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It’s one of those days for thinking about the season of summer! With Facebook posts and e-mails about the Lowell Farmers Market and what’s ready for picking at places like Parlee Farms, fruits and veggies are on my mind. So with fresh fruit so available at these local farmers’ markets,…
Read More »This is a sneak previous of just some of what you can expect at Lowell Farmer’s Market. This video was originally post by loftsatPerkinsPark
Read More »A teaser by the monkeys and the goats with the dogs being riden herding goats with the monkeys riding herding the goats. This video was originally posted by pobomm
Read More »Back in early 1977, a double full page ad appeared in the Boston Globe announcing New England’s first mega bookstore – a Barnes and Noble at Downtown Crossing in Boston (it may not even have been called Downtown Crossing way back then). Barnes and Noble grew rapidly and soon a…
Read More »Noted at WickedLocal Tewksbury: As part of an onging series respected local author Jay Atkinson will appear at the Tewksbury Public Library tonight – July 20, 2011 – for a timely discussion about his book “Legends of Winter Hill.” The presentation begins at 6:30pm. Join the group to learn more…
Read More »The Lowell National Park Closed Car Trolley # 4131 is traveling through the Boot Mills Complex in Lowell, MA. This video was originally posted by pugsleytrainlover106
Read More »I am fascinated by amateur videos like the ones below. They are perfect examples of an average person capturing local flavor.
Read More »Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 On this day – July 19, 1848 – the first United States women’s rights convention opened in Seneca Falls, New York. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking…
Read More »The Wilkinson and Slater Mills along the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, RI The AP is reporting that the Slater Mill and environs now known as the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor has received a favorable report from the National Park Service to move up to the…
Read More »The period from the end of the Civil War up to 1900 is one of my favorite periods of US history. It was during those 35 years that America leaped into the modern age thanks to innumerable technological advancements. It was also during this period that the “Indian Wars”, so…
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