Westborough State Hospital Memorial

10/16/2021

For those interested Medfield State Hospital, Jon Maynard (Images of America: Tewksbury State Hospital) is now working on a new book titled "Images of America, Medfield State Hospital". Check out the page for it!

Images of America: Medfield State Hospital

06/23/2021

With COVID restrictions largely gone we have been trying to finish with confirming the State Reform School Cemetery using ground penetrating radar (GPR). When this started we had a GPR expert who had agreed to scan the area for a discounted price. When COVID hit he was uncomfortable coming out, so we were told to wait until this Spring. Unfortunately once Spring came around he wanted the normal rate, which at somewhere over $2,000 was at least 4 times the amount he had originally agreed to. That's not money we have unless we were to use the Westborough State Hospital Memorial fund, but since it's not actually part of the memorial we're not going to use that money to pay for it.

If anyone knows how to use a GPR to detect very old graves (our understanding is that, due to the age, the majority of graves would likely be collapsed and therefore harder for a novice to identify), and has access to a GPR, or knows someone who does, please let us know.

We will likely need to hold one more cleanup to clear the brush again, though it won't be nearly as difficult of a task as it was the last time given it's only been a year. But we want to make sure we have a GPR ready to go before we do that.

05/27/2021

The Tewksbury State Hospital event tonight at 7 will be broadcasted by Westborough TV, Inc. on local TV. They also will be streaming it on their YouTube channel. We recommend registering with zoom directly, but if for one reason or another that doesn't work, then check it out on their YouTube channel or, if local, their TV channel.

Authors Ashylnn Rickord Werner and Jon Maynard will discuss their brand new book, Tewksbury State Hospital (Images of America), in this Zoom webinar. To register/join this zoom event, click here! This event will also be live streamed on Westborough TV's YouTube page and broadcast on Verizon Channel

05/25/2021

Officially available today! If you pre-ordered, your book should be arriving anytime (if you don’t already have it). If you’d like to buy a copy, you can do so online at Amazon or directly from the Public Health Museum at Tewksbury State Hospital.
OR you can get a SIGNED copy and meet us on Saturday, June 5th between 10am-2pm at the Public Health Museum - we hope to see you there! 🙂

Happy reading! ❤️

03/10/2021

A 360 birdseye view of Westborough State Hospital. Or at least it should be one, and does come up as one when I preview it, just not once I actually post it. Most cottages by this point were demolished, but demolition hadn't advanced to the main buildings yet when this was taken.

Like most organizations, COVID has created its own unique challenges. And as a result little was able to get done last year. We will be more active this year. If anyone would like to assist us by hosting a fundraiser, or if they'd like to help in any way, please let us know.

Additionally, in regards to the State Reform School Cemetery, we have an expert who had agreed to scan the grounds to confirm the existence of the cemetery. Unfortunately due to COVID he was unable to come out last year and, once the grounds warms, he should be able to do it this year. I've spoken with him about it and there were very good reasons as to why he was being extra careful and I would have made the same decision he did if I was in his situation. Unfortunately though, due to the delay, we will need to organize one more cleanup to clear out the area again. This should be much easier though as it's just clearing 1 year of growth.

As always, if you are able to help us build a memorial to Westborough State Hospital please donate to our GoFundMe campaign. We are a registered 501(c)3 non profit and donations are tax deductible.:
https://www.gofundme.com/westborough-state-hospital

03/21/2020

We wanted to give everyone an update that we still are planning to scan the State Reform School Cemetery on the former grounds of Westborough State Hospital to confirm graves and the receiving tomb. Unfortunately though, due to COVID-19, the scan will have to be delayed until the pandemic is brought under control. Once that has occurred we still intend to have the scan done as soon as possible.

Thank you everyone for your help in cleaning up the cemetery grounds!

03/18/2020

We have more Westborough State Hospital shirts in stock!

We have XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL available. They're $30 shipped for one or $25 each shipped if you buy two or more. Please donate to our GoFundMe page if you would like one and then send us a message stating your address and the size you want. Here's our GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/westborough-state-hospital

02/24/2020

The page for the upcoming Images of America: Tewksbury State Hospital book by Ashlynn Werner and Jon Maynard.

Check here for updates regarding the upcoming book "Tewksbury State Hospital", parts of the Images of America series published by Arcadia.

02/23/2020

We have more Westborough State Hospital shirts in stock!

We have XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL available. They're $30 shipped for one or $25 each shipped if you buy two or more. Please donate to our GoFundMe page if you would like one and then send us a message stating your address and the size you want. Here's our GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/westborough-state-hospital

02/21/2020

Thank you everyone who came out to help clean up the State Reform School Cemetery! We had at least 20 people come down and help out in the cold. Thanks to everyone's efforts we've finished clearing the area to where we'll be able to bring in equipment to officially confirm the existence of the cemetery. We'll keep everyone updated once we have the results!

Some before and after photos.