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SUMMARY:A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour 
DESCRIPTION:A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour \n In this 90 minute walking tour we will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally both during the American Revolution and beyond. Minuteman National Park\, Robbins House and Concord Visitors Center staff will lead this tour examining the incredible stories of individuals who risked everything during their struggle for liberty\, equality\, and freedom for all.\n\nTour meets at the North Bridge Lower Lot. All ages are welcome.\n\nThis walking tour  is  co-sponsored by Minuteman National Park\, The Robbins House\,  and The Concord Visitors Center as a Concord250 Event\n\nDonations in support of Black History Month in Concord may be made to The Robbins House here:  https://robbinshouse.org/donate/\n\nLearn More about Patriots of Color :\nhttps://robbinshouse.org/wp-content/uploads/PatriotsofColor-web.pdf\n\nhttps://www.nps.gov/mima/patriotsofcolor.htm
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/a-fight-for-freedom-patriots-of-color-walking-tour/
LOCATION:North Bridge
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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SUMMARY:From Pasadena to Concord: Telling The Whole Story
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena city leader Veronica Jones comes to speak in Concord  about  their work honoring Black history. 4/13. 2pm at CFPL\nSponsored by Robbins House\, Concord 250 and Special Collections\n\n\n\nFor 129 years\, Black educator and activist Ellen Garrison lay unsung and forgotten in an unmarked grave in Altadena\, California’s Mountain View Cemetery. \nEllen Garrison\, native daughter of Concord\, was the granddaughter of a freedman who fought in the Revolutionary War and spent years traveling alone through the South to teach formerly enslaved people how to read and write\, protected only by a paper “passport” to show she was a free person. \nThe residents of Altadena knew little of this hidden history\, but they were willing to learn\, listen\, and honor this heroine in their midst. Veronica Jones\, Vice Chair of the Town Council\, decided to act. Ms. Jones has a deep passion for uncovering hidden histories. Through her work with the Altadena Historical Society\, she spearheaded the placement of headstones on the graves of Ellen Garrison\, her husband\, and her sister. Additionally\, two scholarships are awarded to local Altadena students in memory of Ellen Garrison. Thanks to the Altadena Historical Society and Veronica Jones\, Ellen Garrison is celebrated every year on Juneteenth\, honoring the hidden histories of Altadena. \nThis process her community has gone through creates lasting change and deeper inclusion for all segments of her community. Veronica will share their journey and lessons learned and discuss how this work can impact us all\, no matter where we live. \nVeronica Jones is a retired life-long resident of Altadena\, California with vast experience in community development. She has worked extensively on public safety\, infrastructure improvements\, community-police relations\, economic development\, diversity and inclusion\, and re-establishing relationships with local\, state\, and federal government. She is highly regarded in her community as a change agent\, promoting integrity and economic growth. \n  \nPlease visit The Robbins House and the Altadena Historical Society to learn more. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Robbins House\, Concord250\, and The Concord Free Public Library’s William Munroe Special Collections. \n\n\nCAPACITY: 135 of 140 spaces available. \nNOTE: Registering more attendees than spaces available will automatically place your attendees on this event’s wait list. \nTo register\, please click here
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/from-pasadena-to-concord-telling-the-whole-story/
LOCATION:Concord Free Public Library\, 129 Main Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240415
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SUMMARY:Ellen Garrison Day in Concord!
DESCRIPTION:Come join us and celebrate and afternoon of words\, music\, art and song as we Stand up for Ellen on the anniversary of her birth at the Concord Armory! \n 
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/ellen-garrison-day-in-concord/
LOCATION:The Concord Armory\, 91 Everett Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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SUMMARY:Ellen Garrison Day Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:It’s Time to Celebrate Ellen\, Sunday\, April 14\, 3-5 p.m. at the Concord Armory\, 91 Everett St. Concord. Honoring the 201st birthday of Concord’s native daughter Ellen Garrison\, educator and activist. Featuring a behind-the-scenes peek at the new Half the History film\, Ellen Garrison\, Scene from an Activist’s Life\, with producers Jennifer Burton and Julie Dobrow from Tuft’s University\, honored Altadena\, Calif.\, community leader Veronica James\, inspiring poet Same Williams and special musical guest Shy Kira Allen\, star of The Umbrella Art’s recent production of The Color Purple. Free\, open to everyone\, and suitable for all ages. Presented by the Robbins House\, The Umbrella Arts Center and Concord250.
