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From: "Edbld" <>
Subject: Re: [MAMIDDLE] ... Orphanages .. in Lowell, MA ....
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 17:51:30 -0400
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Hi Betty;
There was also a Catholic Orphanage on Stevens St. about one block from
Parker Ave. going towards Chelmsford (where the Wang HQ was/is). If you went
in the other direction from Parker you went towards St Margaret's RC Church.
I use to go to the Washington Elementary that was in that area too.
Edd Sinnett

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From: "BBFFRRPP" <>
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Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 5:22 PM
Subject: [MAMIDDLE] ... Orphanages .. in Lowell, MA ....


> Hi again,
>
> In someone else's query this week, someone brought up the subject of
> ..orphanages.. in Lowell .. This is something that I had just not
thought
> of .. .. but, of course, there had to be .. orphanages in Lowell.
>
> Out of curiousity, I did a search ... and came across this web site ..
> which is a short biography of the writer ... Jack KEROUAC ... I read
> through this story .. and I found it ..full .. of Lowell history. And,
I
> found out something I had never heard of ... there was a "Little Canada"
> neighborhood in Lowell.
>
> This shouldn't surprise me .. as I quite often .. drive past a
> "Franco-American School" in Lowell .. and, in fact, know someone who
teaches
> there. And, as it turns out .. that's where Little Canada was ...
.....
> For people not familiar with the city .. it is on the southern side of
the
> Merrimack River .. and to the west? of the downtown area .. which is
> centered around Merrimack Street.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/lowe/kerouac.htm
>
> The orphanage mentioned at this site .. is one which used to be in Little
> Canada. ... I will continue to search .. to see if I can find mention of
> any others.
>
> Betty (near Lowell, MA)
>
>
>
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