Brister Boulder Bench Placed at Brister Freeman Home Site in the Town Forest
We placed the boulder/bench at the home site of Brister Freeman in the Town forest in August. The inscription reads:
Near here lived Brister Freeman (d. 1822) formerly enslaved in Concord.
Fenda Freeman (d.1811) and their family.
‘Down the road on the right hand, on Brister’s Hill, lived Brister Freeman… there were grow still the apple trees which [...]
Great news about the Robbins/Hutchinson House
This Friday, July 22nd, the Robbins/Hutchinson House will be lowered onto its beautiful new stone foundation! Since May 21st, when the house made its stately way from its old position on Bedford Street, to its current position by the North Bridge parking lot, the house has been sitting on air (and a few jacks), [...]
Help Us Raise Funds!
Concord resident Bill Barber’s wonderful Matching Fund Challenge has been extended, so there is still time to make that much needed and MUCH appreciated donation to the Drinking Gourd Project (DGP). Bill will match, dollar for dollar, donations coming in to the Project – up to $5,000.00!
Money is needed for so many aspects of [...]
Concord Cultural Council Helps Celebrate Robbins House Move
The Concord Cultural Council awarded the DGP a $400 grant for expenses involved with putting on a town-wide celebration as we moved the Robbins house from it’s second location on Bedford St. to it’s final resting place on Monument St., across from the North Bridge and Old Manse, on May 21st, 2011. This same celebration [...]
Bill Barber’s Matching Challenge
Last few days to meet Bill Barber’s matching fund challenge! Time runs out on July 4th! He will match, dollar for dollar, any donations up to $5,000.00 that come in by July 4th! Here’s your chance to double any money you donate to our tax-deductible Drinking Gourd Project – send your donation [...]
A Small Bench by the Side of the Road: Elise Lemire on Remembering Concord’s History of Slavery
In this post, Penn Press author Elise Lemire describes a community’s efforts to bring its history of slavery to light.
p>Read the article on the Penn Press Log