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/ellen-garrison-day/
CATEGORIES:Concord250,Historical Visitor
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240416
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SUMMARY:Friends of Minute Man National Park Events
DESCRIPTION:  \nVisit Friends of Minute Man National Park for details on events. \n*Sunday April 7 event cancelled due to flooding.
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/friends-of-minute-man-national-park-events/
LOCATION:Minute Man National Historical Park\, 174 Liberty St\, Concord\, 01742
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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SUMMARY:Patriots Day Activities
DESCRIPTION:April 15 Patriots Day Activities – more details to come. Part of Concord 250. \n6:00 Dawn Salute\n8:30 Parade Step Off\n9:30 Old North Bridge Ceremony 11:00 Parade Ends\n2:00 Permanent Memorial Event 4:00 Freedom Fest ‘24 Music Event
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/patriots-day-activities/
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T070000
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SUMMARY:PATRIOTS' DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST 2024
DESCRIPTION:Start your Patriots’ Day 2024 with pancakes!\nEnjoy a hearty breakfast with hot-from-the griddle pancakes\, sausage\, coffee\, tea and juice. \nFirst Parish is hosting 7am-11am \nAdmission\nAdults $12\nChild (ages5-10) $6\nKids (ages 4 & under) Free \nFirst Parish\n20 Lexington Road
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/patriots-day-pancake-breakfast-2024/
LOCATION:First Parish Church (Parish Hall)\, 20 Lexington Rd\, Concord\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T080000
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SUMMARY:North Bridge Fight Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:North Bridge Fight Commemoration\nApril 15\, 2024\nNorth Bridge\, Concord \nCommemorate Patriot’s Day with a dramatic tactical demonstration involving Colonial minute men\, British regulars\, and musket fire\, marking the “shot heard round the world.”
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/north-bridge-fight-commemoration-3/
LOCATION:North Bridge
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T170000
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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day Parade
DESCRIPTION:Patriots’ Day Parade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2024 Event\nMonday\, April 15\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Patriots’ Day Parade goes forward rain\, snow or muck and covers a route of approximately 2.5 miles.  The Parade steps off from the Hunt Gym on Stow St. \nAt the North Bridge a wreath-laying ceremony is held to commemorate the engagement between the Minuteman companies and British troops on April 19\, 1775. The parade continues across the North Bridge and returns to Concord Center\, with Dignitaries participating from neighboring towns\, the State\, the nation\, and foreign countries with ties to Concord. \nParade Route and Parking Map
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/patriots-day-parade/
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T160000
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SUMMARY:Patriots’ Day at the Concord Museum
DESCRIPTION:Patriots’ Day at the Concord Museum \nMonday April 15 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n\nEnjoy free admission to the Museum and visit the immersive April 19\, 1775 gallery to see the “One if by land\, two if by sea” lantern hung in the North Church to signal Paul Revere on his midnight ride. During your visit\, participate in drop-in activities to learn about life and craft in the colonies. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.\n\nWitness the brave Acton Minutemen company in an encampment outside the Museum as they drill with muskets to prepare for battle\, cook over a firepit\, and demonstrate colonial spinning and sewing. Supported by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.\n\nBeware of a Red Coat from the British Army roaming the galleries looking for Provincial rebels. Talk with him about the experiences of the Red Coats on April 19\, 1775. Supported by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/patriots-day-at-the-concord-museum/
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T150000
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SUMMARY:Wright Tavern Event
