On Nov. 29, 1832, Amos Bronson Alcott wrote his mother of his joy in “the birth of a second daughter on my own birthday.” Convinced of the importance of early childhood, Bronson Alcott ...
From 1879 to 1888, the town also hosted the Concord Summer School of Philosophy, a series of influential lectures founded by ...
Her family lived there for 20 years after Alcott’s father, Amos Bronson Alcott, purchased it in 1857. The museum has retained 80% of its original furniture. Visitors can walk through the ...