"Worthy to be Any Man's Friend": Lecture on Henry David Thoreau

When:
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 11:00a -
1:00p

Where:
Mount Auburn Cemetery
580 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$10

Categories:
Art, Good for Groups, History, Lectures & Conferences

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Join historian Richard Smith for a lecture in Story Chapel on Henry David Thoreau and notable figures in Mount Auburn.


Henry David Thoreau was one of the most important and influential writers of the 19th Century. And while he isn't buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, he was well acquainted with many of the literary and political figures who are.


Join Concord historian Richard Smith for a presentation about Henry Thoreau and some of his famous friends. The "Hermit of Walden Pond" wasn't such a hermit after all. Longfellow, Charles Sumner and Margaret Fuller are just some of the notable figures who are buried here that Thoreau knew and associated with. And he even liked some of them!


Following the lecture, Richard will lead a walk to see some of the graves of notable figures.

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Richard has been an independent historian and writer in Concord, Massachusetts for 27 years. Along with giving lectures about Concord, Anti-slavery, the Transcendentalists and the antebellum period, Richard portrayed Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond since 1999 until his retirement from Living History last year. He has written/edited 13 books for Arcadia Publishing and is a regular contributor to Discover Concord Magazine.

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