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Town of Harvard’s Independence Day Celebrations

Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, MA, United States

Independence Day is Harvard’s hometown celebration and longest-running tradition. It is run entirely by volunteers. These folks work tirelessly to assure that the celebration continues to be a destination for friends and families. Started in 1906, the event has evolved with the decades, but what has remained the same is the spirit of Harvard and […]

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Declaring Independence: Then & Now

The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United States

This dramatic presentation, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of Independence. Across the colonies, and particularly in Massachusetts, towns debated what freedom meant to them, and grappled with the grievances aired in the official Declaration. What did the words in […]

Free

Annual Gathering 2022: The Global Thoreau

Multiple Locations

Visit the Annual Gathering 2022 website for full description, additional details, and registration. Most sessions will be available by Zoom and recorded. The event schedule indicates which sessions are Zoom events. * Some livestream events will be provided for by Minuteman Media Network. Unless you’re a student, non-member rates increase by $55 or the cost […]

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Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Book Reading and Storywalk

Fitchburg Public Library 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108, Fitchburg, MA, United States

North County Land Trust and the Fitchburg Public Library present a reading of Henry Hikes to Fitchburg at the Fitchburg  Public Library by the author, DB Johnson. The reading will begin at 11am at the Fitchburg Public Library, please register on the library website HERE. As an added bonus, there will be a story walk […]

Free

Sustainable Solutions: Documentary Photographers Explore the Climate Crisis

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

July 5 – through July 31 The Umbrella Arts & Environment and The Umbrella  Visual Arts programs, in partnership with the Concord, MA-based Social Documentary Network/ZEKE Magazine, present an exciting new exhibition of world-class documentary photography emphasizing long-term sustainable solutions to the climate crisis including the Indigenous People’s Burn Network in the western United States; Nemo’s Garden in Italy […]

Free

Happy Birthday, Henry!

Walden Pond State Reservation 915 Walden Street, Concord, MA, United States

Celebrate Henry David Thoreau’s 205th birthday! Meet “Henry David Thoreau,” portrayed by Richard Smith. Discuss his adventures and daily life at Walden Pond. At the Thoreau house replica, by the main parking lot.

Free

A Saunter with Peter Alden at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord Unit Monsen Road, Concord, MA, United States

Walk on easy trails near the Concord River and beside a wonderful freshwater marsh. Take Rte 62 north towards Bedford from Concord Center. Turn left on Monsen Road to refuge parking lot. Peter Alden is a Concord author and naturalist. For 55 years, he has led birders and travelers to over 100 countries on the […]

$25

A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Henry David Thoreau is known for the two years he spent living at Walden Pond. Did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life? Take a tour of the domestic side of Thoreau’s wholly human life visiting the homes where he lived and hearing the stories told of him by […]

$15

“My vicinity affords many good walks”; A Saunter Exploring Thoreau Farm’s Biology & History

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Although Henry Thoreau spent only the first 8 months if his life living in his grandmother’s farmhouse, he would return to Virginia Road time and again throughout his life to visit the scenes of his early childhood. Join Biologist Amity Wilczek and Historian Richard Smith for a walk around the Thoreau Farm property as they […]

$25

Open House at Jones Tavern and Jones-Faulkner Homestead

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States

The Iron Work Farm's two historic house museums will be open to the public. Jones Tavern, 128 Main Street, was the home of generations of the Samuel Jones family, and housed a 1750 tavern and store. At the Jones-Faulkner Homestead, 5 High Street, members of the Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild will be on hand to […]

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