Worcester Historical Museum 150th Anniversary OPEN HOUSE

They’ll be so much to see and do, you won’t want to miss a thing!

10:00am – 4:00pm        EXPLORE THE MUSEUM AND ITS GALLERIES

• NEW Fuller Gallery of Industrial History – Join members of the gallery content team for a special tour where you will learn about early industry, patent process, how machines work, and what’s new in Worcester industry.
• Strikes, Spares, and Deadwood: Candlepin Bowling – Booth Gallery
• The Chin Family of Worcester – Rockwell Gallery
• Hearts and Crafts – 2^nd Floor Conference Room
  Make your own valentine in the spirit of Worcester’s valentine-making tradition.
• Be a History Detective –Elm Street Lobby
  Explore the museum galleries…be curious and leave fascinated.

10:00am – 12:00pm
MEET SAMUEL STAPLES – Elm Street Lobby
Museum founder will greet you in our redesigned lobby.

A VISIT TO THE STORE – Salisbury Store
Visit with Stephen Salisbury I and Elizabeth Tuckerman Salisbury in their store

LETTERS WITH ABBY KELLEY FOSTER – Library
Abby and her recently transcribed letters will be available.

11:00am – 1:00pm
BICYCLE TALES WITH MAJOR TAYLOR – Alden Gallery/City Square

VALENTINES WITH ESTHER HOWLAND – 2^nd Floor Conference Room

12:00pm – 2:00pm
MEET FRANCES PERKINS – Alden Gallery Factory
First woman cabinet member, Secretary of Labor, FDR Administration

19^th CENTURY CAKE MAKING DEMONSTRATION – Fletcher Auditorium
Inspired by Hepsibeth Hemenway

Q, OF WAVVZ CONCEPTS – Rice Gallery
Local fashion designer

1:00pm – 3:00pm
CHINESE WRITING – Fletcher Auditorium
In celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year and our exhibit, “The Chin Family of Worcester,” learn how to write Chinese characters using traditional ink and brushes with faculty and staff from the College of the Holy Cross.

2:00pm – 4:00pm
WORCESTER SONGS AND MORE WITH NAT NEEDLE – Fletcher Auditorium

Special thanks:  Kurt Hultgren, Resident Costume Designer, The College of the Holy Cross