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From YouTube: Mayflower Sails 2020 Press Conference
Description
Mayor Walsh, Governor Baker, and others convened at the Charlestown Navy Yard to announce the plans for the 400th anniversary celebration of the sailing of the Mayflower. Next May, the Mayflower II will be escorted into Boston Harbor by our nation's Ship of State, the USS Constitution, before docking at the Charlestown Navy Yard as part of a six day celebration.
A
My
name
is
Michael
Chrissy
I'm,
the
general
superintendent
of
the
national
parks
of
Boston
here
and
on
behalf
of
the
National
Park
Service
we'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard,
which
is
a
unit
of
Boston
National
Historical
Park.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today
to
announce
the
planned
visit
of
Mayflower
two
to
the
child,
Sal
Navy
Yard
in
May
of
2020.
A
When
the
Constitution
Museum
called
and
said,
hey
Michael.
What
do
you
think
about
the
Mayflower
coming
into
town?
I
thought?
How
do
we
take
a
story
that
is
tied
to
the
war
of
1812
and
a
ship
from
that
era
to
the
building
of
our
nation,
to
the
building
of
our
Navy
and
the
Navy
heritage,
and
the
evolution
of
this
shipyard
that
we're
in
today
and
tie
it
into
the
17th
century
and
and
I'm
thinking?
A
Our
partners
here
in
the
US
Navy
Yard
know
how
to
make
things
work
and
so
between
the
US
Navy,
the
Constitution
Museum,
the
National
Park
Service,
and
this
great
team
with
Mayflower
2020.
You
can
believe
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
special
visit
by
Mayflower
coming
in
to
Charlestown
together.
We
believe
that
the
history
is
best
viewed
with
multiple
perspectives
presented
holistically
and
relevant
to
all
people.
A
Nathaniel
Philbrick,
who
wrote
the
book
Mayflower
points
out
that
our
national
memory
tends
to
skip
from
the
first
Thanksgiving
to
the
shot
heard
round
the
world
without
a
clue
between
one
hundred
and
fifty
years
in
between,
uncovering
and
revealing.
These
layers
reminds
us
that
history
is
not
tightly
bound,
single
or
unchanging
story
with
one
true
significance,
but
an
ongoing
discovery
process
in
which
narrative
evolved
over
time.
A
As
generations
develop,
new
questions
in
earns
in
multiple
perspectives
are
explored
and
it
reminds
us
that
there
are
more
stories
to
be
told
and
there
are
more
people
who
want
to
hear
them.
We
can
only
imagine
what
this
yard
will
look
like
and
feel
like
when
Mayflower
2
joins
the
USS
Constitution
in
the
world
war
2
vessel,
USS,
Cass
and
young
next
year
out
on
pier
1
3
ships,
all
with
layered
histories
from
the
17th
century
to
the
20th
century.
A
However,
the
most
exciting
part
of
this
will
be
how
we
can
make
the
connections
between
the
past
the
present
and
the
future.
We
look
forward
to
hosting
you
here
in
2020.
Thank
you
to
everyone
involved
with
this
endeavour
and
congratulations
all
of
you
and
Mayflower
2020
for
making
it
all
come
together.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
Thank
You
superintendent
Creasy
welcome
everyone.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
joining
us
on
this
beautiful
day
for
the
official
kickoff
of
Mayflower
sails
2020
an
event.
That's
going
to
bring
history
to
life
right
here
in
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard
from
May
14
through
19th
of
2020,
a
special
thank
you
to
governor
Baker
and
mayor
Walsh,
and
your
entire
staff
for
being
so
supportive
and
for
being
here
today.
B
The
event
will
be
from
May
14th
to
the
19th
of
2020
and
will
be
free
and
open
to
the
public
throughout
the
day.
Of
course,
this
includes
free
access.
Aboard
Mayflower
herself
it'll
be
a
unique
opportunity
for
visitors
to
get
to
take
a
step
back
in
time
and
learn
more
about
the
ship
that
launched
our
nation.
We
are
focusing
on
making
history
fun
and
accessible
to
everyone.
