The Chandler Historical Museum will sponsor a mock dig for children at the annual city festival (Pow Wow). A 15 x 15 area will be gridded with "treasures" (donated coins). Children ages 3-12 will be given sifters, shovels, gloves and assigned a specific area to practice excavating. Those visiting the mock dig will be given […]

Connect, Create, and Discover! Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center are excited to offer a special hands-on workshop and show-and-tell for archaeology month! Bring the whole family to the Boott Cotton Mills to use our weaving workshop space and see some of the park's archaeological collection to discover the Industrial Revolution […]

This one-day class will introduce historic blacksmithing processes, materials, tools, and products. The goal is to enhance your ability to analyze typical artifacts recovered from historic sites. We will do this by demonstrating the processes involved in forging various items. Artifacts, both authentic and reproduced will be available for viewing and discussion. Class will meet […]

Join Lowell National Historical Park for a fun and interactive story hour! We will learn all about how archaeologists dig through layers to unearth the past. All young children and their caregivers are welcome.

Cemeteries are valuable places of learning and are a largely underutilized type of outdoor history. Explore the lessons and history we can discover at our historic cemeteries. Learn about: -the archaeological process -the use iconography and headstone styles to date sites -preservation and dating techniques.

Have fun as a family and learn about the ways WWII affected how people ate. Participants will prepare and eat a dish that was popular during WWII while learning about Tom Lea as the first embedded artist-correspondent of the war. The concept of K Rations (food carried by soldiers in battle) and rationing is explained […]