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About ten years ago, there was an annual program called “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town” organized by the Lowell Historic Board, Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitor Bureau, National Park Service, and others. It was a franchise-type operation like the various “First Night” celebrations around the country. I…
Read More »From time to time Lowell Historical Society Curator Ryan Owen gives us a look at a gem from the LHS collection. Here Ryan shares the latest in his post about a nearly forgotten time piece on this blog site “Forgotten New England.” The back of the pocket watch, Lowell Historical Society Collection.
Read More »This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society blog site… Lowell Historical Society curator Ryan Owen continues his search for those “forgotten finds” in the archives. The finds often spur him to do more research as he learned with the discovery of the “Hi-Hat Man.” Ah the stories! From “Forgotten New England: The Early…
Read More »Here’s a photo to compliment Paul’s “Lowell Festival ’81” post. As part of the celebration that weekend in May, 1981 – the Lowell Historical Society held a “Victorian Ball” in the newly restored Memorial Hall at the Pollard Memorial Library. This photo from my archive shows three handsome young men…
Read More »The discovery of a hidden historical gem seems to spark the interest of our readers. And then there’s the unfolding of the story behind the find. The collections of the Lowell Historical Society – an institution whose roots go back to 1868 – are replete with treasures – some just need a current unearthing. LHS…
Read More »Rev. Wilson Waters. c. 1891 (Photo by Odin Fitz, courtesy of The Artemas Ward House and Its Collections, Harvard College Library) On October 12, 1910, the Rev. Wilson Waters, B.D., read an essay about writing history at a meeting of the Lowell Historical Society. Wilson is the author of A…
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