by Westborough Center | Dec 17, 2021 | Museums, The Kiosk
First Christmas Eve – A Vision of the Future, from Puck magazine, 1896 (Library of Congress) The Importance of Ritual We are deep into the holiday season, and as we continue to plan our parties and family gatherings, purchase gifts to exchange with loved ones, and...
by Westborough Center | Nov 19, 2021 | Museums, The Kiosk
Material Memories In a devastating scene in John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family, after losing their farm to a bank during the Great Depression, must make decisions about what they can fit into the truck that will take them from their home in...
by Westborough Center | Oct 15, 2021 | Museums, The Kiosk
A squirrel and my dog playing, “How close can I get?” Squirrels We liken our backyard deck to a treehouse, because it sits atop a walk-out basement and overlooks a wooded hill in such a way that the deck is positioned right at the canopy level of the trees. From this...
by Westborough Center | Sep 17, 2021 | Museums, The Kiosk
Community, Memory, Stories Workers from the J. R. Cooper Co., a leather works, in front of the factory on Beach St., ca. 1880-1899. Hanging Out around the Rotary, by Brandin Tumeinski, 2018 “When a community loses its memory, its members no longer know one another....
by Westborough Center | Sep 3, 2021 | The Kiosk
What’s In a Name? Part II In my last newsletter, I parsed out the name of the Westborough Center for History and Culture and explained why we selected it, so perhaps a review of how well the title reflects what happens behind its glass windows is in order. As a...
