On Tuesday, November 5, Lowell has an opportunity to adopt the Community Preservation Act (CPA), a tool that assists communities in preserving open space and historic sites, creating affordable housing, and developing outdoor recreational facilities. To date, 175 of the Commonwealth’s cities and towns have adopted the CPA since 2002 with just over $2.1 billion…
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2018 Community Excellence Awards
Cross-posted from Return To Room 50: The Annual Community Excellence Awards by Lowell National Historical Park and Lowell Heritage Partnership were awarded on May 3rd as part of the annual Park reception at the Boott Cotton Mills Counting House. The reception serves as the kickoff to Doors Open Lowell weekend, which this year coincided with the debut…
“Lowell was Lit” (from Return to Room 50)
The following is a cross-post from Return to Room 50: Months of planning and preparation paid off in an epic way on May 5th, 2018 when the Cox Bridge lighting project was unveiled to the people of Lowell with a dazzling display of luminous excitement. The privately funded project was spearheaded by the Greater Lowell Community Foundation in collaboration…
History of the Central (Cox) Bridge
A guest post by LHP Board Member Pauline Golec: The history of the Central Bridge, now known as the Cox Bridge, begins with the recollection of a ferry service across the Merrimack River between Dracut and East Chelmsford. An early mention of a ferry appears in a deed of conveyance of a 100 acres from…
LHP & Waterways Featured in Gateways Magazine
The Lowell Heritage Partnership and the Waterways Vitality Initiative were featured in the debut issue of Gateways Magazine. Check out this article by Maureen McInerney.
Major Grant & Award for Waterways Initiative
The Lowell Heritage Partnership’s Waterways Vitality Initiative surged forward this month with several milestone achievements. The initiative’s recent successes include receipt of a $100,000 grant from the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation of Boston; a MassINC Innovation Award to be presented on November 15th at the Wood Mill in Lawrence, Mass.; and last week’s receipt of…
World Canals Conference
In September 2017, LHP President James Ostis and board member Peter Aucella attended the 2017 World Canals Conference in Syracuse to discuss Lowell’s historic canals and the Waterways Vitality Initiative.
LHP announces new officers for 2017-2018
As the Lowell Heritage Partnership begins the next stage of the Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiative, a new slate of officers will guide the organization over the next year. James Ostis, who has served as vice president of the LHP for the past year will now move into the role of president. Ostis is a PhD…
LHP, LNHP celebrate Community Excellence
On May 18th, Lowell Heritage Partnership and Lowell National Historical Park hosted a reception to honor the annual Community Excellence Awards in Historic Preservation and Cultural Heritage as a kick off of Historic Preservation Week and Doors Open Lowell. This year’s recipients were: UMass Lowell Professor Ingrid Hess for her children’s book “Mr. Magnificent’s Magical Merrimack Adventure”for Excellence in…
Points of Light
Imagine watching hundreds of personalized floating lanterns released into the Western Canal, as you enjoy Lowell’s diverse music, traditions, and food. This is the Points of Light, a spring celebration of unity and renewal which took place the evening of April 22, 2017. In Japan, participants float paper lanterns in memorial during Tōrō nagashi. In…