“They truly are fine sheep” Feeding the British soldiers
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories According to an old story, the owner of Gooseberry Neck was one Job Almy who kept his […]
The story of Humphrey Almy: “Heroic he lived and heroic he died.”
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories On a small hill on the land once belonging to Job Almy is an old Almy graveyard. […]
Abner Brownell: Westport’s Paul Revere
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories A well educated young man’s conflicted response to the war, attracted by the promise of promotion and […]
A bible covered in the remnants of a Revolutionary War soldier’s breeches!
This Brownell family bible, printed in 1811, has an unusual cover. A note inside the bible reads “cover made from […]
In Search of Westport’s Revolutionary War soldiers
Are you a descendant of a Revolutionary War soldier from Westport? This year Westport Historical Society embarks on a year […]
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Westport’s Street Railway Wars
By Jenny O’Neill, Westport Historical Society A recent donation to the collection of the Westport Historical Society prompted a […]
A tax on “those people called Quakers”
Beginning in 1780, the Militia Act (St. 1780, Ch. 21) allowed Quakers to be exempt from military service in the […]
A Letter to Samuel Adams from the Town of Dartmouth (at that time including Westport!)
Have you been watching Ken Burn’s documentary on the American Revolution? Has this sparked curiosity about how Westport responded to […]
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HENRY SMITH JOURNAL 1853 – 1861
A 19th-century farmer, whaling agent, and quaker Westport, Massachusetts Transcribed by a team of volunteers in 2025 Read the full […]
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Artisan Fair Volunteer sign up
We need your help! Please sign up to volunteer at the Handy House Artisan Fair on Saturday September 20, 2025!