2007 Museum Season

Spring is just around the corner and we're beginning our plans for the 2007 museum season. Mark the following dates in your calendars:

May 14: Alden House opens for the season. Hours, Monday through Saturday, Noon to 4:00 (last tour begins 3:30). Admission $5.00 adults, $3.00 children.

July (date to be determined): Alden History Camp.

August 3-5: Annual Meeting celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Alden Kindred's purchase of the Alden House in 1907 -- Our First Century of Preservation.
Friday: Whale watch boat tour with talk by Curator Jim Baker on Mayflower history around Cape Cod harbor.
Friday evening: reception at the Alden House with talk by Peggy Baker, Director of the Pilgrim Society Museum, Plymouth, about the Alden tour to England in 2006.
Saturday: Annual meeting 10-noon; luncheon with speaker and entertainment to be announced; Alden House open to attendees to walk through at their leisure and ask questions of docents; gift shop open; silent auction and raffle.
Saturday evening: Speak for Thyself Award Banquet honoring one or more women who exemplify the spirit of Priscilla Alden. Last year at our inaugural event we had more than 200 attend dinner and dancing under the stars for the benefit of the Alden House.
Sunday morning: Brunch with a talk on the history of the Alden House by Jim Baker and special tours of the house.

September 24: Alden Golf Tournament at the Duxbury Yacht Club. Sign up now to reserve a foursome and play on this exclusive course.

October 8: Alden House closes for the season.

October 20: Haunted House. The Alden House and grounds welcome brave visitors. Inside the house Alden family ghosts haunt rooms -- Aunt Polly, Capt. Jack, and who knows who! Outside the haunted trail leads through the woods where pirates or aliens may lurk.