When Sheila Kirschbaum’s son began going to kindergarten in Lowell in 1989, she was teaching English at Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire. “Here I was, a teacher, and I thought, ‘I can’t just ...

Through industrialization, humans transformed the world, introducing social and environmental changes of unprecedented scope, scale, and speed that continue to impact us today. Industrial ...

LOWELL — It was the convergence of five Lowell entities that brought about 60 people to the UMass Lowell Bellegarde Boathouse Thursday afternoon. “The river, the educators, the university, the history ...

During our week-long workshop, "Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution," teachers participated in a number of different activities. The videos on this page use a montage approach to ...

Troy’s historic South Central neighborhood is a treasure trove of industrial history. An 88-foot long mural designed and produced by students of Questar III installed at the Hill Street MarketPlace in ...

Wanted: A visionary museum leader who can raise funds and advocate for the region’s most prominent repository of industrial history. Think you fit the bill? You can apply now to become the next ...

The landscape described as Finger Tips by Jon Pountney, former spoil tips at Clwyd y Fagwyr, Merthyr Tydfil Is Wales’ once-proud industrial history being left to quietly disappear into the arms of ...

BETHLEHEM — A casino, theaters, outlet shops, restaurants, concert halls. The former Bethlehem Steel plant has been redeveloped as many things over the last decade, but this week it will welcome an ...

As an archivist and historian, the National Canal Museum’s Martha Capwell Fox knows a lot about the Lehigh Valley’s contribution to America’s Industrial Revolution. But it is also personal. This ...

MANSFIELD - Fifteen people came to Mansfield Friday to learn about the city's rich industrial history. Called the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archaeology, members didn't bring ...

Lots of us would say that Ireland didn't have much of an industrial revolution. Colin Rynne would like us to think again. Dr Rynne, an industrial archaeologist at University College Cork, says the ...

HISTORY. HE LOOKED DOWN ON THREE, ONE, TWO, THREE, LOOKING DOWN. PAT MCCAVANA WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A NAME FOR HIS NEW YOUTH LACROSSE CLUB, AND HIS FIRST THOUGHTS DRIFTED TO HIS TOWN’S PRETTY ...