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Patriots’ Day Open House

The Old Manse 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA, United States

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. […]

$5

Full Moon Lantern Celebration

The Old Manse 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA, United States

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 […]

Free

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American Contradictions: Slavery and the American Revolution at the Old Manse

The Old Manse 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA, United States

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 […]

$2 – $12

Musketaquid Earth Day

The Old Manse 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA, United States

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 […]

Free