"Westborough: Your Town - Your History" Scanning Day, 2017
Title
"Westborough: Your Town - Your History" Scanning Day, 2017
Subject
Local history--Westborough (Mass.)
Westborough (Mass.)--Pictorial works
Westborough (Mass.)--Social life and customs
Description
The Westborough Public Library received a Common Heritage grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to hold a community scanning day, where people could bring in historical items for the library to digitize. The images were added to the collection, and the people went home with their items and copies of the images.
Creator
Westborough Community
Date
2/4/2017
Identifier
LH.059
Coverage
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Westborough
Collection Items
Top of tomahawk
This top of a tomahawk was found buried in the yard at 108 West Main Street, which had been the Blue Anchor Tavern, reminding the current residents that there had been several raids in the area in the 1700s. Cynthia Drisko, who lives there now,…
"Songs of America for use in the school and home"
!["Songs of America for use in the school and home"](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/49058/archive/square_thumbnails/85af41a037b8c4e00e867bcb1b83190a.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=oVCK3XmbriKaQGLKT4e1gcth1h-I0ujMqcMulMp2G8SL5ecyXbbV4pi7Zdnr4PEjcYC9%7EC9Xd%7EpJE-CGw78DHFvDSCT%7ECnt9mp0IDbFaszKDDH2PDSoaz32BkLYh5007-CosO8HpS5HfZNXlQCWEPjFU9YfL7giVbovjABu4Sbx%7E%7E50Xp9tqpRN57tMbbB7avaMisTG4lrSqioiux-EME3R2pmQyJh8vRfBGzrIt2Y1PwgRRcbWl3rFFc0T63-QaXRIuFzRPlzaZ3FUe9jw5lKZDn-iTovFziMyRkEI7lvtMw8aQPv7WnPftfC9MM2Nyu2XzLWqIzIOGqT6rdgDrpw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Songs of America for use in the school and home"")
This booklet of patriotic songs was given "with the compliments of E. H. Denham, dry and fancy goods, wall papers and window shades" in Westboro. Cynthia Drisko found it in the wall of her house at 108 West Main Street, and brought it to the 2017…
Blue Anchor Tavern, 108 West Main Street
A photograph of the Blue Anchor Tavern at 108 West Main Street. It was then the home of Cynthia Drisko's great grandparents. Cynthia and her husband John live there now and brought this to the 2017 scanning day.
Bicycle shop on South Street
A mounted photograph of Lawrence O'Brien, Carl O'Brien (in car), Ida Forbush (who lived in Whipple House), and Gladys O'Brien in and around a car draped with a "Goodrich tires" banner, in front of the bicycle shop on South Street in Westborough. The…
Old Ford Truck
Old Ford truck with "Dover Instrument Corp., Westborough, Mass." written on the side. David Hero brought this to the 2017 scanning day.
"Willow Park Water Cure and Hygienic Institute" circular
!["Willow Park Water Cure and Hygienic Institute" circular](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/49058/archive/square_thumbnails/1f8186305d83aee24d01054613313d11.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=Ribuk50Zq4esI%7El9rjPZxJyB59jfgzMkwth0xEpAYKLnNDF7v4gJ%7EOaCc-lAlvHjDzBq1xqoWw-TvwelzbLh-V%7Ej1PSlKt-CBxSSXjua0%7EuuKk-9CAmDUdfydAarimoprk4KBphIOAG2ihWnQPPV1ZXjuWqctWoKEsOnT2dgMnTItToY45FGNzW2dqdYBd%7EeL7%7Ej173uAdZPHviyNuRT9MXGyifTIHegimrp%7EaOuCqyFyzsA5PU3dWr9aeqbA6Ihfe-Jxgh4htlVxYoKd00Xt0wXH%7EiP-u6F4Uxn2cC3qxr7zvGVABvxqfd-MMKJnc09HoYb5dgY0a5fOkLShadrnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Willow Park Water Cure and Hygienic Institute" circular")
Dr. J. H. Hero practiced medicine out of the Nathan Fisher House. David Hero, the great, great grandson of Dr. Hero, brought this to the 2017 scanning day.
Dr. John H. Hero sitting in front of the Nathan Fisher House
Dr. J. H. Hero practiced medicine out of the Nathan Fisher House. David Hero, the great, great grandson of Dr. Hero, brought this to the 2017 scanning day.
"Dr. Hero's Office" sign
!["Dr. Hero's Office" sign](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/49058/archive/square_thumbnails/9c59ee4af288dccd3f1520935f2c9a4e.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=TuKxflguSWTTB%7EbaMG%7E8KWhSkX4VYOjq1BSbmV3CgtLQbvtZPWC%7EFdHl7s3pa7DRwByDwFQ%7E86qCOFxcLIyK1eKW%7E18dvl3YuCXxRViHuuwjEayDM6krM6FmVZFULMtZM8LX%7EFZqcRdHQ120njfVrqjf1PmahLgOyF4AqTuWLOAIhM3kjP5IZClpHoDmmBM13c171bR35hObdjkim0gaLDPKCz11DwkearTPqnYikViYnYDkOf1624Cp1NBpSYMg5M7zfCnuTHUMQb%7EP0PsjKwNs7BsYaqqEQPVIwww8gUzSHWOwFitSXxhFn7jTNnoiqFtzul0TP62VrCCf8tfSuw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Dr. Hero's Office" sign")
Dr. J. H. Hero practiced medicine out of the Nathan Fisher House. David Hero, the great, great grandson of Dr. Hero, brought this to the 2017 scanning day.
Dr. John H. Hero
Cabinet photograph of Dr. John H. Hero, taken at the North studio in Westboro. His great great grandson, David Hero, brought this to the 2017 scanning day.
Butler Wilmarth Hero
Mounted photograph of Westborough postmaster Butler Wilmarth Hero, taken at the Chamberlain studio in town. His great grandson, David Hero, brought this to the 2017 scanning day.