Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground

04/07/2026

Great new neighbor coming!

Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books announced Sunday that it will move to the corner of Germantown Avenue and Washington Lane, keeping the popular coffee shop and bookstore rooted in the

12/18/2025

This made me crack up - check the Sale Date

12/18/2025

Some food for thought

Covering two million acres of U.S. soil, cemeteries are lush with potential for the living and the land.

11/28/2025

04/30/2025

I think I like our new sign better

An online library of photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies across Massachusetts.

02/08/2025

Winter is a good time for tree maintenance.

07/03/2024

July 4 at Concord in Historic Germantown, Noon-4pm. Join us for Freedom Sounds:
-Noon-3pm: Papermaking workshop with Cassandra Gunkel
-2pm:Bell-ringing ceremony at 2pm, followed by Grounded Theatre Company performers Dameisha Jackson and Maurice Tucker as Frederick Douglass
-Solo jazz piano performance by Fahrad Austin of Settlement Music School, Germantown. All events free to all. More info: https://www.concordschoolhouse.org/events/july-4-2024

06/15/2024

Come and see the next performance from Grounded Theatre Company at 1:30pm today. Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival

03/22/2024

Do you want to learn more about researching people buried in historic cemeteries? Check out this event offered by the Free Library of Philadelphia Newspapers & Microfilm Center in collaboration with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 3, at 6 PM.

Get beyond Find A Grave and make sure you’re covering all the bases when looking for burial records for your ancestors.

11/21/2023

Our charming apartment above the schoolhouse will be available to rent in January. A unique opportunity for the right tenant who understands living in a historic property. Please make all inquiries via Elfant Pontz Properties.

1 Bed, 1 Bath from $1325/month

10/07/2023

Saturday, October 7, 2023: Site is open noon-4pm during the Revolutionary Germantown Festival. 12:30pm: Wreath-laying ceremony led by the Sons of the Revolution.