Past Events

Begin at Knapp Avenue entrance

Two descendants of the Irish "King Of The Blasket Islands" journey to their ancestral home. Not to reclaim the land.. but to surf her angry seas." Award winning film directed by Mark C. Covino, lovingly captured by Lowell Cinematographer Georgia Pantazopoulos. Featuring voice over work by The Old Court's favorite bartender "Bean".

This is your chance to look inside seven of the Lowell Cemetery mausoleums and to visit other notable monuments in the cemetery. It is a self-paced tour that you can begin at any time during the event from either the Knapp Ave or Lawrence Street gates. Guides will be stationed at each of the featured mausoleums and monuments. These guides will share the stories of those who are buried inside and help you find your way to your next objective.

Join Bob Forrant and Dick Howe for this 90 minute walk around downtown Lowell that will visit many of the locations that influenced the life and career of Benjamin F. Butler, Civil War general, governor of Massachusetts, member of Congress, noted attorney.

Lecture and discussion on the impact of the Talbot Dam on the Concord River and vicinity.

Event begins at 10am at Ladd & Whitney Monument then moves to Lowell Memorial Auditorium for speeches and ceremony beginning at 11am.

Mary C. Murphy, Ph.D., of University College Cork, Ireland will give a lecture on the impact of Brexit on Ireland.