Join author and editor Michael Jonik for an evening talk at the Emerson House as he introduces The New Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson , a recently published collection of essays highlight...

Explore the profound insights of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 'Nature.' Delve into the beauty of his philosophical musings on the connection between humanity and the natural world.

The Lord's Supper. Emerson explains the theological basis for his refusal to celebrate communion, refusal that cost him his pastorate in the Unitarian church.

An examination of the themes and context of Emerson’s momentous 1837 speech, "An Oration, Delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Cambridge,” later retitled “The American Scholar.” At the time,...

Join our celebration of Edward Waldo Emerson’s second career as an artist with this first-of-its-kind special exhibition of a selection of his works, most of which have been held in private collection...

The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce that this year’s Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions. The Ellen Craft Essay Prize is intended to help…

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“Is it true that Emerson is going to take a gun?” asked Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. “Then I shall not go, somebody will be shot.”Ralph Waldo Emerson was no marksman, but in July 1858, he bought a “rif...

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The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society is dedicated to fostering scholarship on and appreciation of the life and writings of one of America’s greatest authors. The

On 6 June 2026, 10.00 - 11.30 (Eastern Time), the Emerson Society and the Emily Dickinson International Society will co-host an online discussion that will place these two writers into dialogue.

Join us on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 for free tours of the Emerson House, offered in partnership with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the annual Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture...

"The United States of America at 250" - May 29, 2026, 12.30 - 7pm, at the Ray Dolby Centre, University of Cambridge. Three distinguished panels of journalists, artists, politicians and academic…

Join us and our friends at Concord’s historic Wright Tavern for an early birthday celebration for Emerson on May 22, 2026. A private tour of the Emerson House begins the day, followed by a luncheon at...

*Deadline extended to Friday 16 January 2026* The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce that this year’s Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions.…

First Parish in Concord played a central role in the life of Ellen Tucker Emerson, the elder daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson.