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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Ed McMahon, Elliot's and Lowell, Massachusetts

37 Elliott Street, Lowell, Massachusetts
My first visit was in August, 2013. The business began in 1920.
 
"Perhaps Elliot's most famous customer, McMahon, the former Lowell resident and Tonight Show sidekick who died last month, stopped in for a dog or two whenever he came back to Lowell." Lowell Sun, 07/28/2009


Ed McMahon getting ready to eat a Elliott's hot dog on his special bench in Lowell, MA
(I hope to take a better photo, when there isn't as much glare.)

Article from Ancestry.com
 
"Ed McMahon the first Lowellian to become a millionaire via TV." The Lowell Sun, October 11, 1972, p. 12.

Burial information found on FindAGrave.
Obituary from the New York Times.

From the 1940 Census. The family lived at 50 20 Street, Lowell.