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History is usually defined as a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes. Sometimes the interpretation of history along with its presentation can cause some problems. There’s a local kerfuffle over “Walking Tours of Civil War Boston’’ – the…
Read More »Castles and classics: Styles of residential architecture abound in the city of Lowell from Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Dutch and Georgian Colonials to the classic Bungalow, the traditional Cape Codder, the functional Ranch and much more. Nowhere is the elegance of Lowell’s Victorian-style homes more apparent that on that hill…
Read More »Sumner Needham grave in the Bellevue Cemetery Lawrence, Massachusetts In rememberance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Eagle Tribune is running a nine-part series exploring the important Merrimack Valley connections to the war and honoring the local soldiers who served. Today’s entry remembers Sumner Needham who along…
Read More »The Lowell Farmers Market opens for the season today July 8 from 2-6pm. Still in it’s easily accessible location in the JFK Plaza next to Lowell City Hall, the market has expanded opportunities for locavores offering a vast array of vegetables, breads, sustainably-farmed pork, chicken, beef, eggs, and dairy products…
Read More »According to Lawrence City Clerk William Moloney, the petition to recall Mayor William Lantigua will be ready today. The citizen group “It’s Your Right” led by activist Reverend Edwin Rodriguez with help from others like Wayne Hayes – need to gather at least 5,232 signatures or 15 percent of the…
Read More »The Tewksbury Patch is reporting that the Stanley Cup – currently “on tour” – will be on display this Saturday July 9th at the Tewksbury Country Club. The Tewksbury Patch story tells us: The symbol of the Boston Bruins first championship in nearly 40 years is coming to Tewksbury! The…
Read More »CIO organizing poster, circa 1935 On this day July 5, 1935 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which among other provisions, allowed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. The National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act (named for its sponsor, Senator Robert…
Read More »In today’s New York Times “The Opinion Pages” – Harold Holzer reminds us that in that simmering time after the Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter in April 1861, after the Baltimore Riots of April 18-19, 1861, after Lincoln ordered a naval blockade of Southern ports and after his call…
Read More »IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate…
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