The Meeting House Lyceum IV: New England Town Hall Meeting
The Old Manse 269 Monument Street, Concord, United StatesSunday, October 16, 2-4PM
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What Were They Fighting For? The Robbins House and the North Bridge
The Robbins HouseMeet Peter Robbins; hear a story that infuriated Thoreau; make startling new discoveries about how Concord's African American experiences connect to the nation's history. Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017 and Saturday, May 13, 2017 Time: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM Location: The Robbins House, 320 Monument Street, Concord, MA 01742 Directions & Parking: The house is opposite the North Bridge…
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What Were They Fighting For? The Robbins House and the North Bridge
The Robbins HouseMeet Peter Robbins; hear a story that infuriated Thoreau; make startling new discoveries about how Concord's African American experiences connect to the nation's history. Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017 and Saturday, May 13, 2017 Time: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM Location: The Robbins House, 320 Monument Street, Concord, MA 01742 Directions & Parking: The house is opposite the North Bridge…
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Communal Reading
Boston Common Boston, United StatesJuly 3, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Communal Reading
Boston Common Boston, United StatesJuly 3, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
39th Annual Conference of the Association of African American Museums
Robbins House board members attended the 2017 Conference of the Association of African American Museums in Washington DC, thanks to our Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Maria Madison and Joe Zellner – who have both undergone training for the National Association for Interpretation’s (NAI) African American Interpretation Training on AAAM member sites –…
Boston is Thoreau Country: A Multimedia Series Celebrating Thoreau’s Legacy in the Hub
Old South Meeting House Boston, MA, United StatesTwo hundred years after Henry David Thoreau’s birth, a distinguished panel considered Thoreau’s lessons for today’s environmental policy, civil disobedience, and our relationships with the natural world. Laura Dassow Walls highlighted the event with her new biography, Henry David Thoreau: A Life. Co-Presented by Old South Meeting House, The Thoreau Society, and the Boston Literary…
Truth and Trust: Museums in a Polarized Society
Sea Crest Beach Hotel 350 Quaker Road, Falmouth, MAAdding Perspective to our National History; Places Inspiring Community Conversations Join a frank and fruitful discussion on how historic sites can create new, more inclusive museum projects about social justice issues. Gain fresh ways to think about expanding audiences, integrating African American history into old established New England towns, and a critical look at the…
What Would Henry Do?
Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United StatesBased on Thoreau Farm's new book, What Would Henry Do? Essays for the 21st Century, a panel of Thoreauvian essayists, including Robbins House President Maria Madison, Tim Hebert, Jack Nevision, Leslie Perrin Wilson, and moderated by Ken Lizotte, will discuss their contributions to the book and lead a group discussion on potential actions Thoreau might…
Undoing Racism
First Parish in Concord 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United StatesUndoing Racism Talk Cohosted with First Parish in Concord November 5 • 3-5 pm • First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd. The Robbins House is cohosting a talk by David Billings on White Supremacy and Undoing Racism. David Billings’ 2016 book, Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy, documents the 400-year racialization of the…
