“America We Love” Souvenir Card
Souvenir card from the America We Love series, circa 1950
Ink on paper
Gift of the Duxbury Free Public Library, DAL.SMS.090.022
This collectible souvenir card from the “America We Love” series erroneously depicts a salt box style house and entitles it “Miles Standish House, Duxbury, MA.”
Digging Duxbury
The quest for archaeological evidence of the Pilgrim past began with an 1833 dig, one of the earliest in U.S. history.
Coming to a Pilgrim Town
Coming to a Pilgrim Town
Duxbury’s Pilgrim history, combined with the town’s natural beauty, initiated a tourist boom.
Collecting in a Pilgrim Town
Collecting in a Pilgrim Town
The tourism boom brought another enterprise, the creation and sale of Pilgrim-themed souvenirs.
Lasting Legacy
Duxbury's Lasting Legacy
Duxbury never forgot its Pilgrim origins. How could it? The names continue to generate interest today.
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