We
are
partnering
with
Plymouth
Plantation
and
their
indigenous
program
to
write
educational
and
cultural
programming
throughout
the
day
for
all
ages.
B
Here
at
the
Navy
Yard
there'll
be
plenty
of
entertainment
as
well
from
VIP
speakers
to
rock
the
dot
concert
which
is
more
on
that
later,
we'll
have
a
beer
garden
and
Boston's
best
food
trucks.
This
is
something
for
everyone
all
in
all.
Mayflower
sails
2028
will
be
free,
fun,
family-friendly
and
educational
for
all
ages,
so
make
sure
you
sign
up
at
our
website
for
more
information.
It's
wwm,
a
flower
sails
2020
calm
and
that
sails
like
the
ship
sa
ILS
to
learn
more
information
and
last.
B
I
just
want
to
say
that,
even
though
this
event
will
be
free,
it
will
be
ticketed
so
also
make
sure
that
you
sign
up
on
our
website.
Mayflower
sails,
2020,
comm
and
you'll
be
the
first
to
know
when
tickets
become
available.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
chairman
and
founding
sponsor
of
Mayflower
sails
2020
Steve
Broder.
C
Thank
You
Megan
and
welcome
everybody
as
Megan
just
described.
This
is
going
to
be
a
fabulous
event
in
May
of
2020
and
we're
so
glad
you're
here
to
kick
it
off
with
us.
Megan,
along
with
Alice
McLaren
and
Erika.
Forsyth,
are
working
very
hard
to
make
this
a
special
moment
today.
Guys
is
proof
positive
that
you're
doing
a
great
job.
Congratulations,
and
thank
you
like
every
project
of
this
magnitude.
C
B
C
The
and
his
team
from
the
US
Navy
and
commander
I
can't
tell
you
how
over
the
moon
with
excitement,
we
are
that
the
USS
Constitution
will
be
escorting
Mayflower
into
Boston
Harbor.
Next
May.
Can
you
imagine
the
nation's
two
most
historic
iconic
ships
sailing
together
for
the
first
time
it's
going
to
be
spectacular.
C
C
C
I'd
also
like
to
thank
Ellie
Donovan,
who
is
the
chairman
I
know,
I'm
the
chairman
she's,
the
executive
director
of
Plymouth
Plantation
and
her
fabulous
team
they're,
also
Mayflower
Captain,
whit
Perry,
who
is
overseeing
the
three-year
multimillion-dollar
restoration
of
Mayflower
at
Sea
port
and
we'll
be
at
her
helm
when
she
debuts
here
in
Boston.
Next
May.
C
C
C
The
pilgrim
story
of
determination
and
survival
is
nothing
short
of
amazing
and
they
planted
the
seeds
of
democracy
and
freedom,
but
they
also
were
risk
takers
and
trailblazers,
and
they
created
the
blueprint
for
the
waves
of
immigration
that
would
follow
them
with
a
little
bit
of
them
in
all
of
us.
Is
it
any
wonder
that
the
United
States
is
the
greatest
risk-taking
nation
in
the
world?
C
Most
Americans
see
the
Mayflower
through
the
lens
of
the
first
Thanksgiving
and
their
fifth
grade
history,
lessons
it
is
so
much
more
than
that.
The
story
of
native
peoples
and
Europeans
who
met
here
is
among
history's
most
well
known
moments.
It
is
a
complex
story,
one
of
both
collaboration
as
well
as
conflict.
My
colleagues,
Jim
Peters,
Darius,
Coombs
and
Carrie
helm
of
the
Wampanoag
tribe,
can
tell
you
just
how
complex
how
fascinating
and
how
difficult
a
story
it
is
as
citizens
of
Massachusetts
in
the
United
States.
C
We
should
be
aware
of
and
grateful
for
the
sacrifices
and
perseverance
of
English
and
native
people
who
starred
in
this
moment
of
history.
We
can
learn
so
much
from
their
accomplishments
and
contributions
to
our
shared
history
and
our
shared
culture,
and
we
can
be
proud
to
realize
that
they
did
this
here
in
Massachusetts,
in
the
Town
of
Plymouth,
known
as
Patuxent
to
native
peoples,
and
only
40
miles
from
where
we
stand,
we
like
to
say
that
New
York
may
have
the
Statue
of
Liberty.
