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What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection The things we keep matter for the stories we tell. What objects do we choose to preserve, and who is able to collect them? Why were they once valued, and how can we continue to see them in new ways? This special exhibition explores what it means […] 
Nummeehquantamūmun nia holley, Nipmuc, is reintroducing corn in the Museum’s interior courtyard as a process to reawaken the mortar and return corn to this place. This mortar is one of many mortars held by the Concord Museum that have been used for a variety of purposes by Indigenous communities, including processing food, medicines, and pigments. […] |
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A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord This program is full. Please join us for another program this summer. When we think of Henry David Thoreau, we picture him during the two years he spent living at Walden Pond. But did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life? Take a unique […] This talk will take place at 2:30pm in the Thoreau Gallery. An English traveler and writer, Thomas Cholmondeley (pronounced “chumly”), gifted Henry David Thoreau 44 volumes of sacred texts of India’s Vedic literary tradition. On his death, Thoreau bequeathed half of the volumes to Ralph Waldo Emerson and half to Bronson Alcott. This spotlight talk takes a […] |
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Episode One: Two Years In: Birthdays Advanced ticket sales are now closed. Please purchase tickets at the door. Award-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends, a playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. In this 12-part series (two episodes of which are being performed at the Concord […] |
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Take a deep dive into highlights from the special exhibition What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection with Concord Museum curator, David Wood. Rather than an extensive tour of the exhibition, this spotlight talk will delve into the history and artistry of a selection of objects in the exhibition including fireplace bellows, chairs, and […] |
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What might an ornate chest owned by Concord minister William Emerson tell us about Concord’s history of slavery? Edan Zinn, the Thomas Dugan Intern in Public History, follows the stories of Phillis, Frank, and Cate, whom the Emerson family enslaved in the Old Manse just before the American Revolution. Zinn will trace these narratives of […] |
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Stationed in the April 19, 1775 gallery, the History Learning Cart encourages visitors of all ages to explore touchable objects and expand on the topics presented in the galleries. You can hold a replica powder horn, examine a canteen and tin cup, and feel the weight of a musket ball in your hand. Free […] |
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This program is full. Please join us for another program this summer! Tour the first burial ground in Concord dating to c. 1636 learning about past Concordians with a Museum […] |