Santon’s “Little Saints”
The following is an essay from former, long-time Lowell Historical Society board member and archivist, Martha Mayo. Martha was also a Librarian at the Center… Read More
2020 Annual Meeting
On May 17 2020, our Vice President Kim Zunino did our annual presentation (via Zoom!) on researching your home. If you enjoyed the presentation, please… Read More
New Book – A Century of Cures: Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.
The Lowell Historical Society is proud to partner as publisher with board member and past LHS president Cliff Hoyt and his wife Linda to bring… Read More

Militant Methods of Protest: A Discussion of the Municipal Annexations of Belvidere and South Lowell by Lowell between 1834 and 1906.
Incoming Lowell Historical Society president Kim Zunino gave our 2015 annual presentation, which we are happy to share with you: Slides here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rPymY-YuYwmceayF7qcoCGJFjDf5hbv8… Read More
Nuns as Nurses in the Civil War ~ With a Lowell Connection
Our friend Dave McKean has another interesting post on LowellIrish. In writing about nuns – specifically the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul… Read More
“A Tale of Two (Hood) Smokestacks…”
This is a cross-post from Dick Howe’s blog.Given the recent lightning strike that hit the iconic Hood stack in Lowell, LHS Board member Eileen Loucraft did… Read More
Remembering Arthur L. Eno, Jr. ~ Past President of the Lowell Historical Society
This is a cross-post from Register of Deeds Richard Howe’s personal blog. Dick has written his memories of the late Arthur L. Eno, Jr.. They… Read More
Among the Artifacts: The Wooden Stake
As Lowell Historical Society curator Ryan Owen continues to guide us through the Society’s collection, making things orderly, noting his finds and preparing for new donations, he offers… Read More
More from Among the Artifacts ~ Remembering Lowell’s Hi-Hat Roll-a-way
The Lowell Historical Society’s curator Ryan Owen is on a roll (sorry just had to write that!). His latest collection “forgotten find” is affectionately called… Read More