History

Frederick Douglass and Lowell

The Boston Globe yesterday carried a story about the difficulties being encountered in erecting a statue in Boston honoring Frederick Douglass.  Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass later escaped to freedom and became one of America’s foremost abolitionists in the years before, during, and after the Civil War. Writing on…

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Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2001 seems so recent to me but fourteen years is a long time. For instance, someone just four years old on that day is now a freshman in college. Through the years, we’ve written a number of blog posts about 9/11. I’ve compiled links to some of them…

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A Region of Lasting Importance

For anyone who needs a reminder about the distinctive region around us, just check the new issue of the New Yorker magazine with two major articles about historical happenings and people from our general area. Our local history keeps making news. Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Shiff writes about “The Witches of Salem:…

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