By Nicole O’Connell Nicole, an English and History major, looks into history right here at Worcester State. She deciphers old class diaries to explore the lives of students from the early days of Worcester State, […]
By Timothy Jarvis Wendy Essery, library and archives manager for the Worcester Historical Museum, shared her thoughts on the state of the institution, its relationship with the city’s community, what it means to be an […]
By Nicole O’Connell Nicole, an English and History major, looks into history right here at Worcester State. She deciphers old class diaries to explore the lives of students from the early days of Worcester State, back when it […]
By Nicole O’Connell 100 years ago, the War to End All Wars was at its height. But as years go by and contemporaries of the First World War decrease, it becomes more difficult to […]
By Tim Jarvis Worcester’s Liberty Farm is a National Historic Landmark, located at 116 Mower Street. The house, built in 1810, was home to Abby Kelley Foster (1810-1867) and Stephen Symonds Foster (1809-1881). By assisting […]
By Timothy Jarvis Andrew Carnegie was one of the best-known industrialists of the 19th century as the founder and chairman of Carnegie Steel Company. The company was among the most successful of the monopolies in […]
By Timothy Jarvis The abandoned Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire began on December 3, 1999 on 266 Franklin Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The fire was started sometime between 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. by […]
By Timothy Jarvis The Worcester Spy, originally called the Massachusetts Spy, was a newspaper officially founded in 1770 in Boston by Isaiah Thomas. The purpose of this paper was for the revolutionary cause against the […]
By Timothy Jarvis After Worcester cut all ties to the throne in 1774, the rest of the nation followed in the footsteps of the independent Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Declaration of Independence was signed by […]
By Timothy Jarvis Contrary to popular opinion, the American Revolution did not start on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and Concord. Well, that’s what many historians argue at least. When the British regulars engaged in […]
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