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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.
Showing posts with label Location: Lowell Massachusetts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Location: Lowell Massachusetts. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Completion of the Merrimack Riverwalk, along the Concord and Merrimack Rivers…See where they Meet

This is the 3rd post about the Merrimack Riverwalk. The bridge photo was taken before it opened. See at the end for parts 1 and 2, with plenty of interesting pictures. This photo was taken on September 29, 2022. However, I don't know the date it opened.

This was January 24, 2022. Eight months later, on September 29, 2022, I took the shot below.

The new walkway is very nice, to the right is the Concord River. The weather was perfect.
When the bridge finally opened, I walked over the bridge to the Massachusetts Mills complex.
The Massachusetts Mills complex is on the left, and the Concord River is on the right.




The Concord River meets the Merrimack River. The Merrimack meets the Atlantic Ocean on the right side.
This was taken from the Centralville side.


This walkway follows the Merrimack River.






The trail goes under the Bridge Street Bridge.

Looking back at the Bridge and the Massachusetts Mills.
As you can see, I had the walkway to myself!
You are now at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. You can stop here or continue on.


This is the bottom of John Street.

Merrimack Riverwalk, Lowell, MA. -- A New Walkway in the Future, Part 1 (2014, 2021.2022).

Merrimack Riverwalk, Lowell, MA. -- A New Walkway in the Future, Part 2. (2015, 2022)


Monday, January 29, 2024

The Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA has a New Website Now

(Lawrence Street entrance, see Knapp Street entrance below.)

LOWELL CEMETERY
77 Knapp Avenue
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: 978-454-5191

Email: staff@lowellcemetery.com

Website: https://www.lowellcemetery.com/

I don't have any ancestry roots in this city, but when I began my genealogy blog in 2009, I often went to the cemetery to take tombstone photos to post to my site. In addition to taking cemetery photos, I also took many of plants, shrubs, and trees, since this is known as a garden cemetery. At some point, I needed help, so I got a copy of their map and sometimes I would call or even stop in the office to find out where somebody was buried. I was often told the staff was working on getting the information online.

I recently discovered their updated website and a section called Genealogy and Veterans, with a database! Upon using it, I soon saw that it was for 1,074 Veterans only. I called the office and inquired about it, and was told they are working on all the other burials and at some time they will be posted.

Check out their website at: https://www.lowellcemetery.com/explore-visit/genealogy-veterans/.

The end of Knapp Avenue has the office and entrance to the cemetery.

Fall and Spring photos.
  






A familiar site on Lawrence Street





Thursday, January 18, 2024

Claypit Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts (See the Changes)

 

Claypit Cemetery
810 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854

I always knew there was a cemetery in this area, but never saw it until October 4, 2020. The parking lot used to be the land for the outdoor Lowell Drive-In. I went there many years from the '60s to many years later, it was a popular theater and we all knew about the cemetery. It is located on the right side of the cream-colored Marshalls store (below). I went back to the cemetery on December 27, 2023, and what a surprise!

The one above and many below photos were taken on October 4, 2020. As you can see, painting for parking has not been done for the new Market Basket or Marshalls. Market Basket which opened on Friday, October 9, 2020.  Below there are two marked parking spaces for the cemetery.











The last time I saw the cemetery was on October 4, 2020, so I decided to walk around it on December 27, 2023. I was quite surprised to see a fence surrounding it.

I was curious, so I walked to the fence and opened the gate.
The first thing I saw were the holes! But where are the cemetery stones? I saw about 12 orange flag markers. I didn't walk around because of the stability of the ground. I never heard or read anything about this in the news, so clearly this was a surprise.


Taken January 19, 2024

Three websites with information about the cemetery. The first is an article from The Lowell Sun newspaper. The last two are from the Findagrave site which provided information about those buried there.

https://www.lowellsun.com/2019/10/08/the-debate-over-clay-pit-cemetery/

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2222807/memorial-search?page=1#sr-32949082

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24824297/amanda-coburn