Kim Zunino's Journal (4)

Let me explain, I just bought an 1892 home in Lowell. Here I am, a proud new homeowner, anxious to get in there and make it my own. Wallpaper? A little steam, a little DIF, no problem! However, I took a good look at the back hallway, which is a hideous lime green color, and saw the seams of wallpaper beneath a coat or two of paint. I attacked...and got nowhere. Sure, it sounds like a good idea, so easy, "well, I don't feel like removing the wallpaper so I'll just paint over it!" Good solution f… Continue

First picture: c.1981 Second Picture: 2009 I passed i… Continue

I was floored when I got the call that my offer had been accepted on the single family home in the Highlands section of Lowell. Once I realized it was mine (barring any unfortunate discoveries during the upcoming inspection) I quickly put on my historian hat and researched the property.Through Census records, Lowell City Directories, Atlases, and permit records, I began to shape the story of my home. In June of 1891, Utley and Boynton subdivided a portion of the Noah Spaulding farm that was loc… Continue

After nearly four years of research, I am still finding amazing facts about the folks buried at the Hunt-Clark Cemetery in Lowell, MA. Here are a few of the facts that have been uncovered: John Chapman (1714-1760), his first wife Martha Perley Boardman Chapman (1704-1753), and his second wife Martha Hunt Chapman (1722-1786) are buried here. Turns out that John and his first wife Martha are the grandparents of John Chapman (1774-1807), AKA "Johnny Appleseed." Capt. Nathaniel Chapman, father of J… Continue