Category: Holidays

Black Friday’s Unlikely History

.Reading time 12 minutes.

What is the history behind Black Friday? How long has it existed? Where did it come from?

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The Birth of a Chelmsford Landmark

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The story of those fritters at Skip’s was also the story of John Kydd, a blacksmith at Lowell’s Boott Mills who wanted a career change 90 years ago.

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Merrimack Valley Magazine Feature – Chelmsford’s Thanksgiving Forest

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We made the November/December issue of Merrimack Valley Magazine, with an article on Chelmsford’s Thanksgiving Forest, just one of the many impressive open spaces in this Merrimack Valley town.  Located just a few minutes south of Chelmsford’s town center, the article on Thanksgiving Forest is especially timely, with the Annual Day before Thanksgiving Walk approaching this […]

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A Look Back at 1911 – Events from a Century Ago

.Reading time 10 minutes.

Happy New Year, readers!  And best wishes for a successful and prosperous 2012!  While I’ve been browsing through old family photographs and correspondence, I came across some old postcards, mostly from the 1911-1914 period.  One of the first I found was this one, wishing a happy 1911.  As we approach a new year, it’s common […]

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