Concord’s women have always been leaders, fighting for justice and creating a uniquely American vision in literature and art. This tour discusses the stories of these remarkable women, and see the places where they made their mark.
For over 10,000 years the indigenous people of the land knew this area as Musketaquid. The land between the grassy rivers. This tour explores the history of the first people and how they lived in a land of abundance seeking to keep and foster balance with the natural world, their mother, who sustained them always. […]
Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms between 1775 and 1783. By the end of the conflict, […]
JOIN THE MA YOUNG BIRDERS CLUB TO EXPLORE THOREAU’S BACKYARD! Join Massachusetts Young Birders at Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau in Concord for a morning of birding. We will meander through wetlands and woodlands looking for spring favorites in Thoreau’s backyard. We will be meeting at the parking lot behind the Thoreau […]
Join naturalist Peter Alden for a nature walk from Fowler Library to the Assabet River Bluff Sanctuary, with a focus on birds and plants. Learn about migration patterns and observe impacts of changing climate on our local land. **Please note the earlier start time (1 pm), and be sure to wear your long sleeves and […]
