Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life
In 1835, 12-year-old Ellen Garrison marched in the Concord bicentennial parade, the only person of color to participate, launching her into a life of civil rights activism. Ellen Garrison: Scenes…
Meet the tour guide! Bonnie Beaudet
It’s not easy being a tour guide especially in Concord. The first bar to cross is the licensing, which requires an eight-week training on interpreting town history as well as...
Concord250 Essay Winners Reception
Congratulations to the Winners of the Concord250 High School Student Essay Contest! The Concord250 Essay Contest invited high school students living in or attending school in Concord to reflect on the…
CONCORD250: Week at a Glance
APRIL 16, 11AM, North Bridge Visitor Center: Battlefield of the American Revolution Commemorative Stamps First Day Issue Ceremony APRIL 17, 7-9PM: Kenter Davies at the Armory One Day Choir –…
Concord Pride
ConcordPride is being celebrated for the first time in Concord, MA with joy and excitement and the intention of lifting up the LGBTQIA community. Concord Pride demonstrates the town’s explicit...
Where is Liberty Lantern?
We know the significance of the “One if by land, and two if by sea” lantern in 1775…. but did you know the lantern symbol will play an important role...
Celebrating Memorial Day in Concord
Every Memorial Day, America honors and mourns the brave men and women who died while serving the United States. Observed on the last Monday of May, this holiday brings moments...
Middlesex Savings Bank Donation to Concord250
The Concord250 Executive Committee is pleased and grateful to announce that the Middlesex Savings Bank is generously donating $50,000 to the CON250Corp, a 501c3 corporation in 2 installments of $25,000...
Concord250 Trees
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, Concord is planting 250 trees. This living monument, coordinated by the Concord250 Permanent Memorials Subcommittee, celebrates Concord’s...
Call for Creative Programs
The Concord Center Cultural District Taskforce seeks proposals to activate and illuminate, Freedom’s Silhouette, a temporary art installation in Monument Square. Writers, poets, musicians, performers, new media creators, filmmakers, actors, educators,...
