Sunday, March 31, 2019

Concord Drunk History

I'm taking a Tourguide Class in Concord, and am constantly amazed at all the stories of the residents.  There is the huge area of Revolutionary War events (April 19, 1775-specifically)-then onto the Transcendentalists-my favorites.

And even into the modern age, how those two periods get represented and honored.  The Colonial Inn has a great trivia night and lots of fun restaurants for townies and visitors alike.

I've always wanted to encourage the gathering of Emerson's table, or the Margaret Fuller Conversations for Women (I always thought that might be more fun), but I've yet to figure out how to gather people in a room.

And then, it came to me-Drunk History.  In Concord! Announce it at one of the pubs, maybe even pick a period of history-or better yet a date, from a journal-or one from Henry's, one from Nathaniel's, one from Waldo and Bronson-maybe they all have different stories of the same night.  And we should tell stories-open to the audience-with a little help from alcohol.

That way everyone can help be the tourguide-and you can get better stories that aren't in the books.  Let me know if you want to be part of the journey. (Picture by HDThoreau, Journal from 1854)