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The Federal troops inside Fort Sumter were up well before daybreak on April 14, 1861, packing their undamaged gear for the voyage north. Throughout the morning, a flotilla of small boats from Charleston gathered around the fort, anxious to view the departure of the Federal troops and the raising of…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Ken Burns, historian, film maker, story teller and recorder of people and events, has become something of an institution himself. His highly acclaimed body of work is gargantuan in scope and impact: The Civil War, Baseball, The War,…
Read More »Tony Sampas sent these photos of the Imari Vase on display at the Pollard Memorial Library along with the following information: “The Imari porcelain vase, standing over 5 feet high, was made in Arita Japan, by the artisan Kanzo. It was believed to be the largest porcelain specimen produced in…
Read More »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…
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