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MassMoments remind us that on this day – April 14, 1642 – the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first law in the New World requiring that children be taught to read and write. It was an incredible step for education. While not a universal mandate at the time, it did…
Read More »Dr. Elisha Bartlett – First Mayor of Lowell Massachusetts. Portrait in Oil – Thomas Bayley Lawson. Portraits of forty-one former mayors have been hung in the City Hall in tribute. This presentation is part of the celebration of the 175th anniversary of Lowell’s incorporation as a city. Do not miss the Jen Myers…
Read More »Out of the Killing Fields: Recollections of Cambodia – George Tang as interviewed by his son Sidney Tang. Part of UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education Interviews for the Library of Congress StoryCorps. Sokhar Sao interviewed with his daughter, Felicia Sao. Sokheng Kong interview.
Read More »Spring tour dates of Lowell Cemetery have been set. They are: Friday, May 6, 2011 at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2011 at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 10 a.m. All tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance to the cemetery…
Read More »The city of Lowell and its residents played a prominent role in the American Civil War. On Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hall of Flags of Lowell Memorial Auditorium, local historian Richard Howe will share the stories of a dozen Lowell residents who fought in the…
Read More »LOWELL AND THE CIVIL WAR – FIRST BLOOD: THE LEXINGTON OF 1861 Exhibit and Reception Monday, April 18, 2011 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mogan Cultural Center – 40 French Street Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 The country had come to the conclusion that Mr. Lincoln and his cabinet were mainly…
Read More »Earlier tonight my news feed brought a story about the recent identification of the remains of the twelve man crew of a B-24 Liberator that crashed in the Pacific in 1943. The co-pilot of the aircraft was 21-year old 2LT Martin P Murray of Lowell, Massachusetts. It turns out that…
Read More »Please welcome two new websites to our blogroll which is located in the right-hand column of this site. First is “Keepers of Tradition” which is written by Maggie Holtzberg, the Director of Cultural Programming for the Lowell National Historical Park. This blog focuses on traditional arts and folk heritage. Maggie’s…
Read More »E. J. Dionne, a native of Southeastern Mass. and opinion writer for the Washington Post, gave thumbs up to President Obama for his speech about how we can best manage the federal budget. Read his column here, which I picked up from Facebook friend Nomi Herbstman (who grew up next…
Read More »The Eagle atop Lowell City Hall by Tony Sampas
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