by Westborough Center | Jun 18, 2021 | The Kiosk
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...
by Westborough Center | Jun 4, 2021 | The Kiosk
Charles M. Fay – Personal War Sketch, 1890 The Discovery of Charles M. Fay The most exciting element of my job is Discovery. Every time I think that I have unearthed every possible historical record hidden away in our library, another one shows up. Such a discovery...
by Westborough Center | May 21, 2021 | The Kiosk
The Search for Herbert O. Smith: A Memorial Day Remembrance Several months ago, I received an e-mail from a Westborough resident and avid reader of the Westborough Center Pastimes newsletter: Dear Dr Vaver, I so very much enjoy all your essays. You might already be...
by Westborough Center | May 7, 2021 | The Kiosk
A bridled and blinkered horse standing hitched to its cart, by Henry Walter, 22 January 1822. (Wellcome Library, London, http://wellcomeimages.org) Thought Experiment Let’s perform a thought experiment.* The year is 1570. We meet a delivery man resting on the side of...
by Westborough Center | Apr 16, 2021 | The Kiosk
Cicero The Meaning of Life In a past newsletter, I posed three BIG questions that I believe we should periodically ask ourselves over the course of our lives, and I have been addressing each one in a series of newsletters. This issue brings us to the final—and perhaps...
