Eleanor Tripp on the Handy House, interviewed in 1976
Eleanor Tripp (Mrs. Louis H. Tripp) Interviewed by Mary Giles October 13, 1976 Eleanor, could you tell about the ‘Handy […]
Handy House
Twentieth Century
William Almy oral history interview 1975
William Almy, Jr. Interviewed by Mary Giles October 25, 1975 William Almy – “According to the early records of the […]
Handy House
National Register
Handy House National Register nomination part 1 Download file Description Located in the southern part of Bristol County the Cadman-White-Handy […]
Central Village, Native American
Recent Archaeological Excavations at the Waite-Kirby-Potter Site
This project was supported by Community Preservation Act funds granted by Westport Community Preservation Committee http://www.westport-ma.com/cpc/index.html Project work completed by […]
Uncategorized
Westport News
The Historical Society has discovered an old weekly newspaper from 1896 called Westport News but can’t find any other information, […]
Nineteenth Century, Religion, Twentieth Century
The Washingtonians and the Nineteenth-Century Temperance Movement in Westport
Temperance – the campaign to curtail the consumption of alcohol – was an important reform movement in the 19th century. […]
Nineteenth Century
Westport news in the 1860s
The following articles were found in copies of the New Bedford Evening Standard. Topics include the Civil War, fishing at […]
African American Context, Paul Cuffe
Thomas Mayhew writes a letter about Paul Cuffe
This letter appeared in the March 2 1863 edition of New Bedford Evening Standard.
Paul Cuffe
Newspaper articles from 1863 New Bedford Evening Standard
This letter appeared in the Feb 23 1863 edition of the New Bedford Evening Standard. James Congdon writes about Paul […]
African American Context, Paul Cuffe
Paul Cuffe, Self Made Man
A Self-Made Man, Capt. Paul Cuffee. This small pamphlet was written by the great grandson of Paul Cuffe to mark […]