DESCRIPTION:Beer tasting \nLunch\, snacks \, meet the Minutemen \nPub sing
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/wright-tavern-event/
LOCATION:wright tavern
CATEGORIES:Concord250,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T193000
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SUMMARY:Concord\, There Is More To Our Story
DESCRIPTION:For over 10\,000 years\, humans have lived in this area\, which we know as modern Concord\, yet many of their stories have not been entirely told. With new research and a greater understanding of past events\, we open new windows and opportunities to tell fuller stories of our community’s people. \nFrom the Indigenous beginning of Musketequid to the encroachment of European arrivals\, there are stories to be told. We will discuss the building of colonial Concord and the role of both free and enslaved Black\, Indigenous\, and people of color individuals whose labor and heroism helped to build this community. Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19\, 1775\, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service before the war\, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms between 1775 and 1783. Unfortunately\, systemic racism and historical bias have erased or buried many records of Black and Indigenous people who played a prominent role in the founding of the United States. We will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally during the American Revolution and beyond. \nAdditionally\, we will reflect on Concord’s history around enslavement\, the first generation of self-emancipated African-Americans\, and the growth of Abolitionism. We see how these families strived to support themselves on the land and in the town and worked to shape their destinies as free men and women. We will discuss the Robbins\, Garrison\, and Dugan families by examining the incredible stories of individuals who risked everything while struggling for liberty\, equality\, and freedom for all. \nOur discussion will conclude by examining 20th-century Concord and how its manifestation as a racially isolated community impacts and challenges its growth and development as a welcoming and inclusive community in the 21st century. \nOngoing learning together is helping our community answer these questions more fully. Who were we in the past? Who are we today? Who do we hope to become in the future? \nBorn and raised in Concord on a farm along Battle Road\, Joe Palumbo works locally as an interpreter and tour guide. He is focused on sharing the well-known and the lesser-known local narratives as we work to broaden the story of all the people in our town. Currently\, Joe serves as Chair of the Concord 250 Events Committee\, Co-Chair of the Town DEI Commission\, and is a Board member at The Robbins House. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Robbins House\, Concord250\, and The Concord Free Public Library’s William Munroe Special Collections.
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/concord-there-is-more-to-our-story/
LOCATION:Concord Free Public Library\, 129 Main Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240419
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SUMMARY:Emerson House opens for 2024 Season
DESCRIPTION:The Ralph Waldo Emerson House opens April 18th for the 2024 season. \nOpen Thursday – Sunday \nVisit website for details
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/emerson-house-opens-for-2024-season/
LOCATION:emerson house
CATEGORIES:Concord250,Historical Visitor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T203000
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SUMMARY:Friends of Minute Man National Park  - Patriot Vigil
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/friends-of-minute-man-national-park-patriot-vigil/
LOCATION:North Bridge
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T063000
DTSTAMP:20260604T150626
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SUMMARY:Dawn Salute
DESCRIPTION:Event\n\nApril 19\, 6 a.m.\nMuster at Buttrick Hillside at 5:45 a.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\nChurch bells at 1st Parish toll at 5:45 a.m. to sound the alarm. \n“Dr. Prescott” arrives at the North Bridge after riding across the fields calling out the warning to towns and villages that the Regulars were on the march and that their destination was Concord. The Concord Minutemen fire salutes and the Concord Independent Battery fire several volleys from the field at the Old Manse.
