Gifts of wood are traditional for celebrating a fifth anniversary. On this occasion -- the fifth anniversary of the Concord Magazine -- we like to think this gift has actually been working in reverse. Since there is no paper version of this ezine, no wood have ever been cut for its publication.
The quality and variety of the information writing, photography, and artwork we present in each issue has really grown in the past year. In fact, each issue is beginning to nearly assemble itself. We get so many wonderful contributions from our extended world-wide community, that it is an ever-expanding delight to edit and illustrate every edition. Click on any of this year's magazine covers on this page to visit that edition.
I electronically embrace our contributors and kiss them on both cheeks in gratitude for their work this past year. They include:
Richard Stevenson, Leslie Perrin Wilson, Kristina Joyce and her art students, D. Michael Ryan, Constance Manoli-Skocay, the staff at Minute Man National Historical Park (especially Melissa Saalfield), Members of the Concord Discussion List, Harry Braid, Avis Kaeselau, Richard Smith, the staff of the Concord Museum (especially Carol Haines), Corinne H. Smith, R. Rock Ringer, Dr. Carol Padgett, the authors of Emerson Hospital's Revolutionary Recipes and Donna Cunningham. Also, we enthusiastically thank Magazine staff writers Ginger Allison and Anthony Dorman, as well as our proofreader Brenda Russell.
Oh, and let's not forget the 50,000 of you who visit us every month! Not bad for a town of less than 16,000, many of whom aren't yet old enough to read. Thank you for all your warm, witty and wise feedback.
And last -- but certainly not least -- we thank the wonderful Concord businesses who help sponsor this ezine. We appreciate your support and affirmation of our community ties. Please visit the list of our local sponsors and let them know you saw them on our website!
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