“The Future of the African American Past” conference will provide an opportunity for historians to share research and ideas, take stock of recent trends, and set an agenda to guide future inquiry. We intend to do this in a way that captures the imagination of public audiences as well as the interest of historians. Robbins…
“The Future of the African American Past” conference will provide an opportunity for historians to share research and ideas, take stock of recent trends, and set an agenda to guide future inquiry. We intend to do this in a way that captures the imagination of public audiences as well as the interest of historians. Robbins…
May 22nd, The Robbins House - Freedom’s Way Hidden Treasures Weekend
Meet Ellen Garrison (1823-c.1890), Concord’s Civil Rights activist. Ellen Garrison was born in Concord’s Robbins House the year it was built, 1823.
May 22nd, The Robbins House - Freedom’s Way Hidden Treasures Weekend
Meet Ellen Garrison (1823-c.1890), Concord’s Civil Rights activist. Ellen Garrison was born in Concord’s Robbins House the year it was built, 1823.
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) 2016 Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo Thursday, May 26th – Sunday, May 29th The IMLS conference is timed with the AAM Annual meeting to encourage grantees to attend this largest gathering of museum professionals in the world. The program is jam-packed with opportunities to hear diverse perspectives on a wide range…
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) 2016 Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo Thursday, May 26th – Sunday, May 29th The IMLS conference is timed with the AAM Annual meeting to encourage grantees to attend this largest gathering of museum professionals in the world. The program is jam-packed with opportunities to hear diverse perspectives on a wide range…
July 12 @7:00 pm In his Journals, Thoreau often wrote about Concordian George Minott, who lived with his sister Mary, a tailor, in a house atop the ridge overlooking Lexington Road. Minott was one of Thoreau’s models for a self-sufficient man who never went to market; Mary, meanwhile, labored regularly for pay. Of course, Thoreau…
July 12 @7:00 pm In his Journals, Thoreau often wrote about Concordian George Minott, who lived with his sister Mary, a tailor, in a house atop the ridge overlooking Lexington Road. Minott was one of Thoreau’s models for a self-sufficient man who never went to market; Mary, meanwhile, labored regularly for pay. Of course, Thoreau…
July 19 @7:00 pm Join Robbins House Advisor Dr. Lois Brown at the Concord Museum for a talk about the African American presence on and beyond the land of Concord. Dr. Brown moves between Concord’s African American histories, Thoreau’s New England writings, and N.C. Wyeth’s richly textured portraits of Concord life as she addresses matters…
July 19 @7:00 pm Join Robbins House Advisor Dr. Lois Brown at the Concord Museum for a talk about the African American presence on and beyond the land of Concord. Dr. Brown moves between Concord’s African American histories, Thoreau’s New England writings, and N.C. Wyeth’s richly textured portraits of Concord life as she addresses matters…
