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A collection of materials relating to the history of Westport skiffs and boat builders such as Fred Hart, George Hart and Jim Vaughan as well as Scott Gifford’s Macomber 15 skiff. Donated by Ho...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/09/10397/

A collection of photographs of Westport Point, Horseneck Beach, Remington’s Clambake donated by Edith Camara. The post Edith Camara Collection appeared first on Westport Historical Society .

https://wpthistory.org/2024/08/edith-camara-collection/

Volunteer opportunity Are you looking for a challenging and educational volunteer opportunity?  The Westport Historical Society seeks a team of volunteers to transcribe the contents of the Henry...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/07/help-us-transcribe-the-journal-of-henry-smith/

By Jenny O’Neill A most exotic and little-known aspect of Westport’s agricultural history is the activity known as “sericulture” — the production of silk, the rearing of silkworms, a...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/05/risky-business-following-the-threads-of-westports-short-lived-silkworm-enterprise/

Make your own cyanotype! Pre-register to attend a workshop at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA: 10 AM – 12 PM Wednesday July 10 Cyanotype workshop  Pre-register HERE for July ...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/05/handy-house-artist-in-residence-discover-the-lost-art-of-cyanotypes/

  Life on the Westport River, Westport MA in the 1950s/1960s/1970s Bob Pierce with Richie Earle and Russell Walters May 2024 Topics discussed: Eel fishing off Donovans Lane Cold winters Ice skat...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/05/bob-pierce-life-on-the-westport-river/

Hurricane! 1938, 1954, 1991 Handy House 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA 10 AM – 1 PM Wednesdays/Saturdays June 26 – September 21, 2024 An exhibition of three historic Westport hurricanes Cli...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/04/hurricane-38-54-91/

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Anne Higginson Spicer (died 1935)  8 Cape Bial Lane, Westport Point  Poet, gardener, furniture maker, wood carver, artist    Westport Point became the summer retreat f...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/04/10203/

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Mary Almy Wing Sowle (July 23, 1898-September 12, 1981)   A helper and carer   1881 Main Road, Westport Point    A remembrance by Glenda Broadbent    In order to d...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/04/mary-almy-wing-sowle-july-23-1898-september-12-1981/

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Lucia Beecher Kerr Paull (1916-2010) Artist 1853-56 Main Road, Westport Point Lucia Paull graduated from Smith College in 1938 and was a graduate student in Landscape Arch...

https://wpthistory.org/2024/04/lucia-beecher-kerr-paull-1916-2010/