Recent Research Revelations
Hot Off the Press! or, the National Archives Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau Scholar-in-residence John Hannigan just discovered a letter…
Robbins House board members attend IMLS AAHC Conference
IMLS Convening for Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) Wednesday, May 25th, Washington DC Our exciting IMLS…
Gaining National Momentum
The Robbins House included in more high profile Black History & museum conferences The Future of the African American Past…
Ellen Garrison/Harriet Jacobs Pop-up Exhibit
Robbins House Humanities Director Presents Ellen Garrison/Harriet Jacobs Pop-up Exhibit During February’s Black History month, Robbins House humanities director, Elon Cook,…
March Book Drive – #1000blackgirlbooks
The Robbins House is supporting 11-year-old Marley Dias and her #1000blackgirlbooks project. Marley is collecting books about black girls to…
Politics, Money, and Anarchy: Historic House Museums
Humanities Director Elon Cook participates in NY panel, “Politics, Money, and Anarchy: Historic House Museums”
Thursday, January 14th, Robbins House Humanities Director, Elon Cook, took part in a panel discussing the best ways to ensure long-term stewardship of historic house museums.
The Robbins House Named a Top End-of-Year Heritage Giving Recommendation
“The Robbins House in Concord might be small, but it packs a wallop of an interpretive punch.”
– Taylor Stoermer, Public History Professor, Harvard University Museum Studies Program
Imagining life as a black woman in 1840 Concord
Nov. 19, 2015 | CONCORD
By Jim Callahan
The Robbins House is a Concord, Mass.-based nonprofit organization focused on revealing the little known African American history of Concord and its regional and national importance. Articles about the Robbins House, its history and the personalities associated with that history, along with events currently taking place at the Robbins House, will appear from time to time in the Concord Journal.
Concord nonprofit receives $100K grant for African American history, educational programs
Nov. 19, 2015 | CONCORD
The Robbins House, a nonprofit focused on the African American history of Concord, was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant, which will be used to create interpretive and educational programs, requires a 1:1 cost share match by the Robbins House, whose funds are raised through contributions.
