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USA Lecture Tour, 09–25 March 2023 Want to discover your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors? Many people believe that researching Irish ancestors is impossible because of the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922. While many records were destroyed, others survived and large collections have come online in recent years. Join Fintan Mullan and Gillian … More Ulster Historical Foundation
This online conference will review migrations of Scots-Irish to the U.S. and Canada and address the challenges of researching your Ulster Scots ancestors. … More Researching Ulster Scots Ancestors
Discussion and book signing with Phyllis Wong, author of We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Anne Marie Murphy, author of the forthcoming book: City of CorsetsWednesday October 26, 2022 5:30pm at TidePool Book Shop, 372 Chandler Street Worcester 508-753-2500 Some backstory from Anne Marie Murphy about this book project… … More What’s better than a book about corset history? Two of them!
Become a Smile Ambassador. Stop by with your SMILE and Raise a Glass to Harvey Ball on World Smile Day! Friday, October 7 | 5:30 – 7:00PM The White Room at the Crompton Collective Complimentary Appetizers, Cash Bar, Live Music, Smiley Trivia and Prizes Click Here to RSVP 138 Green Street, Worcester – Lower Level … More World Smile Day
Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street 10AM – 4PM Salisbury Mansion, 40 Highland Street 11AM – 3PM FREE Admission and activities will take place at both locations! Come out and play with crafts, games and much more! Go on a scavenger hunt and win a prize, have fun with our I-Spy game in our Booth … More AUGUST ADVENTURES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Pond, Mabel Dickinson (1869-1960) Mabel Dickinson Pond was born in Worcester on August 14, 1869. As a painter, she is known for her landscape, mountains and regional scenes, and also teaching her craft. Through her extensive diaries, held by the Worcester Historical Museum, we know that she had an early interest in art. She studied at … More Discovering Mabel Dickinson Pond
Join us for the Celebration! Saturday, April 9 6:30-9:30pm – DCU Club at Polar Park Watch for your invitation to the 21st Annual Harvey Ball. In the meanwhile, save the date. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, March 9 – exactly one month to the day! Worcester Historical Museum is proud to honor the memory and … More The 21st Harvey Ball
Free Admission to Worcester Historical Museum all month long! … More Free February is Back!
The exhibit will run through March 31, 2022–Women’s History Month. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM to 4PM. Though the 19th Amendment ended sex discrimination in voting, it did not “give women the right to vote.” Voting rights were won through generations of protest, where millions of women marched, went on hunger strikes, lobbied congress, spoke on street corners, … More LANDMARK EXHIBIT PRETTY POWERFUL IS NOW OPEN FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
PRETTY POWERFUL –This extraordinary fashion exhibit has been made possible by the leadership of WHM in partnership with a “powerful” team of Marlene Persky and Moira Moynihan Manoog, Co-Chairs; Tay Ann Jay, Honorary Chair; James Hogan, Advisor; the organizing committee, and content/interpretation/design contributors Efua Dufu, Morgan Johnson, and Jade Nortey. Our sincere thanks to Charlotte … More Pretty Powerful Exhibition Opening Saturday, October 23