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In spite of the blizzard news, I must note that on this day – Janury 27, 2000 – the New England Patriot’s hired Bill Belichick as their 14th coach. And the rest – as they say – is history with perhaps more history to be made in 2015. From the…
Read More »My colleagues Dick and Paul have shared their memories of those days in early February of 1978 known now as the Blizzard of 1978. Checking the archive I found this narrative of my own experiences. I remember the Blizzard of ’78 as a challenge to dig out and feel reconnected…
Read More »It is my wont to remind readers of the important events in history that have a Lowell connection. Today we remember – with the help of MassMoments – the organization of the Massachusetts Sixth Volunteer Militia… From our archive… This is a re-post from last year… but an important reminder…
Read More »This is a cross post from the “Forgotten New England” blog as written by Lowell Historical Society Curator Ryan Owen. In his on-going series sharing re-discovered LHS Collection artifacts or in this case “new” artifacts, Ryan not only discusses these Merrimack Mill badges but the story of those ladies who…
Read More »Yesterday in his Inaugural Address, newly-sworn-in Governor Charlie Baker reminded us that on that rostrum in that Chamber, John F. Kennedy addressed the Legislature and the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as he took his leave to become the 35th President of the United States. He noted ~ “Decades…
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) will have the first meeting of the New Year this coming Saturday morning January 10, 2015 at 8am in Chelmsford . Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday January 10, 2015 at 8:00 AM At the Independence Grill/ Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in…
Read More »For those who celebrate the spiritual event and holyday that for us is Christmas – we do so without restraint on our person, our beliefs, our rituals… the secular and civic revelries of Christmas time ~ the music, gift giving, parties, food, song, symbols and salutes thrive as well…. here…
Read More »The recent Globe article ~ “How a Massachusetts man invented the global ice market” reminded me that Lowell with its location on the Merrimack River had it’s own ice harvesting business with talented ice cutters and ice harvesters. The name of local ice king Daniel Gage and visits from the…
Read More »A new ping today as someone referenced this post from the archive has prompted me to re-post this commentary on “candles in the window at Christmas time” ~ an Irish tradition as well as a few memories. BTW ~ I was amused to be noted as a “Bostonian with an…
Read More »From the archive ~ a reminder about the massive, destructive and very painful fire at Malden Mills in Lawrence ~ December 11, 1995. In the Merrimack Valley: Remembering the 1995 Malden Mills Fire December 11, 2012 by Marie Posted in Greater Lowell 1Comment Mass Moments reminds today us that on the evening of December 11,…
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