Alice Huff interviewed by Jenny O’Neill
Alice Collins Huff, interviewed by Jenny O’Neill, August 20, 2026 Topics include: The Head of Westport, school, July 4 parade […]
Handy House Artisan Fair Volunteer Sign Up Form
Handy House Artisan Fair and Vintage Market 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA 10 AM -3 PM Saturday September 19 […]
Carol Petty Skarbo interviewed by Doris Carvalho
Doris Carvalho Hi, my name is Doris Carvalho and it is July 25th, 2026 and I am […]
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Russell Walters interviewed by Susan Montgomery
August 3, 2026 Listen Transcribed using AI Summary created by AI This interview transcript features a conversation between Susan Montgomery […]
A Skirmish on Gooseberry
Illustration by Ray Shaw Westport militiamen described a brief “skirmish” with British soldiers who were in search of livestock on […]
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CAPTAIN PAUL CUFFE (1759 – 1817) CHAPTER II: THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR by Sally Loomis
The Westport Historical Society presents this chapter of an unpublished manuscript to Westport and the wider world on the 250th […]
In Our Own Words: Revolutionary War-era town records of Old Dartmouth Presenting Four Perspectives
The transcribed town records can be accessed at https://wpthistory.slocum.me/in-our-own-words-the-path-to-independence-1760-1790/ The late 1700s was an era of revolution for the American colonies. […]
Paul Cuffe’s Activities During the Revolutionary War
Image: Paul Cuffe Nearing Nantucket after a Night at Sea Resolving Some Lingering Questions David C. Cole Paul Cuffe was […]
Cookbooks and Quilts: Westport Women and the Spirit of ‘76
1976 was a busy year for Westporters. Local headlines record youthful unrest at the Head of Westport, and worries about […]
The RI privateer Swallow sought sailors in Acoaxet
Photo pre 1938 showing Westport Harbor, known during the Revolutionary War era as the Devil’s Pocket Hole Written by Robert […]