and the guys and gals who run plymouth plantation. and without that visit we would not be able to put together the detail that we have. so i spent time on the mayflower ii with a series of 360-degree panoramic cameras, trying to get as much information about the decks as i could. we had one camera in the crows nest to get a nice view of the ship from above. i was taken to plymouth plantation, where they have a fantastic wardrobe. the assets and antiquities they have at this place, as well as plans relating to the original mayflower ii build and design. i came back with more photographs than you can imagine. and we have been using all of these photographs. they even gave us access to a fabulous laser scan, of the entire ship, that was taken when she was in the seaport. to be able to resolve the detail of the timbers and rigging, -- without the kind and generous donations of knowledge and images from plymouth plantation, we would a lot of problems. >> -- virtual world? >> we were able to take photos of actors and actresses on board perf

without the kind and generous donations of knowledge and images from plymouth plantation, we would have had a lot of problems. >> how do you translate some of those details and information you found in plymouth, massachusetts to the virtual world? >> the photographs -- we were able to take photographs of some of the actors and actresses that they have on board performing the duties of the crew or the behaviors of the pilgrims. so to take those and to be able to use those to take our virtual humans, our avatars, as we call them, and put them in relatively accurate dress and clothing and get them doing things on board the ship or walking along the harbor, that was one thing we could do. so we could directly map from the photographs of the people in plymouth, massachusetts onto the virtual humans. and we were able to take, for example, pictures of the wooden beams, so, again, we can use the pictures to map onto our 3-d model to make it look more realistic. we were able to use some of the 3-d information. we can drop that into 3-d and then put it in small detail. every piece of information

and this is a quote from william bradfords of plymouth plantation which is one of the great books in american history literature. bradford was the true rock upon which plymouth colony would be built. without his leadership, the settlement would never have been a success. and the pilgrims never referred to themselves as the pilgrims. this comes from a phrase bradford uses in plymouth plantation, of plymouth plantation, and it's as good a term as any to refer to them, i think, given the complexity of what was beneath that label. for 65 days, the mayflower had blundered her way through storms and headwinds. her bottom a shaggy pelt of seaweed and barnacles. her leaky decks. there were 102 of them, 104 if you counted the two dogs. i was recently contacted by a reader who is a mastiff owner who said that, you know, they have to bring a towel wherever they take the dog. when she read that opening of mayflower, she felt a vital connection with the pilgrims and plymouth colony. most of their provisions and equipment were beneath them in the hold, the primary storage area of the vessel. the pa

plymouth plantation has taken care of the ship for the last 64 years. and we just finished a massive restoration of mayflower two. it just got back to plymouth on august 10th after a three-year restoration at mystics sea port museum and mystic, connecticut. i hope people get the same sense of history that i do when i look at this ship, and for us, keeping the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be able to sail a ship and maintain a ship of this age, as well as tell the multiple stories that plymouth has to tell. the good, the bad, and the ugly of all aspects of history, so important to where we are going. to me, the maritime part of the ship itself and the knowledge, skills, hand abilities to build, sale, and maintain a ship like mayflower two is very important.

the answers are in the history of the plymouth plantation written by william bradford. bradford's history begins with religious problems in england. for a new ruler, james the first, the king and 16 or three. as king, james was also the supreme head of the church of england, the official church. but some people objected to the expensive robes and rituals of the church of england. they withdrew from it and were called separatists. the story of their religious persecution in england, how they became pilgrims, and how they eventually found religious freedom was all recorded by william redford. >> many there for the lords to people who joined themselves into a church of state. they were various towns, some in hampshire england. but after they had continued together for about a year and kept their meetings every south, exercising the worship of guard among themselves, they saw they could no longer continue. so they resolved to get ready to holland which was in 16 oh seven and 16 away. >> the separatists would leave england to find of freedom of religion in holland. >> to lea

