Marjorie Harding Memorial Fellowship
Recipients receive $1,000 towards travel and research expenses at archives in the Greater-Boston area on Thoreau related projects, as well…
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America and Iran, at Walden Pond
This past July, Iranian scholar Alireza "Ali" Taghdarreh left his country for the first time to visit America. Taghdarreh has…
Thoreau & FDR
In a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, "10 Things You Might Not Know about Fear," Mark Jacob and Stephan…
A Look Back: Interview with Scot Miller about his Photographic Journey Through Thoreau’s Maine Woods
By James Finley Scot Miller's photography has been featured in many books and publications. He is the author of Walden:…
Progress on new Visitor Center at Walden Pond
On September 30, 2014, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) held a community meeting to gather additional input from stakeholders, including the Thoreau Society, on the design of the new Visitor Center at Walden Pond.
Parabola Nation; or, the Power of Disparate Things, by Patrick Chura
In “Walking,” Thoreau not only defines sauntering as one of his cherished pursuits; he also self-consciously chooses a “perfectly symbolical”…
Creative Economy Grant from UMass
2012-2013: The Thoreau Society received a $28,000 Creative Economy Grant from the University of Massachusetts. We are using the award…