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It was a combination of old and new at the Thoreau Farm opening this past Sunday. It was out with the old and in with the new as we took down the old sign announcing the beginning of the preservation project and unveiled our brand new sign with its book and acorn logo that surely will turn heads on Virginia Road.

Visitors got a sneak peak at the new smartphone application that will be installed at Thoreau Farm later this month. Through a series of short videos – complete with music and story – visitors can explore Thoreau Farm in a new, dynamic way. Continue reading →

Come join the celebration as Thoreau Farm opens for the 2012 season! An author event, signs coming down and going up, and we hear it might be the first day we’ve seen the sun in a while.

At 2:00, Lou Ureneck will be at Thoreau Farm to discuss his recent book, Cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream, and Five Acres in Maine. (You can read an excerpt here.)

We’ll be taking down our old sign and installing our beautiful new one!

And, we’ll be giving out our new, fabulous Thoreau Farm Continue reading →

Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Galvin, announced this week that Thoreau Farm has been honored with a 2012 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award in the categories of Restoration and Rehabilitation and Education and Outreach. Thoreau Farm was nominated for the award by the Concord Historical Commission.

In his congratulatory letter to Thoreau Farm, Secretary Galvin wrote: Continue reading →