Romance at the Manse! True Stories of Love Lost and Found at the Old Manse in Concord

The Old

Manse will present a very special Valentine’s program that explores love across

time, entitled ”True Stories of Love Lost and Love Found.”

Old Manse interpreter and

program author Kristi Martin will act as narrator, and introduce a cast of

historic characters in order to explore the complexities of love lost among the

many fascinating but lesser known Manse inhabitants during the eighteenth and

nineteenth centuries. Old Manse docents will portray Phebe Emerson, Sarah

Thayer Ames, and Harriet Ripley. Kristi explains that guests to the program

“will enter into emotional experiences lived in these spaces and come away with

a sense of who the people were and what mattered to them.”

As well as experiencing history

in an informative and creative way, the guests will be able to view the

historic attic, enjoy a small buffet, and browse the Specialty Bookstore’s

shelves.

Trustees

members: $8. Nonmembers: $12. For more information, call The Old Manse at 978.369.3909

or email oldmanse@ttor.org. www.thetrustees.org/oldmanse.

The Trustees of Reservations (The

Trustees) “hold in trust” and care for properties, or “reservations,”

of scenic, cultural, and natural significance for the general public to enjoy.

Founded by open space visionary Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees are the

nation’s oldest, statewide land trust, one of Massachusetts’ largest

conservation organizations and an established leader in the conservation and

preservation movement nationally and internationally. Supported by more than

100,000 members, donors, and thousands of volunteers, The Trustees own and

manage 112 spectacular reservations including

working farms, historic homesteads and gardens, community parks, barrier

beaches and mountain vistas – located on more than 26,000 acres. In addition,

The Trustees work closely with permanent affiliates including Boston Natural

Areas Network and the Hilltown

Land Trust, well as hundreds of community partners to preserve and

protect special places and provide year-round programs for all ages. Visit www.thetrustees.org.