We also conduct a host of outreach activities and produce print and video materials in our efforts to educate residents, students, and visitors about our community’s rich history.

Special Exhibit: Concord Police Department History

Photos Needed for Concord History Book

The city of Concord, North Carolina’s history will soon be told, in photographs, in a softcover book to be published by Arcadia Publishing, the nation’s leading local-history publisher with over 6,000 titles in print.

“Concord” will be added to Arcadia’s popular “Images of America” series, which examines the pasts of various communities through hundreds of black-and-white photos, defining the cities and towns through their people, locations, and activities.

The book will be produced by Michael Eury, Executive Director of Historic Cabarrus Association, Inc. and curator of the Concord Museum. Eury is a published author with nine books on popular-culture history to his credit.

While photos from the nineteenth century will be included, the primary focus of “Concord” will be twentieth-century history, with chapters spotlighting lifestyles, locations, businesses, schools, military service, churches, significant events, and recreation.

Many of the images selected for the book will come from the Concord Museum’s archives, but the author is appealing to the community to loan or donate photographs for publication.

“This is a unique opportunity for families and collectors to share their history for posterity,” Eury said. “I’m particularly interested in photos—interior and exterior—of businesses from years gone by, as well advertisements from those businesses.” Eury is also seeking photographs of Concordians at school, church, and community events.

Arcadia’s image specifications state that photos must be “clear, sharp, and full of detail.” Only original photographs or high-quality prints professionally made from original film negatives will be considered for publication. Low-resolution images such as Internet downloads, newspaper clippings, and photocopies of photographs cannot be used.

If you have images you wish to be considered for print, please contact Eury as soon as possible at 704-782-3688 or at euryman@gmail.com. Contributors will be acknowledged in the book.

Eury will be producing the book throughout the summer months, with a deadline of September 1, 2010. While the publication date has yet to be determined, “Images of America: Concord” may be released as early as year’s end.

An example of Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series.