1850 - The first National Women's Rights Convention The first National Women's Rights Convention met in Worcester.
1850 - Barn expanded A slaughterhouse and shop were joined together and added to the barn to create a back ell.
1785 - Shays' Rebellion Artemas Ward, serving as a circuit judge, faced down the rebels at the Worcester Courthouse. The defeat of Shays' Rebellion was a landmark event for the stability of the young nation.