Events & Exhibits

We are Under Construction!

The campus at 300 Main Street, home of our Hosmer House Museum and associated buildings, is undergoing a renovation of its landscape.  Though Jenks Library is open for its normal Monday and Wednesday hours, parking on the property is limited for the moment.  Events and exhibits on site will be delayed until work is done. 

We look forward to sharing with you our newly opened-up landscape, much more representative of the time when the home was the site of a working farm.  Stay tuned.

Talk on Historic Paint Colors

Thank you to Sara Chase, Preservation Consultant, for her talk on May 5th, discussing what she has learned about historic colors while working for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.  She reviewed the methods used for archival research as well as on-site work and hands-on investigation.  She used the recent repainting of Acton's Town Hall as a case study on how she does her work.

Hosmer House Museum Open House

Our first house tours of the year were on May 5.  Visitors were able to see featured items about the Revolutionary War  in the historic Hosmer house that was standing on April 19, 1775 and housed participants in Revolutionary War activities.  Young visitors participated in a play to bring Revolutionary era history to life. 

Stay tuned for our next open hours.

World War 1 Online Exhibit

Thank you to all who visited the Society's World War 1 exhibit and to all the members who lent items and worked to prepare for and host the exhibit!

This slideshow shows some of the photos that were on display.  Visit Jenks Library to view our collection of WW1 photographs.

Goats at the Hosmer House

As part of a larger project to improve the landscaping around the Hosmer House, the Acton Historical Society was visited last fall by a crew of four goats.  Their "goatscaping" work was the subject of a recent video produced by Acton TV featuring AHS co-president Bill Klauer.
Goatscaping Video