Historic
Family Overnights

SLEEP IN THE 17TH CENTURY

Ready to leave the modern world behind? In this exciting hands-on overnight program, adults and families will spend an afternoon, night and morning living as the Wampanoag or English colonists did in the 17th century. Participants choose either a Wampanoag experience or an English colonial experience.

Wampanoag Overnights

Folks will have a chance to experience how life was back in the 17th century. By having a sleep over on the Wampanoag Onsite. During our two-day experience folks will have a guided tour of the site by our Museum Teacher. Have a traditional Wampanoag dinner on site, which includes Corn bread with butter, Dried blueberries, Venison stew, Sliced turkey, Summer squash, Naussump with raspberry, strawberry, and blueberries. And to wash it all down mint tea. After dinner games and passing around traditional artifacts. Also learning how to make a clay pot. Then set up all the bedding in the Wetu"s and have a discussion around the fire. The next morning head up to the visitor center and have a continental breakfast and visit the sites.

Arrival time: 2pm

Cost: $100.00 per person

Dates:
June 14 & 28
July 12, 19 & 26
August 2 & 9

For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.

Colonial Overnights

• Saturday, June 28, 2:00 p.m., to Sunday, June 29, 9:00 a.m.
  or
  Saturday, August 16, 2:00 p.m., to Sunday, August 17, 9:00 a.m.
• Other dates available by request

During the colonial overnight you’ll dress in reproduction 17th century clothing while you prepare a period dinner, do chores, write with quill pens, play stool ball, and sleep in one of the two recreated houses on the museum’s Colonial Education Site.

$600 per house for up to 6 people; $500 for members.

For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.

Education Programs

hours: from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, 7 days a week March 22 through November 30, 2008
address: 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360 USA
telephone: 1 + 508 746 1622