Stories from Acton

Searching for an Acton photographer named Taylor yielded not only F. J. Taylor but Margaret as well.

Research into the origin of the cannons on the town common in Acton, MA.

A portrait unrelated to Acton led to the discovery of the singing Turner sisters who came from Georgia and lived for a time in Acton, Massachusetts.

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.

A letter thought to be between business associates shows how much more formal even family correspondence was in 1850.

Research to identify the F. Taylor mentioned in an 1850 letter in the Acton Historical Society collection.

Photos from the Cash family may all be of Mary Elizabeth Cash or a close relative. Can anyone identify them?