Resources for Historical and Genealogical Research
Available at Jenks Libary

  • Published Volumes of Acton Vital Records through 1850
  • Acton Town Reports 1800s-on
  • Acton Street Lists & Directories
  • Published Histories of Acton (and surrounding towns) and Acton families
  • Manuscript Histories of Acton and its families
  • Manuscript information on Acton houses and other buildings
  • Militia and Veterans' Records
  • 1890 Census Substitutes
  • Maps (see also links here)
  • Deeds
  • Letters
  • Family Bibles and Family Records
  • Diaries & Memoirs
  • Autograph Books
  • Scrapbooks
  • Billhead receipts and invoices from Acton businesses
  • Account Books
  • Records from Acton organizations
  • Newspapers
  • School Publications, Graduation Programs and Yearbooks
  • Postcards
  • Photographs of Acton and its Families
  • Obituary Collection
  • Historical Society Publications
  • Oral History tapes
  • and much more...
Resources are also available from other local organizations.  See our Links of Interest page.