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As we commemorate the Sesquicentennnial of the American Civil War, we have given much attention to the role that Lowell and the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment played in the pre-war and the early days of the Civil War. Programs, panels, exhibits, tours, a film festival and more have been part of…
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Read More »Join the Lowell Historical Society for its annual meeting this coming Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Middlesex Community College’s Federal Building on East Merrimack Street. The meeting will feature a panel discussion on the Civil War
Read More »As part of the ongoing Civil War-150 commemorative activities, the National Park Service is sponsoring a series of collectable Civil War Trade Cards – much like those favorite collectables – baseball cards. Five of the series cards will be Lowell-related – thanks to the input of Jack Herilhy of the Lowell National…
Read More »While all politics may be local, produce touted as local may not be. As Sarah Pinneo notes in her Boston Globe article today – “locavore” – one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible – was named word of the year back in 2007. Farmers loved the trend – large…
Read More »In recognition of National Preservation Month, the Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership are celebrating community efforts in the areas of historic preservation and cultural heritage – this is done in conjunction with the kick-off of Doors Open Lowell 2011. From the NPS website, here are the…
Read More »On May 6, 1957 – the Pulitzer Prize for Biography was awarded to the United Sates Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kennedy for “Profiles in Courage.” The work was widely acclaimed and helped Kennedy earn national recognition. While not without controversy as to the actual writing of the book (some…
Read More »John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum President Kennedy’s daughter Caroline Kennedy with the help of a group of fourth and fifth graders from the Winship School in Brighton, opened a new wing of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today in an official ceremony. The new wing adds…
Read More »As suggested by a former First Lady to “Remember the Ladies” – on this day May 3, 1940 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt invited a group of Democratic women to meet with him at the White House. These woman were to be in Washington, DC to attend a meeting of the “women’s division” of…
Read More »The “Open Court” project begins a pilot experiment in public access today in the busy Quincy, Massachusetts District Court. Court proceedings will be streamed live over the Web for anyone to see – in fact as I write I’m viewing/listening to the action. From an AP story: “The courtroom, which usually does…
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