Lowell

George S. Boutwell, Radical Republican, 1865

In the film “Lincoln,” during the scene in which the roll is being called for votes for and against the adoption of a Constitutional amendment to ban slavery, I couldn’t help wondering who was representing Lowell in the US Congress at that moment. According to the ever-useful “Cotton Was King”…

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President Obama in Cambodia

With a large part of Lowell’s population either from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent, we should pay particular attention to the first-ever visit to Cambodia by a sitting U.S. President. Here are some stories about the visit from that region’s media: From the Phnomh Penh Post: “Obama’s meeting with Cambodia’s…

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Looking for Jack Boston

The following showed up as a comment and came to me by email. I’ve never heard of Jack Boston but thought some of our readers might have. Please leave a comment on this post if you have any info. I am looking for a picture of a man by the…

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For Lowell and the Merrimack Valley: Reflecting on the Gospel Concert of Thanksgiving

Eliot Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, Lowell MA This afternoon over 150 people in a diverse audience gathered in the main sanctuary of  Lowell’s Eliot Presbyterian Church found a teriffic way to begin the season of Thanksgiving. With the welcoming words of  CTI Executive Director Karen Frederick who reminded all that “the 1800 familes…

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