The city of Lowell and its residents played a prominent role in the American Civil War. On Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hall of Flags of Lowell Memorial Auditorium, local historian Richard Howe will share the stories of a dozen Lowell residents who fought in the…
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LOWELL AND THE CIVIL WAR – FIRST BLOOD: THE LEXINGTON OF 1861 Exhibit and Reception Monday, April 18, 2011 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mogan Cultural Center – 40 French Street Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 The country had come to the conclusion that Mr. Lincoln and his cabinet were mainly…
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Earlier tonight my news feed brought a story about the recent identification of the remains of the twelve man crew of a B-24 Liberator that crashed in the Pacific in 1943. The co-pilot of the aircraft was 21-year old 2LT Martin P Murray of Lowell, Massachusetts. It turns out that…
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Please welcome two new websites to our blogroll which is located in the right-hand column of this site. First is “Keepers of Tradition” which is written by Maggie Holtzberg, the Director of Cultural Programming for the Lowell National Historical Park. This blog focuses on traditional arts and folk heritage. Maggie’s…
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E. J. Dionne, a native of Southeastern Mass. and opinion writer for the Washington Post, gave thumbs up to President Obama for his speech about how we can best manage the federal budget. Read his column here, which I picked up from Facebook friend Nomi Herbstman (who grew up next…
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The Eagle atop Lowell City Hall by Tony Sampas
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The commemorative booklet published in conjunction with Lowell’s Centennial in 1926 contained brief sketches of some of the city’s most significant buildings. Here’s what was written about Lowell High School: In preparation for the erection of our new High School building, which was completed and occupied in 1922, all the…
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UMass Lowell on Thursday evening will host internationally acclaimed folk artists from Prague in the Czech Republic who are touring New England. “From Southern Bohemia to Mexico” is a joint project of two dance groups, “Motak” and “Dvorana.” The two dance groups are accompanied by music from “Kvitek.” The performance, free and open…
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A very poised and articulate young lady took the podium at the 175th Celebration at Lowell City Hall yesterday afternoon. As fellow-blogger Dick Howe remarked in an earlier post ” the reading of the winning “Lowell Story” essay was a highlight” of the event. Kierstyn Brady and her family agreed that we…
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Incredible photos of Pawtucket Falls in the spring from Tony Sampas
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