When Lowell received its town charter in 1826, the community was much smaller than it is today. The original geography of the town (it became a city in 1836) consisted of today’s downtown and the Acre, South Lowell and Lower Highlands neighborhoods. Over time, the state legislature annexed portions of Chelmsford, Dracut and Tewksbury to Lowell, doubling the city’s area. Join Middlesex North Register of Deeds Richard P. Howe Jr. for a virtual presentation on the four different annexations of land from Tewksbury to Lowell. Howe will describe the Tewksbury land appended to Lowell, the political process for the annexations, and the reaction of residents of both communities to these actions. Howe has served as Register of Deeds of the Middlesex North District since 1995. He holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a M.A. in History from Salem State University. He is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer and the author of several books on the history of Lowell. 

Register HERE. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Library, the Tewksbury Historical Society, and the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell.