Join rangers to design your own fabric. Create foam stamps, choose from a variety of colors, and print your own patterns onto fabric made right here in Lowell. Come up with your own design or draw inspiration from a 19th Century swatch book of designs from mills in Lowell. Visit our website for more information: […]
Join a ranger in our newest exhibit, One City, Many Cultures to enjoy a story time. A ranger will read books and families will play an eye spy game to find connections with the books throughout the exhibit. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j
Join rangers from 3 different national parks for a morning of fun activities. Dig for artifacts like an archeologist and piece together a paper plate puzzle. Learn about daily life during the Siege of Boston and make a historic craft. Visit our website for more information https://go.nps.gov/qp165j
Come play with the sounds of work from the early days of Lowell! See if you can recreate some of the sounds farmers and factory workers would have heard in the past, and tinker around to make your own Lowell soundscape. This activity is part of the Measure of Work: Sounds of Labor in Lowell […]
Join rangers, the Bookmobile team, and artist Judith Bessette for an afternoon of paper craft fun. Learn about how the structure of a paper plane determines how it will fly—Test out different designs to see which will go the farthest, or get creative with a fun design. You can also learn to make a paper […]
How did people spend their free time in the cold winter months during the Industrial Revolution? What about 100 years earlier during the American Revolution? Join rangers from Lowell NHP and Minute Man NHP to try your hand at some cozy historic crafts. Make a candle, create a tin can lantern, and decorate your own […]
One of the ways that Roger Williams, the founder of the English settlement of Providence, and the Indigenous peoples of Rhode Island and Massachusetts learned about each other was through trade. Join a ranger from Roger Williams National Memorial to learn about items that were important to people in this area in the 1600s. You […]
Design, build, and operate a canal system just as the Proprietors of Locks and Canals did in Lowell in the early 1800s. All participants will get hands-on canal building experience (no experience required.) Be ready to have a great time and maybe, get a little wet. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j
Can you design a vehicle to go down a ramp without losing its cargo? Join National Park Rangers to see if you can complete the mission, while being creative and having fun! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j
Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to learn about each step in the process of weaving. Try your hand at spinning on a drop spindle and learn about spinning wheels. Use the material you spin while you weave your own creation! You will also be able to continue learning about how this process changed […]
Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to learn about each step in the process of weaving. Try your hand at spinning on a drop spindle and learn about spinning wheels. Use the material you spin while you weave your own creation! You will also be able to continue learning about how this process changed […]
This program bridges the farm to factory story with a focus on early industry. Join a ranger from Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Pawtucket, RI) for a discussion on the birth of the American Industrial Revolution. Learners will discover how work changed in the late 1700s and early 1800s and get a chance to […]
