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The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. Founded in 1812, it is the oldest historical society in the United States with a national focus. [3]
A copy of the Massachusetts Spy that was created in 1775 by founder Isaiah Thomas on this 1747 printing press at the American Antiquarian Society.in Worcester.
Isaiah Thomas (January 19, 1749 – April 4, 1831) was an early American printer, newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
The Harry Goddard House or Goddard-Daniels House is an historic house at 190 Salisbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.Built in 1905 for a local wire company executive, it is one of the city's finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture, and a significant residential design of local architect George Clemence.
The Worcester Historical Museum, located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1875 as the Worcester Society of Antiquity. [3] This museum is the only institution in the area devoted entirely to local history and artifacts.
Amy Bess Williams was born on May 4, 1912, in El Paso, Texas to Dr. Frederick R. Williams and Elizabeth Avery Taft Williams. At the age of five, her family relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, Williams gained a reputation as a socialite, [1] and often visited events held by the American Antiquarian Society. [2]
In September 1837 he was appointed librarian of the American Antiquarian Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. He began his duties as librarian in April 1838, and in October of that same year, he was elected a member of the society. [ 4 ]
In addition to his work to found the Worcester Society of Antiquity (later to become the Worcester Historical Museum), [2] Rice was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1906. [3] Rice was also a member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts , the Worcester Natural History Society (serving as director from 1894 to 1909), and ...