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The Winter 2012 edition of the Boston College Magazine arrived in the mail today. As always it is chock full of interesting and enlightening articles. One such article “Questioning Authority, Keeping the Faith” has some very interesting statistics about American Catholics. The article was based on the opening remarks at…
Read More »Here’s the Wikipedia entry on Joseph Albert “Skippy” Roberge of Lowell, who played several years for the Boston Braves. He also played for several minor league clubs, including Toronto (see below). Here’s an extended description of his life and sports career from Baseball in Wartime on the web.
Read More »Our friends at leftinlowell.com posted lively about the Hockey East playoffs starting tonight at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell with the River Hawks taking on Providence College. Click here for all the details.
Read More »This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society blog. Using Dick Howe’s great photo below, I recalled the story of Lowell’s Irish Monument now located in Cardinal O’Connell Parkway. From the Lowell Irish Monument inscription: “…through their efforts in every facet of city life they helped establish Lowell as one…
Read More »Thursday, March 8, 12.30 pm “Celtic Tiger to EU Bailout” Discussion by Dr. Gary Murphy, President Irish Political Studies Association (free and open to the public) Dugan Hall 206, Solomont Way, UMass Lowell South Campus Sponsored by the UMass Lowell Center for Irish Partnerships. For info, contact Prof. Frank Talty at…
Read More »Saw this in the daily ad in the New York Times, Arts section. Click here for the Jeopardy Clue of the Day, Category: American Authors. Hint: It’s a Lowell guy.
Read More »The Bread and Roses Strike Centennial Project continues this Saturday, March 10, at 2 pm, with a concert by the popular Revels Repertory Company performing “An American Journey.” For ticket info click here.
Read More »Coming soon to the Concord River. “Whitewater Rafting” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net “Lowell: The Observed and Painted City”— Register for an illustrated lecture by Richard Marion at the Moses Greeley Parker Library in Dracut on March 27, 7 p.m. Richard Marion, a local artist…
Read More »Lots of really good and interesting information here in the just published Lowell Historic Board Newsletter PRESENCE from the PAST– Spring 2012 edition. Articles include information from Assistant Administrator Kim Zunino on how historic preservation helps small business; notes about Lowell’s Historic Properties Survey – a city-wide review of historic properties ; and…
Read More »Web photo of historic view of the South Common in Lowell, Mass., courtesy of cardcow.com What: South Common Haiku Book Project: An Earth Day Celebration in Lowell When: Sunday, April 22, 2 pm to 4.30 pm Where: Location to be announced soon What’s going on?: Join well-known maker of artist books…
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