The Robbins House — Attraction in Concord

I showed up as this place was closing. The woman running it took pity and let me look around while she shut down - extremely kind of her. She has worked on bringing this home and the story of this family into the light. It is a wonderful telling of a black family who lived here. She has worked extremely hard to know more about the families and the people who lived here. I could tell her effort in this project as she told me stories about a black woman suing and another who trained to be a teacher. I'm grateful she let me...

Disappointing. The website said (and still says) it was open, but it seems to be closed. (I went around 2:00 on a Sunday and it says it's open until 4:00.) So I never saw it. There are lots of nice displays outside, plus I saw the blue bottle tree sculpture. But not much else. I had also wanted to pick up the map of the walking tour of Anti-Slavery and Abolitionist...

If you’re interested in American Black History and in the area this is the place to visit! They have very friendly staff who are always happy to share their knowledge, and walk you through the different timeline posters, pictures, letters and more. Definitely a must see. There’s a lot of free parking and there’s no...