To request field trip reservations or contact us, please call 978-970-5080, email: tihc@uml.edu, or fill out our field trip request form to begin the booking process.

We have limited availability for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year. Reservations for the 2026-2027 school year open on May 1, 2026. Call us early for the best chance of booking the programs and dates you prefer. We look forward to welcoming your classes in Lowell for in-person programs.

We are offering some programs only on certain days and times of the year. We will also continue to offer our popular virtual field trip programs.

We highly recommend you review the Plan Your Visit page before you call.

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Field Trips

Students participate in hands-on learning activities and visit sites where history was made.

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A hands-on learning center

Watch the video to see how students “do” history and science at Tsongas Industrial History Center (TIHC).

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Virtual Field Trips

Interactive, "live" online programs for students - in class or at home.
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Remote Learning Modules

Modules are ready for Google Classroom: primary and secondary sources, photographs, videos, questions, and writing prompts.
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Teaching Resources

Activities, lesson plans, and multimedia resources. Read more.
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Primary Resources

A database of historic documents, maps, and images.
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Professional Development

The TIHC offers a variety of engaging professional development opportunities that meet the needs of history, science, and English language arts teachers.

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Summer Camps

Explore history, science, and nature at TIHC’s summer camps.

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Tsongas Industrial History Center (TIHC) News

Saturday, June 13 - Join us for Weaving + Working the Line. 

Join us for "Hands-On History" on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-4 p.m. The free drop in events are to celebrate the Center's 35th anniversary and Lowell's Bicentennial!

See more upcoming events on our Calendar page.

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Partnership

The Tsongas Industrial History Center is an education partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell School of Education and the National Park Service at Lowell National Historical Park.

  • UMass Lowell
  • National Park Service