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Black Heritage Trail

Concord dedicates 11 Black Heritage Trail markers to restore overlooked histories

The Town of Concord and Robins House dedicated 11 Black Heritage Trail markers across town to highlight sites tied to Black Concordians, with organizers, state and local officials, historians and students calling the markers "living" tools for education and inclusion.

Concord Public Schools/Concord-Carlisle Regional DistrictOct 22, 2026

Staff highlights recent marker dedications and upcoming community events

ArlingtonOct 22, 2026

Committee backs time capsule to mark Wilmington’s 250th, to be opened in 50 years

Wilmington CityOct 22, 2026

Presenter displays letters, ledger pages and uses AI imagery to illustrate tannery history

Ste. Genevieve CityOct 21, 2026

Council approves America250 time capsule to be placed at Patriot Park

Huntington Beach Oct 20, 2026

Public History

Commission plans to reactivate $200 Historic Housing Tour subscription and considers video component for riverfront

CCDC agreed to reactivate the Historic Housing Tour subscription ($200) in spring and discussed adding a video component to highlight the riverfront and complement interpretive signs.

CromwellOct 19, 2026

Public History

Museum leads annual Amistad commemoration on Montauk beach

Brenda Simmons described the Southampton museum's work organizing an annual Amistad commemoration on Cullerton Beach in Montauk each August 26 to remember the 1839 arrival of captive Africans and related regional history.

EAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTOct 14, 2026

History And Outreach

Officials mark 50 years of public transit as micro transit zone debuts

Speakers used the launch to mark the 50th anniversary of public transit in Charlotte, celebrating past achievements and urging media and community partners to help publicize the new service.

CharlotteOct 16, 2026

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Board renews effort to place Gordon Parks plaque; staff to search town records

GreenburghOct 13, 2026

Committee adopts veteran memorial name‑submission process; $11,309 account balance, $305 per engraving

Maple BluffOct 12, 2026

Board reviews Historic Colored Edition beautification plan, outlines listening-session safeguards

Boards and CommissionsOct 6, 2026

New rack card and QR map to link Portsmouth cemetery tours to online walking maps

PortsmouthOct 2, 2026

Chair offers to design 250th-anniversary poster illustrating original Town House design

New HamptonSep 29, 2026

Commission to use "Ca." for uncertain plaque dates while courthouse research continues

Bowling GreenSep 23, 2026

Council approves America 250th panel at East District Schoolhouse

NorwichSep 21, 2026

Concord Historical Commission explores interpretive-plan options, seeks broader community input

Town of ConcordSep 18, 2026

Commission advances 'Scroll and Stroll' walking-history map with QR-enabled plaques

SuperiorSep 19, 2026

Commission plans oral-history series to capture memories of Brooks Academy

East HarwichSep 16, 2026

Public History

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Concord dedicates 11 Black Heritage Trail markers to restore overlooked histories

Staff highlights recent marker dedications and upcoming community events

Committee backs time capsule to mark Wilmington’s 250th, to be opened in 50 years

Presenter displays letters, ledger pages and uses AI imagery to illustrate tannery history

Council approves America250 time capsule to be placed at Patriot Park

Commission plans to reactivate $200 Historic Housing Tour subscription and considers video component for riverfront

Museum leads annual Amistad commemoration on Montauk beach

Officials mark 50 years of public transit as micro transit zone debuts

More coverage

Board renews effort to place Gordon Parks plaque; staff to search town records

Committee adopts veteran memorial name‑submission process; $11,309 account balance, $305 per engraving

Board reviews Historic Colored Edition beautification plan, outlines listening-session safeguards

New rack card and QR map to link Portsmouth cemetery tours to online walking maps

Chair offers to design 250th-anniversary poster illustrating original Town House design

Commission to use "Ca." for uncertain plaque dates while courthouse research continues

Council approves America 250th panel at East District Schoolhouse

Concord Historical Commission explores interpretive-plan options, seeks broader community input

Commission advances 'Scroll and Stroll' walking-history map with QR-enabled plaques

Commission plans oral-history series to capture memories of Brooks Academy

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Trustees debate tone, scope of Cascade Falls interpretive sign after indigenous-history consultation

Commission advances commemorative-signage program; budget and materials discussed

Commission to hold work sessions to review 13 historic markers and PDFs

HPO reports new walking tour, interpretive signs and positive National Trust visit

Museum announces two more historical markers for fall — Liberty Hall and Patriots of Color

Commission plans Spring walking tour focused on churches, gazebo and historic sites