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In 1845, feminist Margaret Fuller described the ultimate goal of women’s suffrage: “We would have every path laid open to Woman as freely as to Man.” Spoken seventy-five years before American women had the legal right to vote in national elections, Fuller’s rallying cry inspired a movement for women's equality that continues today. In […] |
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Participate in a gallery talk about the Yeoman of Concord, Thomas Dugan who was enslaved in Virginia before coming to Concord where he lived as a free man for the rest of his life. Visit the newly designed gallery dedicated to Thomas Dugan and learn about his life and legacy. Participation is first-come-first-served. Free with […]
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The place we call Concord has been home to thriving agriculture communities for thousands of years. Throughout that time, farmers have faced threats against their livelihood and culture from colonization, […] |
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Slavery was part of Concord’s daily life and pervasive throughout Massachusetts even after its formal abolition in 1783. Join us in the newly installed gallery To Set This World Right to hear about the lives of Communities of Color in Concord and the tireless work of Concord citizens to end slavery in Massachusetts and the […]
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https://youtu.be/fN3e1THzd0w Join the current president of the American Historical Association and Concord resident, Jaqueline Jones, in a wide-ranging conversation about three of her many prize-winning books including: A Dreadful Deceit: […] |
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Drop by the Museum to celebrate the history of Concord’s incorporation as a town! Families can participate in activities that explore life and craft in the era of 1600s Concord. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. This program is part of Celebrate Concord Week.
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Tour the heart of the Concord Museum’s collection of objects used and made by Henry David Thoreau in the newly designed gallery, which displays more Thoreau objects than have previously been on permanent display and learn about his life in Concord and two years at Walden Pond. Held in the Concord Museum Galleries. Participation is […]
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See some of the treasures from the Concord Museum’s collection in a special program on the history of farming in Concord spanning the tools of Native horticulture to the Concord grape. Participation is on a first-come-first-served basis. This event is free with Museum admission. Members visit free. This program is part of Celebrate Concord Week. […] |
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Meet baby lambs and a fluffy angora rabbit outside of the Museum. Watch as their wool and fur are carded and spun into fine yarn and see a master weaver at work on the loom. Free Museum admission for Concord residents.
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Follow the Mill Brook with a Museum guide into Concord’s town center where, in the early 1800s, the Milldam was a bustling business district occupied by craftspeople, tradesmen, and other […]
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Learn about Concord’s early industry and see the clocks, silver, furniture, ceramics, and guns that the craftspeople of Concord made and sold on the Milldam in early 1800s Concord. Free with Museum admission. Concord Residents and Members visit free. Image: Plane, H2075_1K Concord Museum collection. This program is part of Celebrate Concord Week. […] |
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“I haven’t a man who is afraid to go!” The Acton Minutemen mustered and marched to the North Bridge on the morning of April 19, 1775 where, under the leadership of Captain Isaac Davis, were first in line of 450 Provincials who advanced on the British Regulars. Visit this brave minute company in an encampment […]
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See Concord in the 1600s when it became colonial New England’s first inland town as we mark the day when the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities granted permission for a “plantation” in what the Native people called Musketaquid. Participation is on a first-come-first-served basis. With Museum admission. Concord Residents and Members visit free. Image: Sword, 1675. […]
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See some of the treasures from the Concord Museum’s collection in a special program on the history of farming in Concord spanning the tools of Native horticulture to the Concord grape. Participation is on a first-come-first-served basis. This event is free with Museum admission. Members visit free. This program is part of Celebrate Concord Week. […] |
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Thank you for tuning into our program! Please submit your questions to the speakers through the chat on YouTube. https://youtu.be/FwL3fXH-Dic Louis Menand, Harvard Professor, New Yorker staff writer, and Pulitzer-Prize […] |
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Join us for the 26th Annual Golf Tournament at the beautiful Concord Country Club! Enjoy a full day of fun featuring a Bramble format with on-course contests, luncheon, and a reception and awards ceremony. This highly anticipated annual event draws players and sponsors from the greater Boston area for a lively day full of friendly […]
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https://youtu.be/y88SGDbAjLk Registration for the in-person portion of this program is full. Please join the waitlist using the form below or sign up to watch virtually. In her ambitious one-volume historical […] |
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https://youtu.be/T5khqGbNzdg Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law School Professor and Pulitzer-Prize winner for The Hemingses of Monticello, will discuss her newest book, On Juneteenth which provides a historian’s view of the country’s […] |