Melvin Brothers Memorial, by Daniel Chester French, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord MA.
Celebrate the 150 Anniversary of America's Civil War while you explore Concords 19th century history. Realize the reasons for and reactions to the war among Concord's writers, abolitionists and town folks. All across the country national parks are celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War (2009-2015): to learn more about "Civil War to Civil Rights: Experience Your America" programs see www.nps.gov/civilwar
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Hidden History at the Wayside
7:00 pm
The Wayside, Concord
Consider how The Wayside was home to slave owners and later harbored a fugitive slave. Study letters and diaries of residents and decide for yourself who was an abolitionist and who was not. Free.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Writing the Civil War
7:00 p.m.
The Wayside, Concord
Discover the dynamic relationship between America's Civil War and 19th century American literature, with an emphasis on writers from Massachusetts. Join Rob Velella, Independent Literary Scholar, in exploring works that both inspire action and reflect on war time traumas. Free.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Concord's Civil War Home Front
7:00 p.m.
The Wayside, Concord
Concord joined every town in Massachusetts supporting America's Civil War by sending soldiers and supplies. Join Jayne Gordon, Director of Education and Public Programs, Massachusetts Historical Society, and discover what happen back home during these tumultuous times. Free.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Chiefly About War Matters
1:00 and 3:00 P.M.
The Wayside, Concord
"Though I approve the war as much as any man" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote to his friend Horatio Bridge, "I don't quite understand what we are fighting for, or what definite result can be expected." More conservative than his neighbors and in-laws, Nathaniel Hawthorne travelled to Washington DC to see for himself what was going on and form his own opinions. Join Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorne, and other characters, to witness their personal and diverse reactions to the War.
Tours start every 15 minutes between 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. Tours will last one hour. Admission is $5.00 for adults. Free with your America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wendell Phillips: A Voice Against Slavery
7:00 P.M.
Minute Man Visitor Center, Lexington
Wendell Phillips was one of Massachusetts leading abolitionists and dynamic orators. He was highly controversial because he had the audacity to attack the Constitution of the United States because it allowed and supported slavery. Come see for yourself what the entire hullabaloo was about as Park Ranger Mike Ryan portrays Wendell Phillips.
