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This past summer during a vacation in Chicago I visited the Museum of Science of Industry which was fascinating in its own right but it was also on my things-to-see list because it is the one surviving building from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition (shown above). That world’s fair brought…
Read More »Nancye Tuttle visited Portland, Maine this weekend and wrote a couple of blog posts that should be of interest to our readers. Nancye writes of her visit to the Portland Museum of Art to see a photography exhibit that reminded her of the work of Lowell photographer Joe Quinlan who…
Read More »While many supporters of Niki Tsongas were upset about the Lowell Sun’s endorsement of Jon Golnik, some community leaders – men and women who think more about the strategic needs of the region than they do politics – were appalled. For at least a century, Lowell has been the epicenter…
Read More »On November 6, 1860, voters across America went to the polls and elected Abraham Lincoln president which set the stage for the American Civil War. Here are the results of the election: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) received 180 electoral votes and 1,865,908 popular votes John C Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) received 72…
Read More »As the just completed election drew near, seven recent mayors of Lowell gathered in front of City Hall to take an endorsement photo with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. The photo appeared in a brochure that was distributed to many but not all homes. In case you missed it, here’s another view.…
Read More »A friend who is enrolled in the Public History graduate program at UMass Boston recently shared the following information about an upcoming lecture that might be of interest to some of our readers. Here’s the information: On this special day of remembrance [Pearl Harbor Day], Dr. Edward T. Linenthal of…
Read More »The incredibly interest rates available these days seem to be benefiting some homeowners. The number of mortgages recorded at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds during October 2010 was 37% percent higher than the number recorded in October 2009 (1508 vs. 1101). This refinancing surge disproportionately is benefiting homeowners in…
Read More »As Veterans Day approaches, Tony Sampas turns his camera towards some of Lowell’s monuments. Today, “Winged Victory” located on Merrimack Street at Arcand Drive.
Read More »Another installment in our month-long effort to remember Lowell soldiers who died in the First World War by republishing their obituaries: More About Death of Major Rivet Further information concerning the death of Maj. Douglas Rivet, son of Mrs. Franics P. Rivet of 271 Beacon street, is contained in the…
Read More »This past Tuesday Niki Tsongas won reelection, defeating Republican challenger Jon Golnik, 54% to 42%. Tsongas won 22 of the 29 towns in the Fifth Congressional District and the seven won by Golnik were by relatively small margins (Bolton by 4, Chelmsford by 237, Dracut by 334, Dunstable by 137,…
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