Doors Open & Photography Weekend

News from the Doors Open Lowell organizers: Looking forward to a fantastic Doors Open Lowell weekend, so come on out and discover some great historic buildings and architecture as you help celebrate National Preservation Month.  Head towww.doorsopenlowell.org for a complete schedule of events. If you missed the program guide in Wednesday’s Lowell Sun,…

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CTI “Bridge Builder” Honorees

Here are the “Bridge Builder” honorees from this evening’s Community Teamwork (CTI) “Building Bridges to Independence” event at the UML/ICC.  A great event with worthy honorees… David McLean representing the Demoulas Family and  Market Basket (nutrition); Bruce Robinson, VP of Fred C. Church (extraordinary volunteer); CTI ED Karen Frederick; Michael Durkin,…

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Cultural Heritage & Historic Preservation Awards

Tonight at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, the Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership presented the 2014 Cultural Heritage and Historic Preservation Awards. Lowell National Park Superintendent Celeste Bernardo served as the master of ceremonies. She explained that the theme of the National Park in 2014 is…

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Introducing Julie Mofford

Perhaps that should say “re-introducing” because many readers will fondly remember 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. Julie has agreed to contribute blog posts to richardhowe.com from…

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