C
The
Massachusetts
invented
everything
and
we
have
the
Mayflower
to
remind
everybody
that
it
started
here.
So
I
hope
you
join
me
in
recognizing
that
this
400th
anniversary
is
a
really
big
deal.
I
remember
as
a
boy
the
excitement
I
felt
on
Independence
Day
in
1976,
when
the
tall
ships
entered
Boston
Harbor
to
celebrate
our
nation's
Bicentennial.
We're
gonna,
create
that
same
excitement
here
next
May
and
bring
the
complete
story
of
the
Mayflower,
the
Pilgrims
and
Native
peoples
to
life
on
a
national
stage
right
here
at
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard.
C
Now
it
is
my
great
honor
and
privilege
to
introduce
to
you
our
special
guests
and
to
express
our
appreciation
for
their
help,
enthusiasm
and
support.
For
this
event,
we're
so
pleased
to
have
the
mayor
and
the
governor
with
us
today
and
we
are
thrilled
to
be
working
with
their
teams
to
make
this
once-in-a-lifetime
event
once-in-a-lifetime
great
and
with
that
police,
welcome,
mayor,
Marty,
Walsh.
D
Thank
you
very
much,
Steve
and
I
wonder
why
a
lot
of
people
would
think
tanned
and
I'm
not
gonna,
go
through
everyone
again,
but
I
do
want
to
mention
a
few
people
on
one
day
Megan
for
asking
me
and
the
governor
be
part
of
this
today.
She's
amazing,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
having
us
here
to
the
governor
to
the
Senate
President
Terry
Marie's
with
us
today,
state
senator
VD
mosquitoes
with
us
today.
D
It's
great
to
see
you
friends
of
the
chanson
Navy
out
as
always
to
love
what
you
do
here:
Michael
Creasy
from
the
national
parks,
a
good
friend,
and
we
work
on
a
lot
of
different
things
together.
So
thank
you
Michael
to
the
leadership
of
the
ployment
plantations
and
the
staff.
All
of
you
that
are
here
today.
Thank
you.
Everyone
involved
in
planning
this
anniversary.
Thank
you,
those
of
you
that
drove
all
the
way
from
Plymouth
to
Boston.
Thank
you
for
being
here
because
we'll
drive
all
the
way
to
Plymouth
to
celebrate
with
you
as
well.
D
Boston
is
looking
forward
to
this
event
next
year
to
mark
the
400th
anniversary,
we're
honored
that
the
Mayflower
we
making
her
debut
seal
in
Boston
haba
for
the
first
time
since
her
restoration
and
we're
excited
to
be
part
of
this
milestone
celebration.
The
Pilgrims
voyage
on
the
Mayflower
was
a
story
that
we've
all
heard
growing
up.
As
Steven
said
earlier,
it
was
a
pivotal
moment
in
the
founding
of
our
country.
D
It'll
help
us
launch
the
idea
of
America
that
no
matter
where
you
are
from
you
have
the
rights
to
freedom
and
to
opportunity
it's
an
idea
that
has
been
tested
over
time.
We
haven't
always
lived
up
to
those
ideals.
History
between
the
Pilgrims
and
Native
Americans
have
shown
us
that
we
must
always
be
learning
willing
to
listen
and
learn
as
we
move
forward
from
our
past,
and
we
must
always
be
committed
to
building
a
better
and
more
just
future
for
all
of
our
residents.
D
That's
why
the
Plymouth,
400th
anniversary
means
a
great
deal
to
the
entire
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
It's
an
opportunity
to
keep
our
special
history
alive.
It's
a
teaching
moment
for
our
kids
about
what
life
was
like.
400
years
ago
and
the
struggles
that
so
many
people
enjoy,
it
reminds
us
of
the
promise
of
America
and
our
passion
to
protect
that
promise,
something
that
we're
obligated
to
do.
It's
an
opportunity
to
share
our
special
history
with
the
rest
of
the
country
and
the
entire
world.
D
The
400,
the
University,
will
draw
millions
of
people
to
Plymouth
and
the
Commonwealth
who
want
to
experience
it
firsthand.
