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This past Friday evening the powerful documentary “Lost Child: Sayon’s Journey” was screened at the O’Leary Library on UMass Lowell’s South Campus. The 2013 film, winner of a Cine Golden Eagle Award, follows Lowell resident Sayon Soeun’s return to Cambodia where he finds family members who had lost but never forgotten…
Read More »While we’re on the topic of Lowell Cemetery, the front page of the print edition of the New England Travel section of today’s Globe greets us with a photo of the Bonney monument at Lowell Cemetery, an image that I’ve frequently posted to promote my walking tours of the cemetery.…
Read More »Thanks to the 270+ people who joined me on tours of the Lowell Cemetery over the past ten days. On Friday, September 27, there were 60 people on the tour; on Saturday, September 28, there were 100; on Friday, October 4 in the pouring rain, 10 hardy individuals showed up…
Read More »Lowell Open Studios continues today, 11 am to 5 pm, in locations around the city. This has become one of the stellar events of the year. That hundreds of artists chose Lowell as a place to live and/or work, is no simple twist of fate. There is a complex story…
Read More »The final Fall 2013 tours of historic Lowell Cemetery will be held this Friday at 1 pm and this Saturday at 10 am. Both tours begin just inside the Knapp Avenue entrance to the cemetery (which is right next to Shedd Park). The tours take 90 minutes, are free, and…
Read More »Today the family of the late James W. Sweeney was notified that he will be inducted into the UMass Lowell Military Hall of Fame at the Third Annual Legacy Ball and Hall of Fame Induction on October 12, 2013 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. James Sweeney – WWII veteran, Lt.(jg)…
Read More »During my recent trip to Washington for the enshrinement of the Medal of Honor awarded to Lowell-native David McNerney in the Smithsonian Postal Museum, the extended McNerney Family and the surviving members of Company A, 1-8 Inf, 4th Infantry Division (the unit in which McNerney was 1st Sgt during the…
Read More »Thanks to the fantastic weather, 60 people attended this past Friday’s tour and another 100 joined us on Saturday. There are two more tours scheduled this fall: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10 am Both tours start at the Knapp Avenue Gate right…
Read More »MassMoments reminds that Henry Hobson Richardson was born on this day – September 29, 1838. During his short life, Henry Hobson Richardson designed churches, courthouses, train stations, libraries, and other important civic buildings. Featuring semicircular “Roman” arches set in massive stone walls, Richardson’s unique style became known as “Richardsonian Romanesque” –…
Read More ». . . And, garden pictures from Back Central in this video. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KJBtfasok[/youtube]
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