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

“Indigenous people, puritans, settlers, slave traders, immigrants and revolutionaries”

First Parish’s and Wright Tavern’s role in Concord history with reception following at Wright tavern.

This event is sponsored by the Transcendentalism Council of First
Parish in Concord. It will be held in the Sanctuary of First Parish in
Concord, MA, and livestreamed on Zoom. Following the lecture, a reception
will be held next door at the Wright Tavern, with books available for sale and
signing.

OTHER DATES:

Thursday, April 10, 2025: Newbury Court 3 pm

“From indigenous roots to American Revolution”, Concord’s earliest stories in context.

Thursday, April 17, 2025: Concord Council on Aging 1 pm

“Finding new meaning in telling our stories in new ways”

Sunday, April 27, 2025: Walden Pond Visitor Center 1 pm

“Walking Walden Transcendentally”, a convergence of place and mental space.