Thoreau Farm Trust Seeks Donations

to Finish Thoreau Birthplace Restoration

The restoration of the house where Henry David Thoreau was born is well underway, but the Trust is still $150,000 short of our $1 million goal! Please help with a donation of any size.

The exterior work is nearly complete with new reproduction windows and trim, clapboards and paint, and a typical New England farmer's wall. Work on the small addition that will provide handicap accessibility began in late December and work on the interior will continue through the winter and spring.

The Trust plans to open the site to the public in Fall 2009. Be sure to check back here for Grand Opening events!

Thoreau Birthplace Goes Green!

Restoring and rehabilitating the Thoreau birth house in a way befitting the father of the environmental movement is a priority for the Thoreau Farm Trust. We are making every effort to integrate green materials and technologies into the project while maintaining the historic integrity of the ca. 1730 building. Learn more about our efforts here...

Bill McKibben

Joins Trust

The Thoreau Farm Trust is pleased to welcome Bill McKibben, well-known environmentalist and writer, as an honorary member of our Board of Directors.

Robert Pinsky

chairs Thoreau

birthplace

campaign,

speaks at event

The Thoreau Farm Trust's ambitious effort to save and restore the Thoreau birthplace received a major boost with a visit and presentation by poet Robert Pinsky. Thrice named the U.S. Poet Laureate, Pinsky, who serves as honorary chair of the Trust's campaign to preserve the birthplace, spoke to an admiring audience at Concord Academy on a recent Sunday afternoon. Read more...