Stories from Acton

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

An Acton diary provided dates and the context of photographs of an Acton ice storm.

A reminder that when dealing with transcriptions, researchers should make sure to check that they are based on authentic original sources.

Acton's 1935 Bicentennial celebration brought crowds and unexpected excitement.

A group of Civil War veterans waited more than two decades for a promise to be honored.

An 1880s dispute over who would be postmaster involved politics and charges of fraud.

Photos apparently from an East Acton family included scenes and events in Boston.

Research into Black Revolutionary War soldier Titus Haywood (or "Hayward.")

A question about Samuel Parlin led us to discover more about him at Acton Historical Society's Jenks Library.

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

In 1868-69, West Acton residents tried to secede and join with Boxborough.

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.

George C. Wright, Acton benefactor, was president of the largest coffee and spice company in New England.

An overlooked slide gave us a picture of the Acton football team of 1897-98 with identified players.

Overcoming problems is nothing new in Acton education.

After decades of struggle, Acton women were finally allowed full voting rights in 1920.

A project to identify early Black and mixed race Acton residents from 1735 through 1865.