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This is a cross post from the “Forgotten New England” blog as written by Lowell Historical Society Curator Ryan Owen. In his on-going series sharing re-discovered LHS Collection artifacts or in this case “new” artifacts, Ryan not only discusses these Merrimack Mill badges but the story of those ladies who…
Read More »Yesterday in his Inaugural Address, newly-sworn-in Governor Charlie Baker reminded us that on that rostrum in that Chamber, John F. Kennedy addressed the Legislature and the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as he took his leave to become the 35th President of the United States. He noted ~ “Decades…
Read More »Social network analysis looks at how people and organizations are connected and interact. People who are active in their community, political or otherwise, engage in a type of informal social network analysis without thinking about it much. I’ve long been interested in how Lowell “works” and from time to time…
Read More »Please note that due to extreme weather (cold cold cold) forecast for today and tonight, the Tewksbury Public Library has postponed my talk scheduled for this evening about my new book, “Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park,” until later this winter. Watch here for the…
Read More »Mayor Elliott opens the meeting by introducing UMass Lowell students from a Community Psychology class and has their instructor tell the council about the class. Motion Responses by City Manager Councilor Leahy questions the detour that uses Pevey Street to bypass the bridge repairs on Broadway; suggests Middlesex St be…
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) will have the first meeting of the New Year this coming Saturday morning January 10, 2015 at 8am in Chelmsford . Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday January 10, 2015 at 8:00 AM At the Independence Grill/ Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. When two-term Massachusetts Senator Ed Brooke woke at 3:30 in the morning on November 7, 1978 the election was already over. And just after 8 p.m. that evening, as the first votes trickled in, his long-time aide Roger Woodworth…
Read More »Here’s another fascinating story from Lowell’s history by Julie Mofford, a former staffer at the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, who currently lives in midcoast Maine where she writes and works as a museum and historical society consultant. When I stayed with my grandparents in Zanesville, Ohio, my bed faced the…
Read More »Day-to-day political events took a break during the holidays so here’s a look at what 2015 might bring in Lowell politics. With a full work week and a council meeting on Tuesday night, the Week in Review will return next Sunday. For now, here are some possibilities for the coming…
Read More »The article surfaced on the web yesterday, a Boston Globe Travel section report on the vibrant cultural life in Lowell, a city whose historic sector carries the designation of The Canalway Cultural District, thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Quickly, the news story by writer Patricia Harris and photographer David Lyon…
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