Plimoth Plantation’s Richard Pickering And Kate Sheehan On The Mayflower II’s Return

Mayflower Makeover — The Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower ship that brought the Pilgrims to America 400 year ago, sails into Plymouth, Mass., as it returns home following extensive renovations, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.

Aidan Connelly is a production assistant on Boston Public Radio. A graduate of Emerson College with a B.A in journalism, his work has appeared on WBUR, KCRW, and The Marketplace Morning Report.

August 12, 2020

Updated August 07, 2023

Starting this week, visitors to Plimoth Plantation will be able to tour the Mayflower II, a newly-restored recreation of the original ship that carried 102 Pilgrims to the shores of Plymouth nearly 400 years ago.

To celebrate the project’s long-awaited completion, Richard Pickering and Kate Sheehan from Plimoth Plantation called in to Boston Public Radio on Wednesday. They spoke about how the organization is working to better raise awareness of the settlers' impact on the Patuxet Wampanoag tribe.

Richard Pickering is deputy director at Plimoth Plantation, and Kate Sheehan is the museum’s associate director of marketing.

Aidan Connelly is a production assistant on Boston Public Radio. A graduate of Emerson College with a B.A in journalism, his work has appeared on WBUR, KCRW, and The Marketplace Morning Report.