Formerly known as Plimoth Plantation, Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts, recreate the 17th-century world of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people. This living history museum invites visitors to step into authentically reproduced homes, watch costumed interpreters demonstrate daily tasks, and learn about the cooperative yet complex relationship between the Indigenous inhabitants and English settlers.
For teachers, Plimoth Patuxet offers immersive programs that connect classroom lessons in history, social studies, and cultural diversity to vivid, real-life contexts. Students can compare historical documents to on-site demonstrations, fostering critical thinking about the many perspectives that shaped early Colonial America. It’s an engaging way to unpack the complexities of contact, cooperation, and conflict in the formative years of what would become the United States.
