by Westborough Center | Apr 22, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Diorama at the American Museum of Natural History Rewriting History When people complain about “erasing” history, what they often mean is that the fixed historical frame of reference that they normally carry with them is being challenged. In these cases, history is...
by Westborough Center | Mar 18, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Two Simple Questions? My practice of local history is guided by two questions: 1) Who are we?; and 2) Why do we live here? I am sure that other people interested in local history may be guided by other questions—I’d love to learn what they are—but I have yet to add...
by Westborough Center | Feb 28, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Below is a notice from the Westborough Historical Society about an upcoming program. Westborough also had an important role to play in the closing of the Worcester court house in 1774, so this program should also be highly relevant to our town. Tony Many students...
by Westborough Center | Feb 18, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Thinking Historically Is Hard to Do While talking with my two daughters, sometimes I feel like we come from entirely different worlds. Such a difference may be understandable: they mainly grew up with digital technology forming the very basis of their social lives,...
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by Westborough Center | Feb 7, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Did you know that Worcester is often celebrated as the birthplace of shredded wheat, the envelope, Robert Goddard’s rockets, Harvey Ball’s Happy Face, and American romantic valentines? On Monday, February 7 at 7pm, the Westborough Historical Society will present...
by Westborough Center | Jan 31, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Did you know that Worcester is often celebrated as the birthplace of shredded wheat, the envelope, Robert Goddard’s rockets, Harvey Ball’s Happy Face, and American romantic valentines? On Monday, February 7 at 7pm, the Westborough Historical Society will present...
