Plymouth 400

Orleans Historical Commission is a proud partner in Plymouth 400.

Commission chair Ron Petersen has written several articles:

• Plymouth Rock, Legend or Myth
• When Plymouth almost moved to Nauset
• Plymouth Colony: Legends, lore and fact
• The unheralded role of Capt. John Smith
• The nefarious deeds of Captain Thomas Hunt
• The Sparrow-hawk and the Pilgrims
• Plymouth 400 and Orleans: There’s a connection
• Commentary: In Orleans, a treasure lost
• Orleans History: Recalling the U-boat attack of 1918
• Commentary: Historic preservation’s tools of the trade
• Orleans History: When war came to shore
• Orleans History: Ode to the ‘Yellow house’
• A Compact: A foundation of self-governing