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The following is one of an occasional series of posts I’m doing in recognition of Lowell’s upcoming bicentennial in 2026. These and future profiles were first featured in my 2012 book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. Francis Cabot Lowell Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817) graduated from Harvard College then set up as a…
Read More »When Paul Marion and I launched The Lowell Review three years ago, we wanted to create a print product that contained original prose and poetry from writers from or connected to the Merrimack Valley. We were partly inspired by a two-part article called “In the Valley of the Poets” that…
Read More »Québec, St. Jean Baptiste, and Poutine! A Free Slide Presentation and Talk by Marie-Josée Duquette of the Québec Government Office in Boston Tuesday, June 20, 2023 from 6:30-8:30 pm Dracut Public Library Community Room 28 Arlington St., Dracut, MA How did the people of Québec come to celebrate the Nativity of…
Read More »Juneteenth traces its roots to June 19, 1865, when United States Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. With General Order No. 3, Granger…
Read More »Today is the 248th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Dozens of volunteer soldiers from the towns in this vicinity – Lowell didn’t receive its town charter for another 50 years – took place in the battle. The Battle of Bunker Hill is largely forgotten in our popular culture,…
Read More »Living Madly: Moby Chip By Emilie-Noelle Provost My husband, Rob, is obsessed with the chipmunks in our yard. Each year, beginning in late winter or early spring, when the first pocket-sized rodent pokes its head of out of one of the portholes in our lawn, he starts tracking their daily…
Read More »Boarding School Blues: Ch. 59 By Louise Peloquin Ch. 59: Wilted Balloons Madeleine’s report on the headmistress’s telephone exchanges with Docteur and Madame Rejean discomfited Andy, Titi and Blanche. “So you’ll be able to go home every single weekend from now on PF” Madeleine announced. “Your father woulda pulled out…
Read More »Besides our own Lowell, Massachusetts, here’s a list of other places in the US that share the name: Lowell, Arkansas – Benton County. Population 9839 in 2020. Incorporated in 1881. Lowell, California – An unincorporated community in Napa County. In 1992, Lowell annexed into American Canyon. Lowell, Florida – An…
Read More »On June 5th, 1944, one day prior to the largest seaborne invasion in history, General Dwight D. Eisenhower penned a brief, potent letter. With great trepidation and acceptance of the burden of leadership, Eisenhower composed a note that would only see the light of day if the D-Day invasion failed.…
Read More »Remembering D-Day which took place 79 years ago today. On June 6, 1944, a pivotal event unfolded on the shores of Normandy, France, forever altering the course of World War II. D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, was the largest amphibious assault in history, initiated by the Allied forces to…
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