Tonight I attended an excellent program at the Tsongas Industrial History Center on The Lowell Textile Strike of 1912. The program was jointly organized by the TIHC, the Lowell National Historical Park, UMass Lowell, The American Textile History Museum, the Revolving Museum and the Bread & Roses Centennial Committee. The…
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Here’s the latest meeting notice from the East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group: East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group Meeting Monday, April 30th – 7:00-8:30 pm at the Pawtucketville Social Club, 123 University Avenue “We are making extraordinary progress. Come and help us keep up the momentum.” What we have accomplished: • We are…
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Our friends at the Lowell City Manager’s blog remind us that this is an important week in celebration of National Community Development: City of Lowell Celebrates National Community Development Week April 10, 2012 by Office of the City Manager The City of Lowell will join communities across the country to celebrate National…
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When studying history, some years seem more interesting than others. As comedian Robin Williams famously said, “If you remember the 1970s, you weren’t there.” One year deserving of additional scrutiny may be 1912. Just in the month of April you had the sinking of the Titanic and the opening of…
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