Program for Sunday, November 21, 2021

The Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum recently replaced its traditional—and traditionally biased—display commemorating the Mayflower’s arrival with a groundbreaking new and permanent exhibit.  Our Story: The Complicated Relationship of the Indigenous Wampanoag and the Mayflower Pilgrims was built in partnership with SmokeSygnals, a leading Native American creative agency. K. David Weidner will talk about the Museum’s intentions in commissioning noted Wampanoag historians to tell the history of the Indigenous people on Cape Cod, up to and including the arrival of Mayflower. Yes, the new exhibit is interactive, modern, technological, but—for the Museum’s trustees—most importantly, it is honest and accurate.

Dr. K. David Weidner is Executive Director of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association, Cape Cod’s oldest non-profit, which does business as the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM). He is responsible for the overall operations of PMPM and supporting its mission of TRUTH – Tolerance, Respect, Unity, Trust and History. Prior to PMPM, he co-founded Capital City Technical Consulting, which serves the unique needs of the bio-pharma and education sectors. Dr. Weidner earned a Ph.D. in Education Administration with a concentration in Information Technology from Penn State University and is based in Provincetown, Massachusetts.