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Lexington’s Captain John Parker
Yesterday I took a ride to Lexington, MA. I arrived shortly before the annual Patriot’s Day Parade and several hours after the re-enactment of the famous battle that took place on the Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, a battle recognized as the start of the American Revolution. In the…
Read More »Trailer: The Last Pow-Wow-Oak Documentary
Documentary movie about the last Pow-Wow Oak Tree in Lowell, MA. Traces the historic events that took place at the tree, the role it played in the American Revolutionary War, and the story of the Pow-Wow Oak Protectors – a citizen group trying to preserve and protect the tree for…
Read More »The Royal Wedding, T-Mobile Style
The real event won’t take place until April 29, but T-Mobile is giving us a sneak preview of the Royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Read More »Ken Burns, the best of PBS, looks to individual and foundation funding for future projects by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Ken Burns, historian, film maker, story teller and recorder of people and events, has become something of an institution himself. His highly acclaimed body of work is gargantuan in scope and impact: The Civil War, Baseball, The War,…
Read More »UMass Lowell Graduate School Interviews: The Killing Fields
Out of the Killing Fields: Recollections of Cambodia – George Tang as interviewed by his son Sidney Tang. Part of UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education Interviews for the Library of Congress StoryCorps. Sokhar Sao interviewed with his daughter, Felicia Sao. Sokheng Kong interview.
Read More »Obama held hostage on budget, displaying Stockholm syndrome? by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Stockholm syndrome describes what happens when someone taken hostage develops positive feelings for his captors. Barack Obama has been held hostage by the Republicans in Congress and in some ways is beginning to emulate them.…
Read More »Fort Sumter, National Park Video
Here is a great video go along with co-author Marie’s post below.
Read More »UTEC Says…”Let Lowell Vote”
Please join Lowell teens and UTEC teen organizers Wednesday April 13 for the Joint Committee on Election Laws’ Public Hearing on Bill # 1111 – a home-rule petition filed by Lowell City Council to let 17 year olds vote in Lowell municipal elections! Boston, MA Statehouse in Hearing Room A2…
Read More »Tewksbury’s Mike Daley Says “YouChoose” and He’ll Do It!
Mike Daley from Tewksbury has come up with one crazy, fun idea. For one year (that’s 2011) Mike is going to give people a choice of two stunts and they select the one they’d like to see him do. People cast their votes on Mike’s YouTube Channel. He calls it…
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