Stories from Acton

An 1828 listing showed that the East Acton school housed 87 students. Research was done to identify them.

The East Acton school district's elusive history pieced together from clues left behind.

Teacher Ella Miller's commute to work involved evolving challenges over her long career in the Acton schools.

Ella Miller and her family left behind a treasure trove of information & photos from their years in North Acton and Acton center.

In 1848 and 1849, popular teacher Lyman Cutler ran a private school in Acton.

Information about students who attended F. W. Pelton's private high school in Acton in 1852.

F. W. Pelton ran a private high school in Acton in 1852 and put on quite a show of students' work.

Overcoming problems is nothing new in Acton education.

School upkeep needs, safety concerns, and budgetary pressures are nothing new, as research into Acton school conditions shows.

Acton's early schooling decisions and the history of the North Acton school district and its schoolhouses are described.

The 1906-1907 Acton School Committee report reveals the events that were considered worthy of being remembered by raising the flag on their anniversaries.

The superintendent of schools' 1915 report illustrates the concerns and the home-school relationship of the period.

In the early 1900s, school crowding became so severe and politics so divided, Acton sent its high school students to Concord.

Acton's high school, launched in 1883, faced numerous difficulties, including uneven levels of support, one teacher, and the lack of a building in which to meet.