The Worcester Historical Society was honored to be given a Quester grant this past month from the Rittenhouse Questers. The Rittenhouse Questers are a local chapter based in Collegeville. Quester groups are located across the country in over 38 States and 2 Canadian Provinces. They gather to preserve the past for the future, by promoting…
The Worcester Historical Society was pleased to host our annual Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 4th from 1-4 pm. This marked forty-four years (we missed last year because of Covid) where we have presented a Christmas Open House to the community. This year was exceptional as we had one of the largest turnouts in…
The last Did You Know? installment on Worcester’s War memorials and those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
Did You Know? Dedication of the WWI Monument in front of Worcester School, 1921 100 Years Ago Excerpts from the “Montgomery Transcript”, the local newspaper of its day. October 13, 1921. “Highly appropriate exercise and a splendid attendance on Sunday marked the dedication and unveiling of the Memorial erected at Center Point of the young…
The WWI monument was designed and approved in August, 1919 by a select committee of Worcester residents.
Kicking off our “Did You Know?” series, we begin discussion of Worcester WW I and WW II heroes.