Thoreau Farm will be open for FREE house tours all weekend. Come learn about Thoreau's life and ideas and see the current exhibit "Birds & Beyond: A Journey through Thoreau's Landscape with Barry Van Dusen." Tours Saturday and Sunday, 11am, 1pm, 3pm Additionally, the exhibit is open Monday, 1-am-2pm
North Bridge Visitor Center & Minute Man Visitor Center July 13, 2024 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Archeology is a big deal in Minute Man National Historical Park! In light of the musket balls recently discovered by archeologist at the North Bridge, we are excited to announce a special event to show them off! Join […]
Happy Birthday, Henry! Meet Thoreau on his birthday! Saturday, July 13, 12-2 pm Come and celebrate Henry’s birthday (a day late)! Local historian Richard Smith will portray Henry David Thoreau in the year 1847, age 30. He will receive guests at his house near the main parking lot at Walden Pond. This is an informal […]
Join Park Interpreter Jacqui Kluft abd Historian Richard Smith for a program expanding on Thoreau's antislavery actions.
Save the Date! 2024 Spinning Tableau: AUGUST 31st 10am-5pm In the lead up to the American Revolution, women in New England organized acts of resistance to protest taxation, including spinning matches. Visit the Lexington Women’s Monument on Labor Day weekend to commemorate the 1769 event held by Anna Harrington. Join us for demonstrations of traditional […]
Lafayette is Coming to Concord! September 2 @ 3:00 PM Cost: Free The public is invited to this free event for all ages celebrating the 200th Anniversary of General Lafayette’s Farewell Tour and his visit to Concord. Meet the Lafayette reenactor on the lawn of First Parish in Concord this Labor Day afternoon on the […]
Join us on Saturday, September 14 for “Behold, the guns were gone!” A special 250th anniversary event commemorating the theft of four brass cannon from under the noses of British soldiers in Boston on September 14 & 16, 1774. Following the Powder Alarm in early September 1774, a dangerous arms race emerged between British soldiers […]
Join us this Saturday! Saturday, October 5, 2024 10:00 am - 4:30 pm North Bridge Visitor Center and Minute Man Visitor Center Free and open to the public Archeology is a big deal in Minute Man National Historical Park. In light of the musket balls recently discovered by archeologists at the North Bridge, we are […]
The 250th Anniversary of the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress The 2024 Massachusetts Provincial Congress “Exploring Democracy – Our Rights and Our Responsibilities” October 11, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm First Parish in Concord and The Wright Tavern *Register to attend* In October 1774, the political conflict between Great Britain and Massachusetts reached a crisis. Parliament enacted […]
Concord and surrounding communities are very good about celebrating April 19th; however, there was more to the American Revolution than that critical date. The war lasted for eight years. Join historian Beth van Duzer as she speaks about her research, including finding individuals who fought for Concord during the eight years of the war, who […]
