Then and Now: Merrimack Mills’ New Block and LHS
Lowell’s New Block boardinghouse stood on Dutton Street for over 120 years before it fell to mid-century ‘progress’ in 1966.
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In His Words – Dickens’ Visit to Lowell, Massachusetts, 1842
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 […]
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Forgotten New England 