Step inside the Old Manse after dark for a rare, intimate experience through the rooms where history was lived – and still lingers. This is not a haunted house. This is something older, quieter, and more unsettling. Guided by candlelight, you’ll move room by room through the 18th-century home once occupied by Revolutionaries, philosophers, and […]
Step inside the Old Manse after dark for a rare, intimate experience through the rooms where history was lived – and still lingers. This is not a haunted house. This is something older, quieter, and more unsettling. Guided by candlelight, you’ll move room by room through the 18th-century home once occupied by Revolutionaries, philosophers, and […]
Step inside the Old Manse after dark for a rare, intimate experience through the rooms where history was lived – and still lingers. This is not a haunted house. This is something older, quieter, and more unsettling. Guided by candlelight, you’ll move room by room through the 18th-century home once occupied by Revolutionaries, philosophers, and […]
While living at the Old Manse Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley was a devoted mother and grandmother, helping care for her family and the home while maintaining her own passions and interests. Sarah was also well-respected botanist who often shared her love of flowers and plants with friends and family, leaving behind her collection of pressed […]
On April 19, 1775, The Old Manse was directly across from the North Bridge, where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. This historic home was not only at the heart of the battle but its inhabitants also played a crucial role in shaping the ideals of liberty and independence. As Concord celebrates […]
Witness a Revolution! Stop by the Old Manse on Monday, April 17th, 2023 as Concord celebrates Patriots’ Day and the start of the Revolutionary War. On the morning of April 19th, 1775, Phebe Bliss Emerson looked out the windows of her home and witnessed the battle of Concord unfold only a few hundred yards away. […]
Join The Umbrella Arts Center and The Old Manse under the light of the full moon on December 7. Come by to partake in a lantern-making craft, enjoy hot chocolate by the bonfire while listening to moon-inspired stories, and then bring your newly crafted lanterns on a silent, meditative walk through the meadow as the moon rises over the […]
Many who fought for liberty and independence from Great Britain also enslaved other people – a contradiction that is at the heart of the American Revolution. At the Old Manse, we see this contradiction embodied in the life of William Emerson, “Patriot Preacher” and slave holder. We also see it deeply impacting the lives of […]
Over the past two years, during the worst of the pandemic, The Umbrella Arts & Environment program has continued to create solace, community, and reconnection with nature. Although they took a very different form from celebrations of the past few decades, 2020 and 2021 gave us opportunities to safely engage new, wider audiences in deep […]