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Table of Contents June/July/August 2002

Concord Summer Fun for Young Children
By Members of the Concord Discussion List
Local activities for both rain and shine.

reflections of the Concord RiverDivine Details - Architectural Detail in Concord Center
By the Staff of the Concord Magazine
Concord Center homes show that small touches make a house memorable.

Dance Series an Unusual Treat for Concord
The secret is now out: excellent contemporary dance in Concord Center.

Naming Ways in Concord: 1639-1850
By Constance Manoli-Skocay
The limited choices for a child's name in Colonial times gradually gave way to more creative possibilities.

A Summer's Afternoon on Fairhaven Bay
By Henry David Thoreau and the Staff of the Concord Magazine
The sparkle of "Fair Haven Pond" in words and photographs.

Concord Kids' Comic Characters
By Kristina Joyce and her art students
Art students aged 8-18 develop comic characters using pen, fluorescent ink, and their imaginations.

A Perfectly Good Theory Lies in Ruins: DC French's Grave & the Lincoln Penny
By Deborah Bier
Clinging to a cherished personal theory...despite evidence to the contrary.

Haunted and Heroic: The Hartwell Family
By D. Michael Ryan
This Concord/Lincoln family is thrust into the drama of April 19, 1775.

The Gardens at the Buttrick Mansion, Part 2
One article telling how the gardens came to be in such sorry condition, and another recounting a recent garden cleanup day.

Letters to the Editor
From our electronic mailbox: West Concord memories, grammatical praise and problems.

Farming in 19th Century Concord
By Leslie Perrin Wilson
In Concord and beyond, agriculture was transformed by new tools, techniques, Western expansion and the railroad.

Concord's Mystery Mural Has Plaque Dedicated at Last
By Avis Kaeselau
This ongoing saga brings a local work of art together with the artists' descendants.

The Thoreau Almanac
A quote from any of Thoreau's writings and a seasonal Concord scene. This installment: Lady Slipper Orchids.


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