GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
“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 […]
The Iron Work Farm’s two Acton house museums will be open Sunday afternoon, October 27. Jones Tavern, 128 Main Street, first built in 1732 and opened by Samuel Jones as […]
Join a group discussion of this landmark environmental history by William Cronon, which offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists’ sense of property and their pursuit […]
“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution The town of Arlington is surrounded by six cities and towns. Howard Winkler, former president of the Arlington Historical […]
Saturday, November 2, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Minute Man Visitor Center Free, registration required. Park Day is an annual event where participants […]