We
can't
wait
to
show
people
what
this,
where
it
all
started
and
show
them
right
here
in
Massachusetts,
I
hope
that
everyone
will
be
able
to
join
us
here
next
year,
the
Navy
on
spread.
The
word
see
families
and
friends
and
we're
looking
forward
to
sharing
in
the
celebration
with
all
of
you
and
I
know.
Megan,
and
the
committee
has
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
D
But
I
would
ask
all
of
us
here
today,
if
you're
here,
just
as
the
guests
get
involved,
offer
how
you
can
help
putting
an
event
like
this
together
for
five
days
a
year
almost
a
year
from
now
a
little
less
than
a
year
from
now
is
a
daunting
task.
So
whatever
we
can
do
to
be
helpful,
we
will
make
sure
that
we're
there
with
you
we
might
actually,
when
this
is
all
over.
D
E
E
It
was
built
in
the
UK
and
then
sailed
across
the
Atlantic,
recreating
the
original
trip
and
in
1957
landed
here
in
the
US,
where
it
was
met
by
about
25,000
spectators
who
came
out
to
welcome
it
now.
The
reason
the
reason
the
British
chose
to
put
all
that
time
and
all
that
money
into
rebuilding
and
recreating
a
voyage
in
which
a
series
of
folks
from
their
country
left
to
start
a
new
country
here
in
the
United
States,
was
because
of
the
gratitude
that
they
felt
to
the
u.s.
E
E
No,
it's
particularly
interesting
about
that
is
I
was
just
over
in
London
attending
a
series
of
conferences
and
conversations
about
offshore
wind,
something
that
frankly,
the
the
Europeans
and
the
Brits
are
way
ahead
of
us
on.
But
we
are
pursuing
the
first
and
largest
and
most
significant
offshore
wind
project
in
US,
history
and
I
thought
getting
some
firsthand
connectivity
to
many
of
the
communities
have
been
working
on
this
for
over
a
decade
over.
There
would
be
helpful
to
us
and
make
sure
we
got
it
right,
but
I
had
a
few
minutes
to
go
visit.
St.
E
E
So
there
was
in
fact
something
going
on
here.
We
just
hadn't
made
it
quite
yet
to
the
United
States
of
America
at
that
time,
but
inside
that
Cathedral
is
a
chapel
and
that
chapel
is
dedicated
to
the
servicemen
who
died
in
the
European
theater,
defending
the
UK
and
Europe
in
World
War.
Two
there's
actually
a
large
book
in
calligraphy
to
list
the
name
and
the
branch
of
the
military
that
every
single
servicemen
who
died,
fighting
that
war
in
Europe
passed
away.
E
And
it
was
a
constant
reminder
to
me
about
the
fact
that
missile
sound
trite
history
is
a
long
time.
And
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
happen
over
the
course
of
20
years,
50
years,
a
hundred
years,
200
years,
300
years,
400
years,
and
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
all
understand
and
appreciate
that
historic
arc
and
with
respect
to
this
particular
arc
and
especially
what
took
place
upon
the
arrival
of
that
hundred
plus
people
back
in
1620
and
as
Steve
talked
about
the
complicated
relationship
that
existed
between
the
English
and
the
Native
Americans.
E
E
There's
going
to
be
a
400th
anniversary
of
the
National
Guard
in
2023
of
2024
I,
can't
remember
which,
because
we
created
the
first
standing,
National
Guard
state
of
Massachusetts,
Salem
Massachusetts
in
the
1620s,
and
there
are
all
kinds
of
things
again.
As
Steve
said.
That
happened
that
really
mattered.
Long
before
we
got
to
the
point.
E
Where
that
first
shot
heard
round
the
world
was
fired.
But
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
start
that
conversation
learn
from
our
collective
history
and
try
and
improve
our
ability
to
serve
as
community
leaders,
whichever
community
we're
part
of.
As
we
all
move
forward,
it's
a
great
opportunity.
We
should
take
full
advantage
of
it.
We,
the
Commonwealth,
are
thrilled
to
be
part
of
it.
Thank
you.