WORCESTER — The name and look of the Worcester Historical Museum are history. As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the organization’s board revealed Friday that it has changed its name to the ...

Worcester Historical Museum is marking its 150th anniversary with a name change, free admission, and the reinstallation of a $1.3-million gallery. The city staple will now be known as Museum of ...

WORCESTER — On Thursday, Jan. 21, 1875, Samuel E. Staples, who ran a grocery and produce business on the corner Main Street and what is now Franklin Street, sent out invitations to four men to meet ...

‘Strikes, Spares & Deadwood,’ a new exhibition on display through March, is a compelling reminder that candlepin, which originated in Worcester, was once king ERVING — On a recent weekday afternoon, ...

WORCESTER – The Museum of Worcester is celebrating 150 years, and one of their featured exhibits showcases the city's storied history of candlepin bowling. Candlepin bowling was first played in ...

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with ...

WORCESTER ― "Three sports were invented right here: basketball, volleyball and candlepin bowling," said Vanessa Bumpus, exhibit coordinator at the Worcester Historical Museum. And while volleyball and ...

On Oct. 3, 1900, a crowd of 1,500 gathered around a piece of carved granite, about 2 feet high, on Salisbury Street, just north of Park Avenue. Besides schoolchildren, many of them from Classical High ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exhibits in the new Fuller Gallery of Industrial History highlight things made and invented in Worcester. WORCESTER — The name and ...