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/dawn-salute/
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T150626
CREATED:20240402T231706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T231706Z
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SUMMARY:A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour 
DESCRIPTION:A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour \n In this 90 minute walking tour we will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally both during the American Revolution and beyond. Minuteman National Park\, Robbins House and Concord Visitors Center staff will lead this tour examining the incredible stories of individuals who risked everything during their struggle for liberty\, equality\, and freedom for all.\n\nTour meets at the North Bridge Lower Lot.  All ages are welcome.\n\nThis walking tour  is  co-sponsored by Minuteman National Park\, The Robbins House\,  and The Concord Visitors Center as a Concord250 Event\n\nDonations in support of Black History Month in Concord may be made to The Robbins House here:  https://robbinshouse.org/donate/\n\nLearn More about Patriots of Color :\nhttps://robbinshouse.org/wp-content/uploads/PatriotsofColor-web.pdf\n\nhttps://www.nps.gov/mima/patriotsofcolor.htm
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/a-fight-for-freedom-patriots-of-color-walking-tour-2/
LOCATION:North Bridge
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T150626
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SUMMARY:A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour 
DESCRIPTION:April 21 @ 11:00 AM\n\n\nA Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour \n In this 90 minute walking tour we will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally both during the American Revolution and beyond. Minuteman National Park\, Robbins House and Concord Visitors Center staff will lead this tour examining the incredible stories of individuals who risked everything during their struggle for liberty\, equality\, and freedom for all.\n\nTour meets at the North Bridge Lower Lot.  All ages are welcome.\n\nThis walking tour  is  co-sponsored by Minuteman National Park\, The Robbins House\,  and The Concord Visitors Center as a Concord250 Event\n\nDonations in support of Black History Month in Concord may be made to The Robbins House here:  https://robbinshouse.org/donate/\n\nLearn More about Patriots of Color :\nhttps://robbinshouse.org/wp-content/uploads/PatriotsofColor-web.pdf\n\nhttps://www.nps.gov/mima/patriotsofcolor.htm
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/a-fight-for-freedom-patriots-of-color-walking-tour-4/
LOCATION:North Bridge
CATEGORIES:Concord250
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240501
DTSTAMP:20260604T150626
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SUMMARY:CONCORD250 ESSAY SUBMISSIONS DUE!
DESCRIPTION:SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY HERE by end of the day April 30\, 2024\nCalling all high school writers!  Compete in a short essay contest to receive a $500 cash honorarium to invest in your future! The top 5 submissions will get published and will receive a $500 cash honorarium.\nIf you like to write at all\, please check out this fun topic and competition to help us celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and earn a Concord250 Certificate just for participating.\n\nSUBMIT HERE\nWhat is it? \nNext year – 2025\, Concord and the entire nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution—“The shot heard round the world”.  It is possible that you might be living in Concord another 50 years from now to experience the Tricentennial commemoration in 2075.  What do you think life in America will be like?  What do you think will have changed 50 years from now? What will be the predominant features of life in the nation\, physically or ideologically?  What will have happened to Concord? What will have drawn new residents to Concord\, or what might have caused residents to leave? Any of these and all other topics can be the issues that you may look into to foresee and describe what will be known and common in the year 2075.  Your essay is to describe what will be. What do you think? \n  \nWho is eligible and what do I have to do? \nStudents in grades 9 – 12 who are living in Concord or attending school in Concord are eligible. \nYou have to write an essay of no more than 1000 words. \nYou have to submit your essay online here by end of day April 30\, 2024.\n  \nThis sounds like a lot of work\, is it? \nMake it fun.  Interview relatives\, neighbors or friends who lived in Concord 50 years ago and get a feeling of how much has changed in the last 50 years. Use your imagination to define your own vision of what you think life will be like 50 years from now. And 1000 words should only take a few hours spread over the next 4 months. But don’t wait to get started! \n  \nHow does my essay get graded? \nUse standard written English grammar and mechanics. Give details and examples as needed and cite sources for specialized information that is not your own. Your essay will be evaluated on its clarity\, feasibility\, use of plausible examples\, supporting events\, and original concepts. \nOur evaluation committee will read your essay and will select from all entries received 5 entries that are judged to best develop and detail their vision of what will be\, in accord with the criteria given above. \nAll entrants will receive a Concord250 certificate of participation and the top 5 selected entries will receive $500 honorarium and will be published. \nIn 2075\, you will be able to reread your essay and realize how accurate your vision and prediction was! \n  \nWe thank you for your willingness to participate and offer your thoughts and expectations on our future.
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