The Thoreau Society has been celebrating its Annual Gathering since its founding in 1941. Thoreau Society members and enthusiasts from around the world gather in Concord each July around the time of Thoreau's birthday, July 12. Our Keynote speakers have featured a diverse group of individuals, inspired by Thoreau in some way, including: Joyce Carol Oates, Arun Gandhi, and Edward O. Wilson.
The Mid-19th Century saw a proliferation of literature in Boston; writers, poets, editors and periodicals all flourished in The Hub in the years before the Civil War.
