South Shore History Symposium – Revolutionary Connections (Plymouth)

The 2025 South Shore History Symposium commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with a half-day program featuring five presentations by regional historians and authors.

Revolutionary Connections: The South Shore and the War for Independence
Schedule:

• 8:30 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
• 9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks – Donna Curtin, Back Roads of the South Shore Chair and Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum
• 9:20 a.m. Tea, Tories, and the Almost-Battle of Marshfield – Patrick Browne, Executive Director of Plymouth Antiquarian Society
• 10:00 a.m. The Revolutionary Life of Mary Cushing Lincoln – Michelle Coughlin, Author and Historian
• 10:40 a.m. A Comedy of Errors: Plymouth County Militia and the American Campaigns in Rhode Island – James Glinski, Author and Historian
• 11:20 a.m. Break
• 11:30 a.m. Mercy Otis Warren, the First Female Historian of the American Revolution – Nancy Rubin Stuart, President of the Mercy Otis Warren Society and Executive Director of the Cape Cod Writers Center.
• 12:10 p.m. South Shore Stories of Bailey’s 2nd Mass Regiment – Stephen O’Neill, Executive Director, Hanover Historical Society & Director, Dyer Memorial Library

REGISTRATION – $20 per person. Includes refreshments and presentations. To purchase tickets online using a credit card, Check Here  or on the Event Website. To pay by check, make your check payable to Plymouth Antiquarian Society (or PAS) and mail to Plymouth Antiquarian Society, P.O. Box 3773, Plymouth, MA 02361.
For more information about the South Shore History Symposium, contact info@plymouthantiquarian.org or call the Plymouth Antiquarian Society at 508-746-0012.

Back Roads of the South Shore is a consortium of 20 non-profit organizations operating over 25 historic sites in 12 towns along the South Shore of Massachusetts, from Weymouth to Plymouth. The group is dedicated to celebrating the history and spirit of the region.