Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts appointed Brenton Simons, New England Historic Genealogical Society President and CEO, to the Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commission. Simons was sworn in as a Commissioner on August 5, 2019, on the Governor’s Balcony at the State House by Jordan Maynard, the Governor’s Director of Boards and Commissions. Simons took the oath administered by Governor Baker on October 30, 2019, on the Grand Staircase of the State House.