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Acton Newspapers at Jenks Library (full issues, prior to 1940)


List in Progress

Acton Advance
  • 1928: May 5
  • 1933: July 8
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Acton Monitor
  • 1874: Jan. 1, Dec. 16
  • 1875: Dec. 16
  • 1876: Dec. 21
  • 1877: Dec. 20
  • 1883: Dec. 15

Acton News
  • 1911: Sept. 8
  • 1913: Mar. 28
  • 1928: May 4
  • 1935: Sept. 20
  • 1936: Apr. 24, June 19
  • 1938: June 16, June 30

Acton Patriot
  • 1874:
    • Sept. 19 (page 1, page 8)
    • Nov. 7
  • 1875:
    • Feb. 6, 13 & 20
    • Mar. 20 (page 1)
    • April 17
    • July 31
    • Aug. 21 (page 1)
    • Sept. 4 (page 1)
    • Oct. 9 (page 1)
    • Oct. 30
  • 1876: Jan. 1 & 8, Mar. 2, May 25, Oct. 12
  • 1877: Apr. 5, June 28
  • 1878:
    • Feb. 21
    • June 13 (page 1)
    • Aug. 8
    • Sept. 26
    • Dec. 5
  • 1879:
    • Feb. 6
    • Apr. 3 & 17
    • June 5 (page 1), 12 & 26 (page 1)
    • Oct. 2
  • 1880: Feb. 19
  • 1881:
    • Feb. 17 & 24
    • Oct. 13 (page 1)
    • Dec. 1 (page 1) & 8 (page 1)
    • Another with date unclear, possibly at year-end
  • 1882: Mar. 9, Apr. 6, Sept. 7
  • 1883: Apr. 6 & 13 (page 1)
  • 1885: Apr. 24
  • 1886: Jan. 15, July 2_, (Also undated supplement discussing Civil War Soldiers' bounties)

Middlesex Recorder
  • 1885: Apr. 18 (page 1, page 2)
  • 1895: Apr. 19 (page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4)

Village Beacon
  • 1892: Dec. 12 (page 1, page 4)

Other Papers with Acton News Items

Concord Freeman
  • 1875: Apr. 19

Littleton Courant
  • 1885: Feb. 27

In addition, Jenks Library has many individual newspaper articles related to Acton's people, places, and events.  Contact us or visit Jenks Library to learn more about your topic of interest.

Other Sources of Historical Newspapers:

Note that other Acton newspapers (including more recent issues held in paper form at Jenks Library) are also available on microfilm or online through the Acton Memorial Library.  

The Concord Public Library has made early Concord newspapers (somewhat sporadic, 1816-1862) available here.

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