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The 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War is right around the corner. How will we celebrate it? Whose stories will get told, and how patriotic will we feel in troubled […]
We are excited to be singing beautiful music together for our 43rd year! Lexington Pops Chorus is a non-audition community chorus in Lexington, MA, that has been performing continually since […]
The Acton 250 Committee presents Joel Bohy, a historic arms & militaria specialist at Blackstone Valley Auctions and Estates. Joel will discuss the arms and ammunition used by both British and provincial forces on April 19, 1775, as well as the battle damage that remain. Using modern shooting incident reconstruction, archaeology, live fire studies, and […]
The issue of money, particularly its scarcity, loomed large in colonial America. Under the constraints of British rule, gold and silver served as the official legal tender; however, these precious metals were rarely found circulating within the colonies. Lacking a stable and trusted commodity to function as currency, colonial governments in the eighteenth century turned […]
Acton Town Hall, Room 204 from 7-8:30 PM. A Snapshot of Acton’s Early Black Residents (1730-1830)Please join local historians Bob Pion, Bill Klauer, and Anne Forbes discussing recent learnings of […]
The Acton 250 Committee presents Acton’s celebrated historians Anne Forbes, Bill Klauer and Bob Pion who will discuss recent learnings of Acton’s Black residents in honor African American History Month. Black citizens were among the residents here when Acton first became a Town in 1735, and several fought in the Revolution at the Concord Bridge […]
Acton Town Hall, Room 204 from 7-8:30 PM A sculpture speaks for her statues image Nationally renowned sculptor and Acton resident Meredith Bergmann produced inspiring monuments to many great Americans. Her artistic process includes learning about each figure as she creates the bronze statue. Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784), whose bronze statue […]
Nationally renowned sculptor Meredith Bergmann, an Acton resident, has created inspiring monuments to great Americans: FDR, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Abigail Adams, and many more. Her artistic process includes […]
Step back in time to experience the anxious hours before the start of the American Revolution. It's past midnight on April 19th, 1775, and Paul Revere has just left the […]
Title: Wood Type Use, History, and Identification lecture and workshop, 1 pm Event leader: James Grieshaber Cost: Free with Museum admission Date: Saturday March 15 Start time: 1 pm This […]
Faulkner House, 5 High Street, Acton starting at 1 PM (Arrival time is 12:55 PM) Join tour guide Amy Cole to visit the Iron Work Farm sites and walk South […]
Alex Cain will discuss the colony's response to the British threat and examine the Massachusetts militia and minuteman system before Lexington and Concord. In October 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress […]
