Adventure Awaits
Worcester Passport
Explore, discover and engage with Worcester in entirely new ways.
Where Will Your Passport Take You?
Ready. Set. Explore.
Bring history to life with your free WORCESTER PASSPORT issued in celebration of two significant anniversaries—the 150th of the Museum of Worcester and the 177th of the incorporation of Worcester as a city on February 29, 1848. Experience a year of adventure and exploration throughout our city and our shared stories.
Your limited-edition PASSPORT TO WORCESTER s available at the Museum of Worcester beginning Friday, February 28, and Saturday, March 1—the best we could do during a non-leap year—and while supplies last. (No ID is required, just your excitement to explore.)
A World of Discoveries Awaits
Your MOW PASSPORT is your guide to exciting monthly challenges, leading you to different locations across Worcester. Each month new questions and activities for PASSPORT holders of all ages will appear here with details, directions, and questions. Each will inspire the PASSPORT holder to explore, discover and engage with the city in new ways—as an individual, family, organization, or class.
March
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
If you are at Mechanics Hall for a program or visit the Mechanics Hall website at mechanicshall.org. Name six of the portraits of women in the Great Hall, then answer these questions: Which one of these women was the first in Massachusetts to earn a college degree? Which one founded the American Red Cross?
When you’re done, perhaps go the “extra mile,” although it is not required for your passport stamp:
Take your photo with “The Speaker’s Stand,” the contemporary lectern dedicated to Abby Foster on Main Street near the entrance to Mechanics Hall. Which of her words on the lectern speak to you the most? Or, visit the Museum of Worcester and take a photograph with its portrait of Abby Kelley Foster portrait. The Museum is open free of charge Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM to 4PM. While there, consider visiting the Museum’s Library to read Foster’s transcribed letters. Library hours are Wednesday through Saturday; it is best to call for an appointment to read the letters.
Bring your answers and perhaps a photo—you at Mechanics Hall or an image from its website, or at the lectern--to the Museum of Worcester for your March sticker!
You might also consider these questions in your classroom, at the dinner table, or as personal reflection: How are the lives of women today different from the lives of the women you have listed? How are they the same? How do you think (or hope) the lives of women 100 years from now will have changed?
February
Major Taylor
To get started, your first stop is the Major Taylor Museum or the Major Taylor statue. Once there, take a picture, then answer these questions: What was Major Taylor’s nickname? And, what challenge occurs in Worcester every year in his honor?
Bring your photo(s) and answers to the Museum of Worcester for your February sticker!
You might also consider these questions in your classroom, at the dinner table, or as personal reflection: What qualities do you think make an athlete truly great? Can you think of any other examples of athletes who have used their platform to change public opinion or policies on social issues?