August 26, 2010
Early Landownership in Old Dartmouth with Sally Aldrich
7PM, Thursday September 16th 2010
at Howland Hall
Westport Point United Methodist Church
1912 Main Road, Westport Point
In the mid-1600s control of this area passed from Native Americans to English Colonists. Have you ever wondered how the original farms, public roads, private lanes and woodlots came to be in private hands? The Propriety of Old Dartmouth took possession the land which later became the Towns of Westport, Dartmouth, Acushnet and Fairhaven and the City of New Bedford.
As you drive around Westport today, you will see all the evidence of these early settlement patterns. Come and hear how our local history is unique from other New England towns and how this area was governed in the period before 1800.
Sally Aldrich graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 1987 with a Bachelor's degree in History. Her thesis topic was “The Dartmouth Propriety: Land Ownership in the Township Before 1800.” She also spent 25 years as a paralegal in a New Bedford law firm. In 1987 she also became a part-time real estate broker.
August 25, 2010
Find out more about how to do a house history
http://nehousehistorian.blogspot.com/2010/08/house-histories-in-westport-ma.html
August 21, 2010
Summer exhibition---Head to Toe: A Century of Westport Fashion 1800-1900
Blair Walker, curator
Explore the transformation of fashion in the 19th century.
Discover how a country woman dressed from her stays to her outermost layer.
View examples of clothing worn by Westport women in the 1800s.
Exhibition open June 12 - September 4, 2010
Wednesday – Saturday 10 – 4 PM
At Westport Historical Society
25 Drift Road, Westport MA 02790
Free.