Hotel Westport
A recent donation to the collection: This small pamphlet advertises the wonders of Hotel Westport located at Westport Point, MA, […]
Historic Stories
Gifford Road Farm, painting by Clifford W. Ashley
WHS 2012.024.001 This painting by noted artist and author Clifford W. Ashley captures a Westport farming scene in the 1930’s. […]
The Mystery of the Hillandale Milk Bottle
By Jane Dufault In 1980, we purchased land, one half mile from the Head of Westport off Drift Road, and […]
The Southeastern Massachusetts hay cap
The Southeastern Massachusetts Hay Cap These images show a special method for safely storing hay, a moveable roof supported […]
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without
Elvira Smith grew up on a Westport farm in the 1930s. “We were very frugal. For example we would […]
Women on the Farm
The role of women in the 20th century on the farm varied. On some farms, tasks were clearly delineated — […]
Potato Award
Bronze potato award In 1940, the Smith family of Long Acres farm was awarded this bronze potato in recognition of […]
The first tractor in Westport
The First Tractor In 1921 Julius T. Smith (Turtle Rock Farm) bought one of the first tractors to be used […]
Inventing the Macomber Turnip
This commemorative handkerchief from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition depicts the source of seeds that created Westport’s Macomber turnip. Westport can […]
Have you ever heard of the Macomber fowl?
Macomber fowls / “Tripps Yaller Hens” / Rhode Island Red Have you ever heard of the Macomber fowl? By […]