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A tale from the pandemic . . . DON’T WALK AWAY by Jerry Bisantz I’ve become a whiner. I hate this Covid bullshit. This assault on my life. This pent up anger at not being able to sit at a goddamn bar, watch a Sox game, drink a beer. People…
Read More »In her recent blog post, Linda Hoffman brings an artist’s eye to the spring apple orchard.
Read More »A recent journal article authored by some familiar names contributes important new evidence to our understanding of the earliest Irish immigrants in Lowell. “Migration and Memorials: Irish Cultural Identity in Early Nineteenth-Century Lowell, Massachusetts” (published in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology on December 18, 2019) examines the iconography of…
Read More »Poet and activist Emily Ferrara of Lowell has become a field worker for the 2020 Census. On her blog, The Body Politic, she recently wrote about the grass roots work of the census is about to resume. Thanks to Emily for allowing us to cross-post her article here. The 2020…
Read More »This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to June 3, 2013, and a visit to Lowell by Grammy Award winning singer/song writer Carole King. Paul Marion wrote the following blog post to document her visit which had her attend a campaign rally for Ed Markey who was then running for…
Read More »Bette Davis was born in Lowell on April 15, 1908. She went on to a long and legendary career as one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses and an international star. Nominated for an Academy Award ten times, including a stretch of five consecutive years, she won twice. The family home, a…
Read More »There is some dispute about where and when the first Memorial Day was held but there is no question that the purpose of the day was to honor and remember those who died while serving in the military. In recent years the Greater Lowell Veterans Council holds its ceremony on…
Read More »This week’s Throwback Thursday post takes us back to May 24, 2009, when Steve O’Connor shared the story of two World War II Veterans from Lowell, each with a remarkable story to tell. Visiting With Two Very Special Veterans By Steve O’Connor on May 24, 2009 In the following essay,…
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