In the spring of 2017, Mr. Steve DeBoer, history teacher at the Westborough Public High School, asked his 9th grade history students to create local history projects that celebrate Westborough’s 300th anniversary. Below are links to some of the results (others can be found in the Westborough Room archival collections).
- Michael Gagne: Westborough State Hospital website.
- Reuben Kaufman: History and timeline of the 1953 Tornado that struck Westborough.
- Maya Farizon: The Lyman School for Boys: pictures, profiles of boys, and background of the school.
- Romi Zebian: Comparison of locations around town from past to present, including the Rotary, East Main Street, and Milk Street.
- Max Scerbin, Jake Connelly, Carolyn Kelley, Jeremy James, Brad Woodcock, and Thomas DeCoursey: History of Westborough High School sports.
- Tanishka Indorekar: Business and population growth over time in Westborough.
- Keelan Boyle, Adehl Bavar, Damien Moore, and Bryana Siqueira: Photographs in and around Westborough High School and the Westborough Historic district.
- Caroline Baldwin: Pictures of buildings around town: Forbes, Westborough High School, and Town Hall.
- Dylan Ruberti: Westborough Veterans.
- Merola Gouhar: Famous people and places in Westborough, Eli Whitney, Esther Forbes, Lyman School, and Town Hall.
- Adina Palayoor: Eli Whitney and Eli Whitney Street.
- Kaya Fung: The History of the Rice Family and the current Westborough High School.
- Stella Gu and Kristine Lee: Website with pictures of the Westborough Historic District, Rotary, and Westborough High School.
- Annie Beckman and Carolyn McDermott: Timeline of Westborough High School state championships.
- Jack Powers and Youssef Shaker: Website of Westborough history, including the High School, ice harvesting, farming, and Westboro Hotel.
- Ben Tucker, Nyle Kashani and Kyle Sawicki: Metadata creation for photographs in the Digital Repository (Google Sheets with data).
- Mike Durr: Notable people from Westborough and their contributions to society, including Eli Whitney and Louis Denfeld.
- Nilay McLaren and Vidhur Ramanujan: Awards and accomplishments at the Westborough High School.
- Prachi Patel: Photographs from around town: Schools, Fire Station, Forbes Building, Public Library, Town Hall.
- Shivali Vyas: Website of 19th, 20th, and 21st century photographs around town, including the rotary, schools, and churches.
- Helen Cai and Nishka Pant: Timeline with Westborough photographs (High School, Rotary, Downtown, Forbes Building, Historic houses, and West Main Street).
- Isabella Angelini: Presentation of Westborough churches.