8 September 2010 – The Museum hosted the first public viewing of Don Troiani’s painting Departure of the Minutemen.
Left to right in the photo: Susan and Brent Downing of Rochester NY commissioned the painting, which includes representations of his ancestors, Joshua and Hannah Parker; Michael Fennimore is a descendant of Col John Robinson. Penny and Dan Lacroix were Mr. Troiani’s models for Hannah and Joshua.
Left to right in the painting: Hannah Parker, Joshua Parker, the Reverend Thaxter, Col. John Robinson