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In 1833, the Worcester Lunatic Asylum became the first psychiatric facility of its kind in Massachusetts. It was originally used as a shelter for the insane but quickly became overcrowded. Forced to expand its size, the asylum called in Ward P.…

Searching through the archive of Worcester State College can be quite the adventure. After rummaging through it for almost an hour, I stumbled upon an unlabeled scrapbook with leather binding. Inside this scrapbook was a collage of very old newspaper…

Images of the 2008 demolition of the old St. Vincent Hospital, started in the 1890s by the Sisters of Providence. Ms. Vo was born in this hospital in 1989, which sparked her interest in the building and her desire to document it before it completely…