Callahan, Fay, Caswell & Lindquist Life Celebration Home

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

Rare pic of the old Union Depot as it was being built in 1875. All but the clock tower was DEMOLISHED around 1910/11 when the "New" Union Station, that we know and LOVE, was opened in 1911. The clock tower itself was razed in 1959 to make way for I290.

BONUS: If you look you can see BOTH of the Winged Lions that now guard over East Park in their original habitat, respectively, under the arch.

BONUS: The church on Belmont Street, originally the First Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (later Our Lady of Fatima) was constructed primarily from granite from this structure.

Construction: 1875.
Architects: Ware & Van Brunt.
Style: Gothic Revival, featuring a 212-foot clock tower and large arches.

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

View Lyn O. Clancey's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

12/19/2025

Friendly reminder to please bring all Giving Tree gifts to the church by Sunday December 21! Gifts will be handed out on the 22nd. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and the impact will be felt for 130 children in our area! 🫶🏼

12/19/2025

The West Boylston Senior Center, through our Outreach Program with Gayane Manukyan, was proud to host a Giving Tree this year.

Our generous seniors were beyond excited to help make the holidays brighter for local elementary school children, ensuring they had a Christmas to truly remember.

Thank you to everyone who donated gifts, helped with wrapping, and assisted with delivery. Your kindness and generosity are a beautiful reflection of what makes our community so special.

We are truly grateful to be part of such a wonderful and caring community.

12/18/2025

View Richard C. Lindstrom's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

12/16/2025

Today we received a very generous donation from the Worcester County District Attorney's Office! This will help with educational programs for our seniors.

12/16/2025

View Maria V. Diaz Lopez's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

12/16/2025

View Francis "Franny" J. Tambolleo's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

12/16/2025

Join us tomorrow evening, and every Friday through January 2nd, for Home for Holidays at Salisbury Mansion! Step into the Victorian era and explore the history of Christmas and its signature trees.

Around 1830, both middle and upper-class households seized on the Christmas tree as a means to shift attention away from presents. They learned about the German tradition of decorating trees from printed sources, such as gift books.

In 1848, Godey’s Lady’s Book shared an illustration of Queen Victoria, her husband Prince Albert, and their children clustered around a decorated tree, which quickly popularized this custom. Harriette Marineau provided the first written account of a Christmas tree in Puritan New England in 1835. It was illuminated with eighty-four candles, bedecked with treasures, and stood in Charles Follen’s parlour in Boston. She concluded her description with: “I have little doubt the Christmas tree will become one the most flourishing exotics of New England.”

Candlelight tours will be offered in partnership with Preservation Worcester from 5:30–7:30PM every Friday evening from November 28th through January 2nd. Introductions to the three generations of the Salisbury family will be given at the Salisbury House’s drawing rooms by Preservation Worcester docents at 5:30 and 6:30PM.

Admission is free for members of Preservation Worcester or the Museum of Worcester and $15 for visitors. Reservations can be purchased at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ud4zq6u/lp/fd0806e1-1804-4f6a-b29f-dc164425c219.

Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children with their Christmas tree, in 1848.