GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Concord Prison Outreach presents Naming Dedication Concord Reformatory Cemetery This event memorializes the 218 men buried in the prison cemetery by speaking their names aloud and acknowledging their lives. Sunday, […]
The Acton Historical Society will host a visit of a British cannon at the Hosmer House. This cannon was cast between 1760 and 1770. It was acquired by a local […]
Peabody award winning Smithsonian filmmaker Ted Timreck will share documentary footage from two little known discoveries that show the potential of what might be found anywhere in the New England […]
Queer Whispers in Fairyland – Examining Daniel Chester French Join Lucas Griswold, Senior Manager for Interpretation and Education at Chesterwood, as we explore the power of self-construction and the complex […]
“Exploring Democracy – Our Rights and Our Responsibilities” In October 1774, the political conflict between Great Britain and Massachusetts reached a crisis. Parliament enacted the “Intolerable Acts” to punish the […]
Acton 250 Committee presents: Acton Center Walking Tour with Amy Cole - Friday, October 11th 1:00 – 2:30 PM Please meet Amy at the Acton Memorial Library parking lot at […]
Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and […]
Eric Johnson, Lecturer in the University of Massachusetts – Amherst Anthropology Department will provide a retrospective on the 1980 laboratory analysis and results from the excavation of this remarkable site […]
Bettina Abe, a long-time Acton trail volunteer and retired member of Acton’s Conservation Division, will lead a brisk hike along the Nashoba Brook Trail, with stops at the stone chamber […]
Unusual stone features dot the woodlands and hillsides of New England, and their provenance has been subject to many theories and debate. Kitty O’Riordan is a cultural anthropologist who has […]
Countdown to April 19th, 1775: Acclaimed historian and author Robert Gross joins the Acton 250 Lecture Series to present: Acton’s and Concord’s Roads to Revolution Wednesday, October 23rd, 7PM in […]
The 2024 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing, known as the Thoreau Prize, will be awarded to J. Drew Lanham. The Thoreau Prize was established in […]
