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Inside the world of New England pigeon racing

A June 26, 2020 article in the Boston Globe about homing pigeon racing featuring Greater Boston Homing Pigeon member Rafael “Pep” Bachier.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/26/magazine/inside-world-new-england-pigeon-racing-where-win-can-bring-100000/

Homing in on pigeon racing

A September 27, 2013 article in the Boston Globe where a reporter raced the pigeons home in his car from Herkimer, NY to Dr. Dave’s loft in Braintree, MA.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/09/26/pigeon-racing-stakes-aren-high-competitors/wXDWwIWjZoOFrDZfGCUpyH/story.html

Behind the scenes with the Norwood Racing Pigeon Club

A January 23, 2012 article about the Norwood Club

https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20120123/NEWS/301239539

For Chelmsford pigeon racers, glory’s always a flight home

A March 23, 2009 article in the Lowell Sun about the Spindle City Homing Pigeon Club and pigeon racing in the Greater Boston area

The race is on – Pigeons overhead may be flying in from Buffalo

A June 21, 2007 article on boston.com about the Braintree Racing Pigeon Club and a Greater Boston Concourse homing pigeon race from Buffalo, NY

http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/06/21/the_race_is_on/

Mr. Lewis F. Curtis – First Hall of Fame Award

A copy of an article from May 16th, 1931, in “The Racing Pigeon”, published in London, England about Lewis Curtis, the 4th President of the Greater Boston Concourse, and his domination of the Concourse 600-mile race held on June 28, 1930.

http://tccloftsionfamily.blogspot.com/2010/08/mr-lewis-f-curtis-first-hall-of-fame_02.html