A Skirmish on Gooseberry
Illustration by Ray Shaw Westport militiamen described a brief “skirmish” with British soldiers who were in search of livestock on […]
Westport Revolutionary Stories
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The Westport Historical Society presents this chapter of an unpublished manuscript to Westport and the wider world on the 250th […]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 […]
Continental Army soldiers endured a terrible winter at Valley Forge
Image: Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911) painting of Baron Steuben drilling American troops at Valley Forge in 1778. Written by […]
Joseph Allen: Westport blacksmith served in the Continental Army
By ROBERT BARBOZA Historical researcher Robert Barboza has written two books about local patriots in the American Revolution. His 2025 […]
Jeremiah Greenman A Common Soldier in the American Revolution
Jeremiah Greenman (1758–1828): A career soldier who served for eight years, Greenman is notable for keeping a detailed personal record […]
Women in the Revolution: Tea and Sugar
Image: Pearlware from Waite Kirby Potter House The temptations of prize sugar Women’s voices are, of course, absent from the […]