this comes from a phrase bradford uses in plymouth plantation -- of plymouth plantation. it's as good as a term of any to referíy to them, i think, given the complexity of what was beneath that label. one for 65 days, the mayflower had blundered her way through storms and headwinds. her bottom shaggy pelted seaweed and barnacles. her leaky decks sloughing salt water under her pastures devoted heads. there are hundred and two of them, 104 if you counted the two dogs, a spaniel and giant slobbering mastiff. i was recently continent by a reader who was a mastiff owner who said they have to bring a towel wherever they take the dog and when she read that opening of mayflower, she felt a vital connection with the pilgrims in plymouth colony when. most of their provisions and equipment were beneath them in the whole, the primary storage area of the vessel. the passengers were in between or tween decks. a dank airless space about 75 feet long and not even five feet high that separated the hole from the upper deck. between ducks was made even made more claustrophobic for the passe

now, these are in the collections of plymouth plantation it which is now it's recently changed its name to plymouth patxa to acknowledge the long native influence in the area or long, you know, long native history. and so we have these items in the archeology that kind of round out the information that we get from the surviving possessions and the portraits so kind of connecting penelope to fashion and the ability. she may have had us need a woman need a woman we have this fine bone needle pace which actually still found by arcade archaeologists still containing pins. we have scissors here. and of course these items date from the time of penelope's residence at the house. we can't be 100% sure where they were hers, but some of them very likely were then this strange item in the middle speaks to her. wearing of high of high status clothing because it's a called a golf ring specifically used to iron ruffles. and over here, we have a knife and there are numerous knives and spoons found on the property. no forks because they were not widely used in the colonies yet, but also archaeologists

and on this side of the atlantic we had henry hornblower who started plymouth plantation. and he had conceived the idea, to have a reproduction ship built. he had already contracted to have plans drawn up. the two guys heard of what each other was wanting to do, and they met together, and then hornblower, gave the plans to warwick, and charlton said i will build the ship if you guys will take care of it. and they have taken care of the ship for the last 64 years. and we just finished a massive restoration of it. it got back to us on august 10th, from a three-year restoration at the mystic seaport museum in mystic connecticut. i hope you will get the same sense of history, that i do when i look at the ship. for us, keeping the knowledge skills, and the abilities to be able to sail the ship and maintain a ship of this age. as well as tell the multiple stories, that it has to tell, all of the good and the bad and the ugly of all aspects of history, is so important to where we are going, and for me of course the maritime part of the ship itself, you know again the knowledge sk

. >> of the plantation of new plymouth. >> of the plantation of new plymouth. >> neither shall i suffer the same to be spoken or done. >> neither shall i suffer the same to be spoken or done. >> but shall hinder, oppose and discover. >> but shall hinder, oppose and discover. >> to the governor and assistant governors. >> to the governor and assistant governors. >> i shall faithfully submit. >> i shall faithfully submit. >> unto such good and wholesome laws. >> unto such good and wholesome laws. >> as are or shall be made for the ordering and government of the same. >> as are or shall be made for the ordering and government of the same. >> oh, excellent. and shall endeavor -- shall endeavor to advance the growth and good of the plantation. >> shall endeavor to advance the growth and good of the plantation. >> all which i promise and swear by the name of god of heaven. >> all which i promise and swear by the name of god of heaven. >> simply, truly and faithfully to perform. >> simply, truly and faithfully to perform. >> as i hope for help from god. >> as i hope for help from god. >> who i

of the plantation of new plymouth. neither shall i suffer the same to be spoken or done but should hinder, oppose, and discover to the governor and assistant governors. i shall faithfully submit onto such good and wholesome laws. as are or shall be made for the ordering and government of the same. excellent. and shall endeavor to advance the growth and the good of the plantation, all of which i promise and swear by the name of god in heaven. simply, truly, and faithfully to perform as i hope for help from god. who is the god of truth and the punisher of falsehood. excellent, you're now all well reformed members of the community. the civil body is to keep order, to advance business, to defend the town. the church body may not be everyone in the room. in the 17th century you're not a member of the covenant unless you express your faith in christ. and it may be that even though you're attending church, you may not be a member of the church. this is very important to talk about when you're thinking about thomas macy and ho