Forgotten New England

Ryan W. Owen, Writer and Photographer

In His Words – Dickens’ Visit to Lowell, Massachusetts, 1842

November 9, 2011.Reading time 9 minutes.

Were your ancestors among the crowds gathered to meet a young Charles Dickens when he visited Lowell, Massachusetts in early February 1842? Dickens, a young writer of rising fame at the time of his visit, had yet to write A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities. His fame had largely been won […]

In His Words: Charles Dickens’ Perspective on New England and Public Transport, 1842

November 6, 2011.Reading time 13 minutes.

We New Englanders have long called Boston “the Hub”. And there’s a sense, just barely concealed, that we’re really referring to the hub of the universe, and not merely the hub of the state or region. Undoubtedly, New England has a strong regional identity that includes the ubiquitous image of the “proper Bostonian” as well as a […]