Caesar Robbins House listed amongst Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources
September 15, 2009Contact: Jim Igoe or Erin Kelly, 617-723-3383Historic house in Concord, home to several generations of early African-American families faces extremely unstable future, and impending demolitionThe Caesar Robbins House in Concord has been named one of Massachusetts’ “Most Endangered Historic Resources”. Since 1993, this list is compiled annually by Preservation...
Read MoreConcord Female Anti-Slavery Society Members
Members included: Mrs. D. Gerrish, PresidentMiss Helen Louisa Thoreau, Vice President & Founding MemberThoreau’s sisterThe Thoreau home was a haven for fugitive slaves.(1812–1849)Mrs. Tewksbury, TreasurerMrs. Mary Brooks, Secretary & Founding Member“Perfectly fearless” Mary Merrick Brooks, wife of Concord lawyer Nathan Brooks, was the cornerstone of the Concord anti-slavery...
Read MoreHow to make Brooks Cake
Brooks Cake Recipe To raise funds for the antislavery cause, Mary Brooks baked and soldher signature tea cake, widely known as Brooks Cake. It was served atall Concord anti-slavery meetings. This tea cake tastes great with jam. Ingredients One pound flour (4 cups)One pound sugar (2 cups)Half pound butter (2 sticks)Four eggsOne cup milkOne teaspoonful baking sodaHalf-teaspoonful cream of...
Read More“Our Friend the Fugitive”
Join Minuteman National Park Park staff and volunteers for programs in the Untold Stories series. All programs are free and open to the public. “Our Friend the Fugitive”Sunday, September 6th, 2:00 P.M.Sunday, October 25th, 2:00 P.M.Minute Man Visitor Center, Lexington The Wayside sheltered slave owners, the enslaved African of the Whitney family, and fugitive slaves. Join Park Volunteer...
Read MorePeter Hutchinson
A descendant of former enslaved persons, Peter Hutchinson and his wife Nancy Dager of Danvers raised fived daughters (see #26). It is believed that Peter Hutchinson was the first African resident to vote in Concord in 1881 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetary.
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