PMPM Celebrates Juneteenth — America’s Second Independence Day
By K. David Weidner, Ph.D., Executive Director of PMPM On June 19, our nation will observe what might be considered its second Independence Day: Juneteenth, the annual observance commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The Pilgrim Monument and...Why I donate to PMPM — and why I hope you will, too
By K. David Weidner, Ph.D., Executive Director As we emerge from a difficult year, it’s time to re-evaluate what’s important and recommit to making the world a better place. That’s our mission at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM). We are dedicated to...Autism and Acceptance: Lighting a Better Way
By K. David Weidner, Ph.D., Executive Director Nearly 50 years ago, the Autism Society created National Autistic Children’s Week, which would become Autism Awareness Month. Now, it’s being referred to as Autism Acceptance Month (AAM), a recent change proposed to...
Stories I’ve Heard: Women’s History in Provincetown
By Courtney Hurst, President, Board of Trustees Hearing and sharing some of Provincetown’s stories in honor of February’s Black History Month led me to do the same for Women’s History Month in March. I sat down with Maureen Joseph Hurst (“Mom”) and Kathie Joseph Meads...