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...
by Arlington Historical Society | Jan 24, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Doris Birmingham Needlework samplers, employed as an educational tool and a measure of female accomplishment, make their first appearance in England in the early 16th Century. Thus, English Colonists in America must have imported the skills to keep the craft alive in...
by Westborough Center | Jan 21, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Ebenezer Parkman Project: New Insights into Rural Life in Colonial New England Westborough is the single best town for studying rural life in colonial New England. How can I make such a claim? After all, many rural New England towns have maintained their historical...
by Westborough Center | Jan 6, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7pm on Zoom, the Westborough Historical Society will present their Civic Club Lecture: “Remembering the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in the Age of COVID,” by Professor Ben Railton, Professor of English and American Studies at Fitchburg State...
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...
