“Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness” features photographic work by Scott Strong Hawk Foster that celebrates the rich, diverse, and resilient cultures of the Native Peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America. FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 23 Foster is a Native American photographer and an enrolled member of Hassanamisco Nipmuc […]
The Minutemen and their World, by Robert Gross, revised and expanded edition March 23, 2025 2:00 – 4:00 in the Goodwin Forum at the Concord Main Library. In this live session Concord resident, Robert Gross, will be interviewed by Diane Proctor, followed by questions from the audience. This book is an intensive and wide-ranging […]
The Milldames of Concord are pleased to invite you to an enlightening lecture by the renowned Concord historian Dr. Robert A. Gross. This event promises to be an exceptional opportunity to delve into the rich history of Concord with one of its most distinguished scholars. Event Details Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Time: 4:00 pm Venue: Trinitarian […]
Meet at the Concord Town House to celebrate an auspicious moment in our history: March 29th marks 145 years to the day that Louisa May Alcott, famed authoress of Little Women and hundreds of other literary works, became the first woman of Concord to cast a vote in a Town election! Join in the excitement within the very room […]
Concord Stories includes indigenous people, white settlers, slave traders, immigrants, and revolutionaries. In this lecture you will discover their stories and be invited to explore your own story. Author Jim Sherblom is a transcendentalist, amateur historian, retired Unitarian Universalist minister, and resident of Concord. Tuesday, April 1, 2025 : First Parish in Concord 7 pm […]
1775 Conference April 10-11, 2025 The Concord Museum, the David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society, and the Massachusetts Historical Society will hold a conference in April 2025 on the theme “1775: A Society on the Brink of War and Revolution”. Held at the Concord Museum, the conference marks the 250th […]
Concord Stories includes indigenous people, white settlers, slave traders, immigrants, and revolutionaries. In this lecture you will discover their stories and be invited to explore your own story. Author Jim Sherblom is a transcendentalist, amateur historian, retired Unitarian Universalist minister, and resident of Concord. Tuesday, April 1, 2025 : First Parish in Concord 7 pm […]
Documentarian Ken Burns will visit Concord on April 17 to discuss his new film, "The American Revolution," timed to the start of the War of Independence on April 19, 1775. Burns will be joined by co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and historian Rick Atkinson, author of "The British Are Coming," from 7 to 8:30 […]
Celebrate Patriots’ Day at the Concord Museum On April 19, 2025, the Concord Museum will host a special Community Day inviting the public to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. As a steward of the largest collection of objects that witnessed the day the “shot heard round the world” set […]
APRIL 19 PATRIOTS' DAY: 6:00am Dawn Salute 8:30am Parade Step Off 9:30am Old North Bridge Ceremony Midday Parade Concludes Information on Afternoon Events to come Concord Museum: Free admission all day 7:30-8:45pm: Concord250 "Patriot Lights", including Drone Show at 8:15 Click here for info on April 19 Weekend road closures, parade maps, transportation, parking and […]
