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As newly appointed Curator Ryan Owens delves more into the Lowell Historical Society’s old and diverse collection, he will be reporting about the oddities and curiosities that abound. This is a cross-post from the LHS blog site about the Curator’s latest find. http://www.lowellhistoricalsociety.org/blog/ From the Curator’s Desk: Odd Old Things –…
Read More »One of the master mechanics of the Lowell revitalization, a visionary in his own right when we talk about the extensive Canalway development and the Lowell Summer Music Series—and a real humanitarian when it comes to helping city causes—will receive the 2014 Thomas G. Kelakos Community Spirit Award of the…
Read More »February 10, 2014 – Monday 81 Farmland Rd for $182,500. Prior sale in 1999 for $120,000 13 Rockdale Ave for $60,000. Prior sale in 2013 for $80,000 February 11, 2014 – Tuesday 67 Ursula St for $109,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $211,500 February 12, 2014 – Wednesday 977 Westford…
Read More »One of Esther Howland’s valentine designs “Truly Thine” (Courtesy of AAS / American Antiquarian Society in Worcester ) The first American valentine cards were sold in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were designed and made by Mt. Holyoke College graduate Esther Howland, the daughter of a local stationer. Ms. Howland is known of the…
Read More »James Arena-DeRosa, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, was in Lowell earlier this week. I met him for the first time during his visit and asked him to tell our reader/viewers a little about himself on camera. The result is below. For more information about Mr. Arena-DeRosa…
Read More »One of the benefits of having a meeting in Boston (as I did on Monday) is the view from the 17th floor of One Ashburton Place, looking west past the State House and along the Charles River.
Read More »Reminder ~ the next GLAD Meeting this coming SATURDAY! The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD ) will be this coming Saturday February 15, 2014 at 8:00 AM SHARP! back in our usual location in the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford. Please join us at this meeting…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Shirley Temple was three years old back in the 1930′s when she started her performance career. She achieved major league stardom between the ripe old ages of six and 11. With her curly hair and twinkly eyes, she…
Read More »Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. . My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse…
Read More »An excerpt from History of Dracut by Silas R. Coburn (Courier Citizen, 1922), retrieved from archive.org. The first paragraph below is a quote from a chapter by Mary E. Wight in The Lowell Book (George H. Ellis, 1899). The postcard of the Central Bridge is from 1908.—PM . . .…
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