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Here’s Part IV of the index for my upcoming book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which will be published on March 11, 2013. Howe, James E., 64 Howe, Richard P., 48, 67, 99 Hoyt’s German Cologne, 40 Hoyt, Eli, 40 Irish Mill Workers, 29 Irish, Cyrus, 62 Jackson, Patrick Tracy, 14…
Read More »Reminder for next GLAD Meeting This coming SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Members of 3MAD Will Join Us! Saturday February 16, 2013 8:00 AM Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair…
Read More »UMass Lowell Chancellor Mary Meehan had big new s to announce at a press conference and rally at the UML/Tsongas Center this morning. UMass Lowell is going Division I for all it men’s and women’s sports! Saying that it will be a challenge but a great step for the University,…
Read More »[youtube]QFyvrajdxTE[/youtube] The 2012 New England Music Awards event will take place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, April 13, 2013. I confess to not being a aficionado of the local music scene but I’d like to be so this seems like a perfect chance to see and hear the…
Read More »MassMoments tells us this morning that in 1849 – the first American-made Valentine cards were created and sold in Worcester, Massachusetts by Mt. Holyoke graduate Esther Howland. Modeled on the English-style Valentine, her fancy designs, embossed, cut and colored paper along with romantic sentiments and hidden messages soon grew into…
Read More »Here’s the third installment of index entries from my forthcoming book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which will be published on March 11, 2013. Dutton Street Boarding House, 20 Early, Edward, 99 Edson, Theodore, 102 Eno Printing, 42 Eno, Arthur, 42 Eno, Arthur, 99 Eno, Camille, 42, 54, 107 Eno, Francis,…
Read More »Here’s the full text of a message sent by UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan to the alumni: OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR Dear Alumni: We have achieved so much on this campus in the past six years – record-breaking enrollment growth, pioneering research, shovels hitting the ground for seven new buildings…
Read More »The pre-publication rollout of Legendary Locals of Lowell continues. There are a number of readings/book signings scheduled already. Here’s the list: Monday, March 18 at 7 pm at the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell Monday, March 25 at 7 pm at the Tewksbury Public Library Saturday, April 6 at 11…
Read More »Yesterday I wrote about the upcoming March 11, 2013 publication of my book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which is a history of the city told through pictures of its people. More information about the book including how to pre-order, where it will be sold locally, and dates of readings/signings are…
Read More »March 11, 2013 is the publication date of my first book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. The book is part of a new series from Arcadia Publishing called “Legendary Locals” which is described on the Arcadia website as follows: “Each book in Arcadia Publishing’s Legendary Locals imprint delves into the history…
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