Worcester is a rich mix of Heritages and History. You know the "Smiley Face?" Get to know our history, cultures, and some Interesting facts abut Us!

History:
Many courses at Assumption use these venues on class field trips.

• American Antiquarian Society

• Blackstone Valley National Heritage

Corridor/Broadmeadow Brook Visitors Center

• Higgins Armory Museum

• WAM (Worcester Art Museum)

• Worcester Historical Museum

• Old Sturbridge Village

• Ecotarium

• Salisbury Mansion

• American Sanitary Plumbing Museum

• Tower Hill Botanical Garden

Culture:
There are over 50 languages spoken in Worcester. Get acquainted with some of our cultural organizations:

• Centro Las Americas
• Henry Lee Willis Community Center, Institute of African American Culture
• The International Center
• Italian American Cultural Center
• The Jewish Community Center

Famous Worcester Firsts:

-First radio station to play the Beatles was WORC-radio
-J. Lee Richmond of the "Worcesters" pitched baseball's first perfect game.
-First National Women's Rights Convention was held in 1850.
-Valentines were first mass-produced by Esther Howland in 1847.

Famous Worcester County Inventions:

-The curve ball pitch
-The catcher's mask
-The Farmer's Almanac
-White chocolate
-and yes... the yellow "Smiley Face" button of the '60s was indeed invented here too!

Famous People from Worcester County:

-Clara Barton, American Red Cross
-Abbie Hoffman, Sixties Radical
-Denis Leary, Comedian (MTV icon)
-Alicia Witt, Actress (movies and TV series, Cybill)