Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting. June 18: Slavery in Massachusetts Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Night and Moonlight March 19: A Natural History of Massachusetts May 28: A Walk to Wachusett At Thoreau Farm, 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 6:00 pm - […]
“Nature is but another name for health,” Thoreau wrote in “Huckleberries,” an essay he left unpublished at his death at age 44 from tuberculosis. Thoreau celebrated health even as he battled his final illness. He found ways to flourish in spite of a body, and a society, that was anything but well. In our own […]
Meet and socialize with over 20 authors of classic and current books on Thoreau and Transcendentalism. Members and friends sell and sign their books during this active social event as part of the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering. Meet conference presenters and attendees, catch up on recent Thoreau-related titles, and enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres […]
