Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: pilgrim fathers

The museum was opened in 1958 and it tells the story of the English pilgrims who stayed in Leiden before moving to America on the Mayflower.

The museum was opened in 1958 and it tells the story of the English pilgrims who stayed in Leiden before moving to America on the Mayflower.

William Brewster of Pilgrim fame.

The text reads: Site of the Vicus Chorali (or Pilgrim) Press, on Pieterskerkchoorsteeg (St. Peter's Church, Choir Alley), Leyden, Netherlands, in the (1609-1620) home of the separatist Pilgrim Father, elder William Brewster of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, the spiritual leader of Plymouth in New England until his death in 1643-44 The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (U.S.A., 1897) Waldo Morgan Allen, Governor General On their first pilgrimage—152, by planes—to the Netherlands and England September 22 – October 6, 1955 335 years after the sailing of the Mayflower

The plaque reads as follows: The Mayflower, 1620 In memory of Rev. John Robinson, M.A. Pastor of the English Church worshiping over against this spot. A.D. 1609–1625, whence at his prompting went forth THE PILGRIM FATHERS to settle New England in 1620 Buried under this house of worship, 4 mar. 1625 AEt XLIX years In memoria aeterna erit justus. Erected by the national council of the congregational churches of the United States of America A.D. 1891 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robinson_(pastor)