The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton moved forward in the main office by hiring Leon Scioscia as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, bringing years of art center experience to the Workhouse.

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Five sets of historical, skeletal human remains consistent with the workhouse era - dating from 1841 to 1918 - have been recovered at the former site of the Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam. The ...

In local Bunnyman Bridge lore, legend has it that the actual Bunnyman was being transported from the Lorton Prison to a nearby insane asylum, so it’s only fitting that a new brewery for the Workhouse ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A historic workhouse slave rebellion took place 176 years ago in the Holy City. It happened on July 13, 1849, at the Charleston Workhouse, which was located on a corner of ...

Fireworks come early at the Workhouse Arts Center. This Saturday, the center will hold its annual fireworks blowout. They pop the sparklers early so you can celebrate twice, and they turn the ...

A former workhouse in a Northumberland town has been put up for sale. The prominent site on the Corbridge Road in Hexham is being marketed by the Landwood Group, with the asking price standing at more ...

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Gambling, keeping a disorderly house, accessory to illegal marriage and drunkenness were just some of the crimes committed by inmates housed in the Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum, ...

One of the best preserved and most complete examples of a 19th century workhouse will be opening its historic doors to the public from Wednesday (February 19) following the winter closedown. The ...

The shadow of Birkenhead Workhouse would once have loomed menacingly over the lives of Merseyside's poor and infirm. As work dried up and pennies dwindled, the workhouse was often the last resort for ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Demolition of the former Medium ...