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Friends of Pine Hawk: Tahattawan’s World
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
Who were the Indians who lived in the Acton area before the English arrived? It is widely understood that this band, led by their sachem Tahattawan, transferred Musketaquid/Concord to the English in the 1630s, adopted Christianity, settled down nearby at Nashobah/Littleton, endured rough handling during King Philip’s War in the 1670s, and then merged into the general diaspora of Christian Indians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Local historian Brent Ranalli has undertaken a fresh, close reading of the source documents from the seventeenth century for a new book project. This talk presents some of his findings, enhancing our understanding of the band and their story.
Please register at https://tinyurl.com/Ranalli-May14
Presented by the Friends of Pine Hawk with support from Acton Library and in partnership
with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture
& History.