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SUMMARY:Tahattawan's World
DESCRIPTION:Who were the Indians who lived in the Acton area before the English arrived? It is widely understood that this band\, led by their sachem Tahattawan\, transferred Musketaquid/Concord to the English in the 1630s\, adopted Christianity\, settled down nearby at Nashobah/Littleton\, endured rough handling during King Philip’s War in the 1670s\, and then merged into the general diaspora of Christian Indians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. \nLocal historian Brent Ranalli has undertaken a fresh\, close reading of the source documents from the seventeenth century for a new book project. This talk presents some of his findings\, enhancing our understanding of the band and their story. \nREGISTRATION REQUESTED: https://tinyurl.com/Ranalli-May14 \nDATE: Thursday\, May 14 \nTIME: 7 – 8 PM \nLOCATION: Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA 01720 \n  \nThis program is offered by the Friends of Pine Hawk and Acton Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/tahattawans-world/
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Pine Hawk":MAILTO:friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Pine Hawk Archaeology Discovery
DESCRIPTION:Doug Halley describes the discovery of the Pine Hawk archaeological site and its significance. He relates how the project activated an increased interest in historical preservation\, leading to the restoration of the Acton Stone Chamber continuing to work on Acton’s Trail Through Time\, which brings the interface of two different cultures to light. Doug oversaw the original archaeological of the Pine Hawk site for the Town of Acton twenty years ago and also created an award-winning exhibit on this discovery. \nDATE: Tuesday\, May 20th \nTIME: 7:00 PM \nLOCATION: Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA 01720 \nPARKING: On-site parking available. \nACCESSIBILITY: Building is wheel-chair accessible. \n  \nThis program is offered by the Friends of Pine Hawk and Acton Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/introduction-to-the-pine-hawk-archaeology-discovery/
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Pine Hawk":MAILTO:friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240509T190000
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SUMMARY:Acton: 4000 to 7000 Years Ago
DESCRIPTION:Extending a popular talk archaeologist Kimberley Connors gave last year\, 4000 to 7000 Years Ago focuses specifically on Acton’s archaeological sites from the Middle Archaic period (4000-7000 years before present). The most well-known of these is the Pine Hawk site in South Acton\, but there are several other sites along the Assabet River and its tributaries. \nThis program brings our local landscape alive by looking at why indigenous people were so attracted to this region. Through the artifacts and excavations of local archaeological sites\, people can look beyond the glare of the modern to the contours of the land and understand more about Indigenous people and how they thrived here for millennia. \nMs. Connors will also lead a walk through the Trail through Time a short time later on May 18\, so people can see firsthand some of the landscape and sites described in this lecture. \nThis program is offered in person at the Acton Memorial Library and via Zoom. Registration is required. \n  \nThis program is offered by the Friends of Pine Hawk and Acton Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/acton-4000-to-7000-years-ago/
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Pine Hawk":MAILTO:friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230524T190000
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SUMMARY:Review of Acton Area Archaeology by Kimberley Connors
DESCRIPTION:Kimberley Connors\, a local archaeologist specializing in public education\, will share the fascinating archaeology of our local environment\, from the Native American arrival thousands of years ago\, through the European contact of the 1600s\, and into the Colonial and early industrial periods. This program can help us appreciate our local landscape and what it offered to newcomers thousands of years ago and to those arriving in the last few centuries as well. \nKimberley holds a MA from Harvard University and has worked on numerous sites in New England and the Middle East. Her research includes local sites along the Assabet River and Nashoba Brook. Her past Hidden History programs have been sponsored by Boston Public Library\, Freedom’s Way\, Friends of Pine Hawk\, and Iron Work Farm of Acton. Kimberley is the founder of Archaeology Outreach\, which brings STEAM and cultural programs to thousands of students across New England. Her talk will be followed by a brief review of Acton’s new archeological protection bylaw\, which was just enacted last year. \nThis event will be held in-person and live streamed on Acton TV at http://actontv.org/on-demand/livestream/public. \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED: Please click here to register whether you intend on attending in-person or watching via the live stream. \nThis program is offered by the Friends of Pine Hawk and Acton Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!  \n 
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/review-of-acton-area-archaeology-by-kimberley-connors/
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Pine Hawk":MAILTO:friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230511T190000
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SUMMARY:The History of the Nashobah Praying Indians: Doings\, Sufferings\, Tragedy\, and Triumph by Daniel V. Boudillion
DESCRIPTION:Author Dan Boudillion will discuss his just-published book on the history of the Nashobah Praying Indians from the 1654 establishment of the Praying Indian Plantation to their sufferings during King Philip’s War and exile on Deer Island\, to the loss of their lands in 1736. \nThe Nashobah village was one is the 16 “Praying Villages” established in Massachusetts in colonial times and included essentially all of modern Littleton\, Massachusetts. However\, part of Acton was\, and still is\, on Nashobah Praying Plantation land! Dan will share how the book came to be\, and fascinating stories of the Nashobah Praying Indians who are still alive and a presence more than 350 years later. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing at this event\, as well as on Amazon. \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED: Space is limited to 50\, click here to register. \n  \nThis program is offered by the Friends of Pine Hawk and Acton Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!  \n 
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-history-of-the-nashobah-praying-indians-doings-sufferings-tragedy-and-triumph-by-daniel-v-boudillion/
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Pine Hawk":MAILTO:friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com
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