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Thanks to Marie on Facebook for this link to This Day in History at history.com with the account of Ted Williams hitting a home run in his last time at bat in his career—in Fenway Park in 1960. The moment was immortalized by young John Updike writing for the New…
Read More »The Bridge Review Special Bread and Roses Issue Seeks Submissions The Bridge Review will produce a 2012 special issue in support of the Centennial Anniversary of the Great Lawrence Strike of 1912, better known as the “Bread & Roses Strike.” Deadline for submissions is January 11, 2012. The Bridge Review:…
Read More »According to Mark E. Vogler’s article in today’s Eagle Tribune – the state Department of Elementary & Secondary Education presented their “District Review” to the Lawrence School Committee last week. The review is apparently replete with findings that members of the Lawrence School Committee and the committee Chair – Mayor…
Read More »Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 3,500 Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. On this blog we offer many posts about our historic Lowell cemeteries. Cemeteries are an important and intimate part of our lives and our ancestry. Stories abound there…
Read More »Flankers . Trees change at night to rust, orange, brown. On long warm afternoons my friends and I ran downfield, catching perfect spirals, tackling each other as if trying to hurt one another when all we wanted was to be good at what we knew. Red-gold leaves surrounded us. Our…
Read More »Brett Cromwell of the Lowell Film Collaborative has launched a new website, www.coversmartquiz.com The site is for all music lovers but especially those who cherish the artwork that appeared on album covers during the past half century. Each day, visitors to the site are presented with images of several album…
Read More »“Lowell City Hall” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »If you want to attend housing expert Karl “Chip” Case’s Lunchtime Lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, you should register today because the seating is limited to 100 and not many seats are left. The lecture is on Monday, Oct. 3, at 12 noon. Contact artsandideas@uml.edu or call…
Read More »History.com reminds us that on this day September 26, 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in the city of Chicago. Presidential hopefuls Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off in a television studio to discuss “domestic matters.” Kennedy emerged the apparent winner from…
Read More »An Evening with Andre Dubus University of Massachusetts Lowell faculty member and New York Times Best-Selling Author Andre Dubus III will be discussing his latest work – Townie – at the Tewksbury Public Library on Tuesday September 27, 2011 at 6:30pm. A book sale and signing will take place after…
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