Establishing a permanent African American and Abolitionist Heritage Tour in Concord. This includes research and historical verification of facts, trail markers, and text and training for town guides.

Creating an iPod download to accompany self-guided African American and Abolitionist tours.

Researching and documenting Concord’s African American and Abolitionist history.

Creating educational resources and tools for schools and community groups.

Providing a marker for Peter Hutchinson’s unmarked gravesite in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Presenting Concord’s three elementary schools with a framed copy of the Petition to Lincoln to Abolish Slavery signed by over 150 Concord school children, together with a copy of Lincoln’s handwritten response.

Recent news + events:

• The Drinking Gourd Project Sponsors Traces of the Trade Event
• Traces of the Trade: A Drinking Gourd Presentation
• Community Preservation Committee Supports Caesar Robbins House
• Byway Resources, Stories, and Boundaries
• Caesar Robbins House listed amongst Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources