St. Patrick Church, ca 1880 – Lowell Massachusetts Over at the Lowell Irish website, church historian Dave McKean tells us how he got involved in collecting and… Read More

This is a cross-post from “Lowell Doughboys” – the blog of Lowell Historical Society board member Eileen Loucraft. On this blog Eileen posts about World War One and the Greater… Read More

Over on his LowellIrish blog, Dave McKean tells us the story of one of Lowell’s earliest Irish immigrants – Denis Crowley. Read this exerpt and … Read More

This is a cross-post from Dick Howe’s blog today: Lowell’s Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Organized by Marie MassMoments reminds us that on this day… Read More

This is a cross-post from the www.RichardHowe.com blog. Dick had posted on the Facebook page “You Know Your From Lowell If…” asking about favorite local or… Read More

From the Lowell Historical Society Collection: Bust of Benjamin Franklin Butler, Civil War General, Congressman and Governor The Lowell Historical Society maintains – at the University of… Read More

For those who were unable to attend the recent tour of the Old English Cemetery down on Gorham Street, tour guide and Lowell Historical Society… Read More

This is a cross-post from RH.com on yesterday’s excellent presentation by Lowell Historical Society President Cliff Hoyt on “J.C. Ayer & C. and the Civil… Read More

An oversize panoramic view of Lowell and the Merrimack River reprinted from the 1850′s. Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk about the Lowell Historical… Read More