Listen to the first episode of a brand new audio drama series of BBC Radio 4, marking the 400 year anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. A gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown. 📻 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Lisa Pennington & I will guide history-lovers to Bassetlaw Museum & other NL/UK Pilgrim sites on our almost-filled @400Tours “Begin the World Anew” tour of Holland & England June 19 to July 2. We’ll share stories of Mayflower Society Pilgrims & Elder Wm. Brewster’s life & wisdom. ⚓️🦃📜🕯

At the opening of the exhibition ‘American Quilts’ at the Textile Research Centre with director TRC Dr. Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood and Marja Verloop, U.S. Embassy The Hague. U.S. Embassy The Hague

Today is World Radio Day! 📻 Let's go back to 1970 ... We found an English radio broadcast of NPO Radio 1 about the pilgrims in Leiden! You can listen to the broadcast via this link: bit.ly/2VOHxbj. #WorldRadioDay #Pilgrims #Leiden #Mayflower

Do you want to experience what the #Pilgrims environment was like in the Dutch Golden Age in #Leiden? Take a look on bookmayflower400.com, in collaboration with KLM and Zapper PR we offer several trips to the Netherlands and Leiden! ✈

2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the #Mayflower from the Netherlands to America. Did you know that the #Pilgrims lived in Leiden for 12 years? Learn more: leiden400.nl/en/the-story. #Mayflower400

395 years ago today... John Robinson, pastor to the #Pilgrims, died in #Leiden 🇳🇱 before he was able to travel to North America to join those who had boarded the #Mayflower some five years earlier. Read more of his fascinating story 👉 bit.ly/2Xgtdwu #Mayflower400

Time for a history lesson today: dailymail.co.uk/travel/article…

Leiden, a beautiful city with wonderful walks, a burial mound that dates back to Hengist & Horsa’s invasion of post-Roman Britain, and Jeremy Bangs’ Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, brings to life the lives of the Mayflower Pilgrims. 🏰📜⚓️ And it’s a great place to visit.

The Dutch Bookweek has started today! An excellent opportunity to read more about the history of #Pilgrims. A pleasant suggestion is the book ‘New Lights on the Old Colony’ by Jeremy Bangs. A book that you need to add to your booklist! ow.ly/m2lY50yEK4V

On 27 March the official opening of the Pilgrim Year will take place in #Leiden! During this event, you will become acquainted with Leiden Pilgrim history and the themes connected to it (migration, tolerance, oppression). More info on ow.ly/ZG5L50yGqt4

Are you curious about the key locations of the #Pilgrims in #Leiden? Read the fascinating article by wanderlustingk.com about their discoveries in Leiden! 👉 ow.ly/tJKT50yGrIN

Impressive interview in the The New York Times about the complexity of history and the need for an inclusive #commemoration of an often romanticised story, highlighting the prehistory of the #Mayflower journey. nytimes.com/2020/03/10/art…

Leiden400 has decided to reschedule the opening of the 27th of March due to COVID-19 virus and the advice of the @RIVM. In the coming days, we will be talking to all concerned partners to decide on a new date for this public event. More info on leiden400.nl/en

Today is the annual celebration of the mathematical constant π. But we enjoy the excuse to talk about the Pie! The Pilgrims brought their favorite family recipes, such as minced pie, with them to America. You want to try the traditional recipe yourself? See the image below!

On 8 June 2020, during the ‘online’ Debate in Heritage, Leiden students debated about the statement: The story of the Mayflower does not belong in Dutch history education. Using information from Museum De Lakenhal 👋 Volkenkunde 👋🏾👋🏻👋🏽👋🏿👋🏼 and Erfgoed Leiden e.o. the students formulate strong arguments!

The reconstruction of the Mayflower by Dik Kompier is now displayed at the VVV in Leiden! The reconstruction was planned to be a part of the exhibition “Pilgrims to America – and the limits of freedom” of Museum De Lakenhal, unfortunately due to the coronavirus this was not possible.

Amazing! Take a look at the virtual reconstruction of Leiden by Stichting Verborgen Stad (the hidden city foundation). Look around and you will get an impression of what Leiden looked like in 1620 👉 roundme.com/tour/567600/vi…

Susan Suer of Heritage Leiden will join us for our first Mayflower LIVE Q&A session on Saturday, 13 March. If you have a question you would like to ask Susan, please submit it here >>> bit.ly/37Ursc7 Find out more about #MayflowerLIVE here >>> bit.ly/303MVeq

Michaël Roumen and Marlijn Kok (from Leiden400, the Pilgrim Year in 2020) were on a work visit in Boston and Plymouth USA, together with Jori Zijlmans (history curator at Museum De Lakenhal) last week. #mayflower400