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Historical Visitor

04.5.2025 - 06.30.2025

A Celebration Heard ‘Round the World – An Exhibition presented by the William Munroe Special Collections

The exhibition features selections from the William Munroe Special Collections and the Town Archives, including art, photographs, broadsides, Town records, and ephemera that explore how Concordians have celebrated the anniversary of the Battle of Concord, or the "Concord Fight," on April 19, 1775. Learn how celebrations have combined public interest and trends with historical commemoration...

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Friends & Family of Residents

04.5.2025

Concord Gets Ready: Decorate 250 workshops!

As April 19 gets closer, we’re excited to announce Concord Gets Ready – an initiative to decorate the town! Submit a photo of your decorated porch, door, or mailbox & be entered in a raffle to win a pack of gorgeous goodies donated by local merchants. We’ll be posting ideas, hosting workshops, and making DIY kits...

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Friends & Family of Residents

04.5.2025

Patriots of Color Walking Tour

Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 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 prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...

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04.5.2025

Concord250 Event: Professor Michael Hattem “Concord and the Memory of the American Revolution”

Goodwin ForumMain Library129 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742 Michael D. Hattem, Historian of the American Revolution and Historical Memory, will speak about the importance of the memory of the Revolution, specifically on how events in Concord have been perceived nationally.   Bio: Michael D. Hattem is a historian of the American Revolution and popular memory. He is...

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Friends & Family of Residents

04.5.2025

Concord 250 Event: Concord Free Public Library Concert

Concord 250 Event: Concord Free Public Library Concert  April 5. Stephen Drury is a pianist and conductor on the faculty of the New England Conservatory. His program features Bach, Beethoven, and Charles Ives’s Concord Sonata.  

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Friends & Family of Residents

04.9.2025

Concord250 Event: Concord Art True Stories, Told Live: Freedom

As part of the town-wide celebrations for Concord250, we invite you to a new edition of “True Stories Told Live.” Join us for another fabulous evening of storytelling and community! This time, it will be a night of stories about freedom… This event will take place at Concord Art, 37 Lexington Road. Buy your tickets...