• Boott Cotton Mills Museum with Trolley

    Lowell

    National Historical Park Massachusetts

Curriculum Development

Tsongas Industrial History Center School Programs

The Tsongas Industrial History Center is a collaborative educational enterprise of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education and the National Park Service at Lowell National Historical Park. The Center offers hands-on industrial history to students in grades 3-12 through school field trips, after-school programs, teacher workshops, and summer camp. For reservations or more information, call (978) 970-5000 or visit the Tsongas Industrial History Center's pages.



Landmarks of American History and Culture Teacher Workshops Information

For curriculum materials for your class, please visit the Tsongas Industrial History Center here.

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Did You Know?

Photo of mill workers outside of a Boardinghouse

There were female and male overseers in the mills of Lowell in the 19th century. In Rev. Henry Miles' book, Lowell As It Was, and As It Is, he mentions that the Boott Cotton Mills has recently opened a new weave room and it is being overseen by two women overseers. More...