In small groups, students unpack artifacts from "immigrant luggage" to find background information about their ethnic group, homeland, and reasons for immigrating to Lowell. Students discover the common threads which drew people together, creating a social fabric, the pattern of which changes over time. See curriculum handout – point out oral histories, etc. Immigrants exhibit through the boarding house. Examine artifacts and stories of people in Lowell from the mill girls of the early 1800s to Lowell’s newest immigrants from places including…. The park is planning to redesign/update the exhibit so you’ll take part in a discussion about how best to capture immigration in Lowell.
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