Lowell historical Society Logo
Home

Society History

Membership

Newsletters

Lowell History

Research

Gift Shop

Board of Directors

Calendar of Events

Donations

Related Gallery

Directions

Contact us

 

Lowell Historical Society

Publications and Sales

 

The Lowell Historical Society continually publishes a wide variety of books, videos and gifts. Society members receive a 10% discount on all items listed below if purchased directly from LHS.  Or, you may purchase LHS publications from our authorized retail outlets listed below. (Please note that the 10% does not apply at retail stores).

  • Barnes & Noble, Merrimack Street
  • Caffe' Paradiso, Palmer Street
  • CardSmart, Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA
  • Lowell Cemetery, Lawrence Street (Mourning Glory)
  • National Park Visitor's Center, Market Street & Boott Mill
  • New England Quilt Museum, Shattuck Street
  • Olive That & More, Market Street
  • Welles Emporium, Merrimack Street
Lowell: The Mill City Postcard History Series ($21.99)

A visual history of Lowell, Massachusetts (1890s - 1940s) seen through vintage postcards from local Lowell collectors.  Published by Arcadia Publishing as part of its Postcard History Series.  Featuring 144 pages including introduction, color and black & white photos with captions.  Available now.

 

Postcard_Book_Vol[1]._II.jpg (927061 bytes)   Lowell: The River City - Postcard History Series ($21.99)

Volume II featuring all new postcard scenes of Lowell residences, waterways & bridges, parks, cemeteries & monuments, churches.  Also, scenes from neighboring towns of Dracut, Chelmsford and Tyngsboro.

Postcards - Limited edition reproductions

Series 1:
Buy all five for $4.50 (add $2.00 S/H) or one for $1.00 (add $1.00 for S/H)
1-Greetings  Lowell 2-Noon at the Mills

3-Cardinal O'Connell Parkway

4-Lowell Depot & Richardson Hotel

   

#5  "I WONDER WHEN WE WILL SIT TOGETHER AGAIN IN LOWELL, MASS"   1940s novelty card
Series 2:

Buy all five for $4.50 (add $2.00 S/H) or one for $1.00 (add $1.00 for S/H)
1--Telephone Exchange 2-City Hall 3-St. Anne's Church 4-Post Office 5- Pollard Memorial Library

 

Series 3:

1-Lowell Mass 2-Central Fire Station 3-Lowell Textile School 4-Lowell, Mass

 

Magnets:
Mile of Mills - 1920
$3.00 (add $1.00 S/H)

East View of Lowell from Dracut Heights 1839.
Drawn by J.W. Barber
$3.00 (add $1.00 S/H)

Entering Lowell Sign.
$2.00 (add $1.00 S/H)
 
Click here to see cover. "Bricks and Bats" ($14.95)  A sports book based on professional baseball in Lowell from 1887 - 1934.  Richly illustrated, full of statistics and colorful ball players.
Click here to see cover. The Continuing Revolution ($50.00 - hard cover, $19.95 - soft cover)
An anthology of essays which explores a wide range of Lowell themes including immigration, women in labor and historic preservation.
Click here to see cover. Contributions of Old Residents ($5.00 per each volume)
Bound volumes of Society presentations from 1879 through 1920 with topics covering the Middlesex Canal, the Lowell school system and early postmasters of the city.
Click here to see cover. Lowell Views ($5.95)
A collection of rare 19th century prints, paintings and drawings of the original textile town along the Merrimack River.
Click here to see cover. Mourning Glory ($9.95 - soft cover, $15.95 - 1 hour video VHS or DVD)New Price
Revised edition:  An illustrated account of the city's beautifully designed and Victorian era inspired Lowell Cemetery.
Click here to see cover. Map Sets ($5.00)
A series of Lowell maps dating from 1821 through 1912.

Click here to see cover. Merrimack Prints ($15.00 - mounted, $12.50 - un-mounted)
An oversize panoramic view of Lowell and the Merrimack River reprinted from the 1850's.

PC_Flood_Cn_3.jpg (47442 bytes) 1936 Flood  (VHS or DVD $15.95)New Price
A thirty minute video with dramatic live footage of Lowell's worst natural disaster when the Merrimack and Concord Rivers flooded their banks after an unusually rapid April thaw.

Click here to see cover. Communidade ($8.95)
A collection of photographs which highlight the immigrant Portuguese community of Lowell.
 

Canals & Industry ($5.95)

An overview of the development and impact of water on textile manufacturing in Lowell.

 

Irish Catholic Genesis ($8.95)

A history of the early Irish community and its contribution to Lowell's development.

 

All items (except postcards & magnets) are subject to a $2.50 shipping and handling fee.  Mass residents please add 5% for sales tax.

Please send check or money order payable to:
Lowell Historical Society at:
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
115 John Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852