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Concord Trivia Vol 4 Issue 2

June 22, 2022
Jaimee Joroff
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Test your knowledge with Concord Trivia!


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The Pleasures of Summer in Concord

June 15, 2022
Dave Witherbee
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Concord’s summer is lovely and comforting. Life slows down after the energetic buzz of spring. Relax with photographer Dave Witherbee's stunning photo essay.


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Arts Around Town Summer 2022

June 15, 2022
Cynthia L. Baudendistel
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Find our what's happening in the arts scene this summer.


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Make Summer Magic with a New Cocktail

June 15, 2022
Brigitte M. T. Sanchez
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Cold press cocktails are in this summer! Most pack a hefty punch of caffeine, though. Create something with less caffeine but keep that complex and delicious coffee flavor with cascara syrup. Introducing the Abracadabra—the perfect drink to add a touch of magic to your summer.


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A Fine Carriage House Becomes a Refined Home

June 15, 2022
Barbara Rhines
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To be clear, this was no ordinary carriage house even at its inception. Built in a whimsical Carpenter Gothic style, the level of workmanship and design signaled the esteem in which the original family’s horses and carriages were held. A ventilating cupola edged in gingerbread trim and topped with a sleek finial showcased the latest building innovations and style during the mid-Victorian period.


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Architectural Phenomenology: The Story of a Thriving Bauhaus Style Home in Concord

June 15, 2022
Eve Isenberg
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The owner of this Bauhaus home in Concord is a prolific painter whose art exploded when she moved into her mid-century modern house. It is located on a main thoroughfare in the town, but you would never know it when you are inside.


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Exploring Concord in a Morning, a Day, or a Weekend

June 15, 2022
Beth van Duzer
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Wanderlust became a real thing for many during the pandemic. As a result, people found themselves pining to take trips they had put off previously. Now, as travel returns, we welcome you to Concord.  Whether you are in town for an afternoon, are a day-tripper, or can spend an entire weekend in town, don’t worry. We have you covered. 


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Artist Spotlight: Max Payne and Nayda Cuevas

June 15, 2022
Stewart Ikeda
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Meet artists Max Payne and Nayda Cuevas. 



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Summer in the Parks

June 15, 2022
Jennifer C. Schünemann
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Concord is well known for its rich history and stunning natural beauty. As the warm days of summer arrive, residents and visitors alike deeply appreciate having access to national and state parks which provide a great way to get outside and enjoy nature. Here, we present the key features of two of our most popular destinations.


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The Founding of Concord’s Robbins House and a Debt of Gratitude

June 15, 2022
Maria Madison
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In 1976, Concordians and school administrators Barbara Elliot and Janet Jones published the text Concord: Its Black History, 1636-1860 through the Concord Public Schools. The text included photos of Black and White children visiting places associated with 19th century [and earlier] Black residents. 


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Family-Friendly Ways to Unplug in Concord

June 15, 2022
Cindy Atoji Keene
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Concord has the cure for nature-deficit-disorder, a condition that worsened during the pandemic. As kids and parents spend more time indoors and less time in nature, they’re becoming more stressed and anxious. But as the beloved sage of Concord, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.”


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Stories From Special Collections: Herbert Wendell Gleason

June 18, 2022
Anke Voss
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The Concord Free Public Library’s Special Collections holds a rich and extensive collection relating to Herbert Wendell Gleason (1855-1937), a prominent American landscape photographer and environmentalist. The holdings include close to 7,000 Gleason negatives on glass plates and film, Gleason’s slide lecture “Thoreau’s Country,” albums of Concord, and Thoreau-related images compiled by Gleason himself, as well as correspondence and lecture notes. 


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Bear Garden Hill Trail In Walden Woods

June 18, 2022
Kathi Anderson
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Although not as well-known as some of the other conservation sites in Concord, Bear Garden Hill remains a popular destination for local and out-of-town Thoreau enthusiasts, walkers, runners, and those pursuing other forms of passive recreation, including snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and horseback riding.


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Native Plants Bee-long Here: How to Create a Pollinator Garden

June 15, 2022
Rebecca Carrillo
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Every backyard has a unique variety of flowers, trees, and the occasional persistent weed. The importance of our yard vegetation often falls under the radar, especially in grass lawn-dominated suburbia and a society that prizes outdoor aesthetics with little thought to the ecological value a landscape can provide. 


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Elizabeth Freeman: A Free Woman on God’s Earth

June 15, 2022
Victor Curran
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It was cold outside, but the glowing fire in the brick oven warmed the kitchen as Elizabeth busied herself baking the week’s bread for her enslavers, Col. John Ashley and his wife Hannah. Her younger sister Lizzie, also enslaved in the Ashley household, was too frail for heavy labor, so she watched as Elizabeth stirred the fire with an iron shovel. A


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Our Eden: Commemorating the 180th Anniversary of the Wedding of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne

June 15, 2022
Richard Smith
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On July 9, 1842, a small wedding took place at the bookstore of Elizabeth Peabody at 13 West Street in Boston. After a highly secretive three-year engagement, 38-year-old struggling novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne married 33-year-old Sophia Amelia Peabody, the younger sister of the bookstore owner.


