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Mass Moments reminds us that on this day January 4, 1884, Harry Haskell Lew – also known as Bucky Lew – was born in Lowell in 1884 to an African-American family with a long and illustrious history in Massachusetts. His great-great-grandfather, Barzillai Lew – a free black man who purchased the…
Read More »Fr. Seamus Finn, OMI – member of the Justice/Peace and Integrity of Creation Ministry – continues his work on bringing faith and values into the financial world where the Oblates and other religious organization are invested. Fr. Finn is well-connected locally in Lowell and Greater Lowell. He writes regularly on the…
Read More »On this day – January 2, 1960, U. S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massaachusetts first announced that he would run for President. He made the announcement in the Senate Caucus Room in Washington, DC. I am today announcing my candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. The Presidency is the…
Read More »Many cultures and countries have customs and traditions practiced or at least remembered on New Years Eve and New Years Day. I remember attending a French-Canadian New Years Eve traditional event arranged by our friend Mehmed Ali. The Reveillion – highly focused on food – was celebrated in historic downtown Lowell in the community room of the Shine of…
Read More »A repost from last Christmas – let’s think about how things once were and how much they change and may change again – and never underestimate the power of words and images. MassMoments reminds us today that the Puritans of Massachusetts led by minister Increase Mather thought the celebration…
Read More »Today December 21, 2012 is the Winter Solstice. The solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The winter solstice also marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Have you noticed that the place and angle of the sun is different throughout the year? With the coming…
Read More »This is a repost of an article I did last year about the tradition of candles in the window at Christmas time along with some personal comments. It’s a tradition with deep roots in my Irish heritage. I’ve added a photo of the Sweeney house on St. James Street –…
Read More »With so many Americans – especially in this neck of the woods – having Irish ancestry on the family tree, I thought our blog readers might enjoy this list of Irish Christmas traditions – some old and some new. This was posted today by writer Jane Walshon the Irish Central…
Read More »Photo by Kevin Harkins from Merrimack Valley Magazine In an article in today’s Eagle Tribune, UMass Lowell Chancellor and former Congressman Marty Meehan tells reporter Jill Harmacinski and the ET editorial board that he has no plans to run in a race to replace Senator John Kerry should he be the…
Read More »Thanks to the Pawtucketville Citizens Council Facebook page for this heads-up on the “Chronicle” coverage of the American Textile History Museum’s lastest exhibit. The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Mass., will be featured on “Chronicle” on Channel 5 (WCVB-TV) next WEDNESDAY, December 19, at 7:30 p.m. The segment will include…
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