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In 2017, the Concord Museum was honored to receive an anonymous gift of 47 works of art by Loring Wilkins Coleman (1918-2015), a notable painter of New England landscapes. The exhibition celebrated the work of this accomplished artist who had a strong Concord connection and who explored a changing New England with a sense of […] |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9vXIlTFg8g&feature=youtu.be Former US Ambassador to the United Nations and Concord resident, Samantha Power discusses her memoir, The Education of an Idealist, and takes questions from students from Concord’s three high schools. This forum is the kick-off event for a series of forums connected to the Museum’s upcoming exhibit, Every Path Laid Open: Women of Concord […] |
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https://youtu.be/yePfdk2fQ3o Our 8th annual Sally Lanagan Lecture will feature gifted storyteller and bestselling historian H. W. Brands speaking on his new book, The Zealot and the Emancipator, recounting the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln—two men moved to radically different acts to confront our nation’s gravest sin. Please note that this […] |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMkI_94mihw&feature=youtu.be President Lincoln is beaming in to answer your questions! The Museum is pleased to bring its popular Presidents’ Day program A Visit with President Lincoln to the virtual stage. Kids from across Massachusetts can send in their questions to President Lincoln to learn about his life, presidency, and legacy. Record a video of your […]
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https://youtu.be/6ZexwVL3sv8 Few national landmarks are better known than George Washington's Mount Vernon. Join us for a special Presidents' Day forum featuring Scott Casper discussing his book Sarah Johnson's Mount Vernon which brilliantly recovers the life of Sarah Johnson, who spent more than fifty years at Mount Vernon, in slavery and after emancipation. Through her life and those of her family […] |
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Calling all history nerds and trivia champs! Join us for an evening of virtual trivia at the Concord Museum on Thursday, February 18! Test your knowledge of American history, geography, and all things Concord in this friendly competition. You can play individually, or team up with members of your household. Trivia categories will include: Who's […] |
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https://youtu.be/9YHBdwBsRAM As the Concord Museum installs a new permanent gallery to chronicle the history of slavery in our town and the efforts to abolish it, join us for a conversation with Kyera Singleton (Executive Director of The Royall House and Slave Quarters) and Niya Bates (public historian at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello) as they discuss the challenges museums and historic […] |
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https://youtu.be/gq9Kh3mQ3Bw 251 years ago this March, British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed five civilians outside Boston’s Old State House on a blustery night in 1770. In her new book on the Boston Massacre, Serena Zabin, professor of history at Carleton College, offers a unique view of the British occupation of Boston highlighting that […] |
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