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    June 15, 2024
    By Benjamin Jacques

    A Midnight Stop on the Underground Railroad: Shadrach Minkin’s Flight to Freedom Led Through Concord

    It had rained that day in Boston, and now, even though the moon was full, there was little light in the sky as three men left Cambridge and headed for Concord. No, it wasn’t the midnight ride of Paul Revere, but another of unusual significance. For riding in a dark wagon was a fugitive from justice and two rescuers, unwilling to let another human being be returned to slavery. 

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    March 15, 2024
    By Matthew Ahern

    Gathering Before the Storm

    In 1859, militiamen were a common sight in Concord, having had a presence in the town for over two centuries. Uncommon, however, was the entirety of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia descending on the town in early September 1859. 

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    March 15, 2024
    By Richard Smith

    Samuel Melvin’s Civil War: Leaving it to the Fate of Time

    This spring marks the 180th anniversary of Samuel Melvin’s birth on April 9, 1844. While the entire family would be deeply and tragically affected by the Civil War, Samuel, the fourth child and third son, went through a particularly hard time while serving in the Union Army. This is the story of his Civil War.

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    September 15, 2023
    By Joe Palumbo

    Freedom Unfinished

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    September 15, 2022
    By George Quintal Jr.

    Emancipation: Abridged excerpt from Patriots of Color at Battle Road

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    September 15, 2022
    By Beth van Duzer

    Preserving & Updating Concord’s Civil War Monument

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    June 15, 2021
    By Richard Smith

    “Invested in Treason” Concord and John Brown’s Secret Six

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    June 15, 2021
    By Richard Smith

    George Washington Dugan: No Longer Missing, No Longer Forgotten

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    March 15, 2021
    By Richard Smith

    “Mourning Victory” The Melvin Memorial

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    March 15, 2021
    By Richard Smith

    “A Duty So Severe” Concord and the Civil War

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    Matthew Ahern
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    Richard Smith
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    Joe Palumbo
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    Benjamin Jacques
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    Beth van Duzer
  • George Quintal Jr.
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