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American author, poet, civic activist Henry David Thoreau was a man of action when it came to his beliefs and conscience. Learn about his act of “civil disobedience” here in a post from the archive…. July 23, 1846 ~ Thoreau Jailed! Walked in from the Woods… July 23, 2013 by Marie Posted in Greater…
Read More »The Summer 2015 Edition of the Lowell Historic Board Newsletter is out. Of particular interest is the story about one of the most historic of the city’s parks – Tyler Park as designed by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted. Read all about it here…. Lowell Has Style: Tyler Park …
Read More »This is a cross-post from Dave McKean’s LowellIrish. Dave tells of more grave site discoveries in St. Patrick’s Cemetery by Walter and Karen Hickey – these are of the Daughters of Charity. Dave notes that nearby, the recently rediscovered and cleared grave stones of some SNDs /Notre Dame nuns are…
Read More »Again there is activity along River Road in Andover! What will happen to the massive St. Francis Seminary on River Road? Many have fond memories of the Christmas light display created by the seminarians. Just down the street from my home on Fiske Street, the building and property has been…
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) will meet tomorrow ~ Saturday morning June 20, 2015 at 8:00am/SHARP in the Independence Grill of the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford . Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday June 20, 2015 at 8:00 AM At the Independence Grill/ Radisson Hotel Rte. 110…
Read More »Reaching back into the archive ~ While later today we will remember the 150th anniversary of the dedication of Lowell’s Ladd and Whitney Monument, we will also remember that today June 17 is “Bunker Hill Day” ~ Bunker Hill Day marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, also known…
Read More »The twists and turns of life and the human condition are often unpredictable. On this day ~ May 30 1971 ~ our former United States Senator for Massachusetts – one-time Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and our current United States Secretary of State – the President’s chief foreign…
Read More »From the archive… On this day – May 29, 1917 – John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy. John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy – often referred to by his initials JFK – was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his…
Read More »With the nearly iconic role of priests of the Society of Jesus in the Catholic Church – world-wide and here in Massachusetts and long before the election of Pope Francis, would it be a surprise that the Jesuits were banned from the Massachusetts Bay colony? Here’s the story from our…
Read More »There is a sustained atmosphere of negativity towards the Congress these days. Most of it focuses on long run of “do-nothingness” – but back in 1856 – a volatile time to be sure – it was a physical act in the Congress – on the floor of the United States…
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