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The Homes of Henry David Thoreau

June 15, 2022
John Roman
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Henry David Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond is his most famous residence, yet historians and scholars also credit several other sites in Massachusetts that served as “home” to this American literary figure. Looking into Thoreau’s past offers a glimpse into how his early years played a role in shaping the artist he would eventually become.


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The Adulteress & the Airman: The Tangled Story Behind Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Concord’s Hanscom Airforce Base

June 15, 2022
Jaimee Joroff
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When doing research, you occasionally come across a colossal mess that makes you think, “Wow! This is so inappropriate!” And you can’t wait to share it. This article is the result of one of those moments. Are you ready?


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A New Season at the Emerson House

June 15, 2022
Kristi Lynn Martin
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The Emerson family has been welcoming tourists since the mid-nineteenth century, when writer and lecturer Ralph Waldo Emerson personally greeted visitors in his study. Emerson’s house, at the Lexington Road and Cambridge Turnpike intersection, was convenient to the Boston stagecoach and remains today only a short walk away from the railroad depot. 


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Concord Welcomes The 81st Annual Gathering of The Thoreau Society

June 15, 2022
Michael Frederick
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The Thoreau Society was founded in 1941 to stimulate interest in and foster education about Thoreau’s life, works, and legacy and his place in his world and ours; to encourage research on Thoreau’s life and writings; to act as a repository for Thoreauviana and material relevant to Thoreau; and to advocate for the preservation of Thoreau Country.


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Debra’s Natural Gourmet Opens Groundbreaking Space “Next Door”

June 18, 2022
Jennifer C. Schünemann
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For more than 30 years, Debra Stark tirelessly led her community towards a healthier lifestyle by making organic and healthy foods available at her “Natural Gourmet” store – first opened in 1989 at a time when most people thought of health food as “tofu and twigs.” Debra’s charm, persistence, and genuine belief in what she was trying to achieve eventually overcame the naysayers, and the shop soon became a thriving cornerstone for the West Concord community and beyond.


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Beyond Words: The Depth of Louisa May Alcott’s Legacy

June 15, 2022
Susan Bailey
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Concord boasts several house museums, but one stands apart as a place of pilgrimage. Filled with authentic Alcott furniture and belongings, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, where Little Women was written and set, looks and feels as if the family just stepped out for a moment. 


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J. Drew Lanham: Taking the Wild Path to Human Understanding

June 18, 2022
Jennifer C. Schünemann
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Professor J. Drew Lanham, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Master Teacher, and Certified Wildlife Biologist at Clemson University, is a renowned ornithologist, an accomplished author, poet, and scientist. He is also the keynote speaker at this year’s Thoreau Society Gathering in Concord. It’s not a surprising link. Henry David Thoreau was a careful observer of nature, as well as an eloquent writer and a social justice warrior. All these traits drew the attention of Prof. Lanham, as we discussed in a recent interview.


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Town Meeting: Concord’s Living Wonder

June 15, 2022
Sam Copeland
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Concord usually gets attention for its past. Even Louisa May Alcott worried that her town was “degenerating into a museum of revolutionary relics.” She, of course, belonged to an intellectual event that gave a second chapter to Concord’s celebrated history, but the Concordian of today is liable to feel that everything great belongs to the past.


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14Things to See & Do in Concord this Summer 2022

June 15, 2022
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Discover what's happening in Concord this summer!


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    Battlefields of the American Revolution: New Commemorative Stamps

    As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first battles of the American Revolution, the United States Post Office is commemorating the occasion with 15 new stamps memorializing five turning points in the fight for American independence.
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    Orchard House: A Legacy of Literature and History

    It is rare to find the very home where a beloved feminist author penned her most famous work, Little Women—a novel that has never been out of print for over a century and has been translated into more than 50 languages. Rarer still is to find that home still preserved just as she and her family left it, filled with their personal belongings. Add to that a rich history spanning centuries, and you have Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts.
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    Minute Man National Historical Park: The Birthplace of the American Revolution

    Few places in America capture the spirit and legacy of a nation quite like Minute Man National Historical Park – located along the “Battle Road” corridor of Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington, Massachusetts. It was here that the first running battles of the American Revolution took place on April 19, 1775. Later, in the 19th century, Concord became the epicenter of a literary, philosophical, and environmental movement that endures today. Revolutions—whether on the battlefield or in the mind—demand vision, dedication, and sacrifice. The same is true for preserving the rich history to be found in these remarkable places.

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