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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Second Amendment to the US Constitution I realize that the US Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment guarantees the right…
Read More »In all of our talk about relocating the Passaconaway statue from Edson Cemetery to Pawtucket Falls, we skipped over the issue of ownership. The plaque on the statue, shown above, says that it’s the property of the “Improved order of Red Men of Massachusetts“, a group that Eileen L points…
Read More »Earlier today I did my Tuesday afternoon call-in to WCAP to talk about real estate and events in Lowell. Host Jack Baldwin and I discussed the Google maps mash-up of Lowell locations where “The Fighter” was filmed. A number of listeners called in and added some locations: Warren Court which…
Read More »Tony Sampas returns with some timely images of Pawtucket Falls
Read More »Jim Peters has sparked an interesting discussion with his essay on the Native American History of Lowell. Above is the statue of Passaconaway now located in the Edson Cemetery that Paul suggests should be moved closer to Pawtucket Falls. Below is another interactive map, this one showing various monuments, buildings,…
Read More »Paul Hudon, author of “An Illustrated History of the Lower Merrimack: The Valley and its Peoples“, has some observations on the state of national politics as we enter 2011: You have to wonder if ‘the happy warrior’ is trying to tell us something. Hubert Horatio Humphrey was laid to rest…
Read More »Lowell is best known for its role in the Industrial Revolution, but the first English settlers arrived at the confluence of the Merrimack and the Concord Rivers in the mid-1600s. They found the area fully inhabited by indigenous people who had lived here for centuries. In the following essay, Jim…
Read More »Western Avenue Studios, shown in the background above, will be open today from noon to 5 pm for the regular first Saturday of the month, Open Studios. Pay a visit and browse through all of the artists’ work spaces and perhaps even buy something to brighten up your home or…
Read More »Plaque erected in Quebec City marking the spot of American General Richard Montgomery’s death. “Here stood the Undaunted Fifty safeguarding Canada, defeating Montgomery at the Pres de Ville Barricade on the last day of 1775, Guy Carleton commanding at Quebec.” Two hundred and thirty-five years ago tonight, American soldiers attacked…
Read More »My “celebrations” of New Year’s Eve have evolved through the years. Growing up, I always enjoyed watching the big college football bowl game that was on that night – I think it was the Orange Bowl from Miami – but that was back in the day when there were only…
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