The Lexington Lyceum

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Working to save our 1833 Lyceum! Ralp Waldo Emerson was minister here from 1835-1838 - in the years around his publication of his Trancendentalist manifesto "Nature" in 1836. The building has been sitting empty now for 15 years. #DiversityNotDivision @laurenepowell

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Read more about Hale and Thanksgiving at the National Park Service site, https://t.co/tG9C941eJE

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

If you have a moment to sit and look at Facebook this Thanksgiving, spare a thought for the reason for the season: Sarah Josepha Hale, the Boston-based editor of Godey's Lady's Book

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Her 17-year campaign for a national holiday culminated in Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation.
Hale's opposition to suffrage would have put her at odds with many of the speakers at the Lyceum at Robbins Hall, now known as the Ellen Stone Building.

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

I am usually indebted for lodging and refreshment, when I frequent the village."
Read more of Alcott's diary at JStor:
https://t.co/KelloQaFMw

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

November has many celebrations - here at the Lexington Lyceum we observe Amos Bronson Alcott month. In 1838 this Transcendentalist philosopher, reformer, teacher and writer held a series of "conversations" on philosophical topics in Lexington, likely at the Ellen Stone Building

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

--its breathing life--these gave rise to much talk--Mr. Dwight was absent.
I had a long sequel to the conversation, at the house of Mr Mrs Robbins, to whose hospitality and that of his wife and daughters,

[Town of Lexington, MA @TownOfLexMA]

Town Manager Jim Malloy is excited to announce the appointment of Hemali Shah as the Town’s next Chief Equity Officer. Shah's role is focused on advancing the Town's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Read the full announcement: https://t.co/cGQtM9vpIr

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

"IN ONE SOUL, IN YOUR SOUL, THERE ARE RESOURCES FOR THE WORLD."

Ralph Waldo Emerson
#lexlyceum @emersoncollective #lexingtonma #Diversity

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

@pauljoy1 We're working to advocate for the future of #ellenstonebuilding as modern day #lyceum, sort of a back to the future as the building was originally built with a 60 person lyceum on the upper floor. Find out more and join our mailing list here: https://t.co/3r2W1Cqfj7

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Did you know - Lexington Select Board records from 1945 - 1947 show the Ellen Stone building went from 1) Having a demolition permit issued to 2) Having big plans to move it down Mass Ave to across from Munroe Tavern to 3) Being fully remodeled as the East Branch Library!!

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Lucy Stone: Suffragist, Abolitionist - all around amazing. In 1847, Stone became the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree.

Lucy Stone spoke on the topic of Abolition at the Ellen Stone Building in Lexington on Feb 16 1849.

#diversity #communitybuilding

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Eli Robbins' daughter Ellen died on October 28, 1890, and left the Town "a half an acre of land in East Lexington", to be chosen by her daughter Ellen A. Stone, as a site for a public reading room.

In 1892, Ellen proposed an alternative, offering the Town her "Mansion House".

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

#lexlceum #stonebuilding #lexingtonma

[The Lexington Lyceum @LexLyceum]

Good morning america