Westborough Center Pastimes – July 16, 2021

Westborough Center Pastimes – July 16, 2021

Parson Weems’ Fable, by Grant Wood (1939), depicting the story of George Washington cutting down a cherry tree as a boy. National Narratives I have lately been thinking about national narratives and their importance. National narratives give us a sense of purpose and...
Westborough Center Pastimes – June 18, 2021

Westborough Center Pastimes – June 18, 2021

Charley Williams and Granddaughter, age 94 Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project By the time you read this newsletter, Juneteenth—a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States after the American Civil War—will be designated a national...