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I first became a fan of the historical writing of Nathaniel Philbrick after reading Mayflower, his history of not just the Pilgrims of early Plymouth County but of the settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My enjoyment of that book led me to The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and…
Read More »To remind us that fifty-three years ago today – John Fitzgerald Kennedy – a son of Massachusetts became the 35th President of the United States ~ a repost from the archive posted last year: History, Politics January 20, 1961 ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presidential Inauguration January 20, 2013 Marie 1 Comment Edit…
Read More »I’ve attended a few of Lura Smith’s events celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. but it’s been a while since I joined the members of the Merrimack Valley NAACP for their annual MLK breakfast. Rabbi Ira Korinow of Haverhill was the MC and he set the tone…
Read More »In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, here are some photos I took at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington, DC last September along with a link to the story in today’s Khmer Post USA about today’s holiday.
Read More »The following is by Maxine Farkas, our correspondent at Western Avenue Studios: I read a comment on Facebook the other day that indicated that there is a lack of knowledge about how the art world works . . . what follows is taken from a Western Avenue Studios Artist Association…
Read More »The Angkor Dance Troupe which was founded in Lowell and continues to be based here recently announced that Linda Sopheap Sou has been named the new executive director Troupe and that Lianna Kushi, who served as vice president of the board in 2013, is the new president. James Ostis has…
Read More »Eileen Loucraft offers more insight into the Solon Perkins – Civil War soldier saga. But questions remain: Why did Mrs. Perkins give the flag to the Middlesex Bank? Were there Perkins-Knapp connections? More research coming… From E. Loucraft: His mother, Mrs. Wealthy Perkins received the gideon from the estate of…
Read More »Who will be the next city manager of Lowell was the big issue this week as it will continue to be for weeks to come. At least four names are swirling about: Kevin Murphy, Eileen Donoghue, Tom Golden and George Ramirez. Because we’re at the “maneuvering behind the scenes” stage…
Read More »Saturday, February 1, 2014 from noon to 7pm. Save the date. Besides all the other creative economy-related stuff like Open Studios that will be happening on the first Saturday in February, we’ll also have LOVE BUZZ, a Valentine’s Day themed sales and entertainment event at Mill No. 5 at 250…
Read More »Fellow blogger, history researcher and Lowell Historical Society BOD member Eileen Loucraft has discovered more background on the Civil War flag found at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The flag was donated to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium by a Mrs. Charles (Mary Sawyer) Knapp of Fort Hill Avenue in November of 1929.…
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