims.

📷: Picture from Stichting Verborgen Stad and Erfgoed Leiden

24/11/2020

Mayflower's 400th: Retelling the story of Plymouth Colony by CBS News

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, the founding of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and the Pilgrims' first encounters with the Native Americans. While that tale has been told now for centuries, it's being re-told in a new way by the non-profit group Plymouth 400, including an un-traditional take on the Thanksgiving holiday. It includes an interview with Steven Peters, a spokesperson for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Check it out in the link below!

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, the founding of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and the Pilgrims' first encounters with the Native Americans. While that tale has been told now for centuries, it's being re-told in a new way by the non-profit group Plymouth....

18/11/2020

Yes we made it to the finals!

The official online opening of the Pilgrim year on May 16th is the only Dutch event to secure a nomination in the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) International Tourism Awards 2020. The BGTW International Tourism Awards (ITA) scheme recognizes excellence in tourism projects.

Being nominated by members of the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers as one of the best new tourism projects in the UK, Europe or the wider world is a significant achievement, and one that can be used to help promote the project to attract even more visitors. We are nominated for The Armchair Award.

Want to find out more about our nomination? Click here: https://bgtw.org/ita-2020/