A History of Westport Calvary Bible Church with Pastor Jared Heatherly and members of the congregation Thursday, May 15th 2008 7:30 PM at the Calvary Bible Church 1100 State Road, Westport Pastor Jared Heatherly, with contributions from members of the...
Combining the Best of Internet and Traditional ResearchSaturday May 3rd 2008 2:00 PM at Lees Market Community Room 796 Main Road, Westport Rhonda McClure, staff genealogist at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, will present a program on methods...
Thursday, April 17th 2008 7:30 PM at the United Congregational Church 500 American Legion Highway (Rte 177), Westport Please join us for the first in a series of presentations on the history of Westport’s churches. Reverend Sue Moenius, pastor of...
Thursday, March 20th 2008 7:30 PM at the Council on Aging 75 Reed Road, Westport Robert Kugler who lives in the Philip L. and Kate Cory Grinnell house in Westport Point, will review Kate’s background as well as Philip’s heritage...
“A History of the Paquachuck Inn” with Brenda Figuerido Thursday, October 18th, 2007 7 PM at the Paquachuck Inn 2056 Main Road, Westport Point A brief annual meeting will be followed by a presentation on the history of the...
Thursday, September 20th 2007 7:30 PM at the Council on Aging, 75 Reed Road, Westport Westport Historical Society presents a program by Randy Joseph, Plimoth Plantation educator, focusing on the history, culture and present day issues of the many communities...
Join Westport Historical Society Saturday August 25th at 10.30am at Adamsville Pond for a special celebration of the restoration of the pond and recognition of the efforts of Ralph Guild in preserving this corner of Westport’s and Little Compton’s heritage....
Thursday, August 16th 2007 7:30 PM at Lees Market Community Room 796 Main Road Please join us for a presentation examining the unique architecture of Westport Point. Jim Collins will focus on how the individual buildings at the Point...
Westport Historical Society presents: Treasures and Traditions: A Portrait of Westport’s Past An exhibition exploring what it means to have lived in Westport in the past and how this meaning is carried through to the present day by objects, documents...
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 7: 30 PM at Greenwood Terrace, 666 State Road (Route 6) Westport Historical Society presents a look into the history of North Watuppa Reservoir and its impact on the surrounding region. The southern tip of...
SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH 2007 PIG ROAST! HEAD OF WESTPORT TOWN LANDING Festivities begin at 4:00PM $50 per adult, $25 for children under 12 years of age. Seating is limited! Advance reservations only, tickets will NOT be available at the door....
Westport Historical Society is excited to share its plans for the upcoming Westport Town Birthday Celebration. This fundraising party will be held on Saturday June 30th, in honor of the 220th anniversary of the Town’s incorporation. This event will help...
“Uncovering Westport’s Scottish Roots” with Albert E. Lees III Thursday, March 15, 2007 7: 30 PM at the Lees Community Room Lees Market, 796 Main Road, Westport Please join us for a program that explores the experience of Scottish immigrants...
Thursday, January 18th, 2007 7: 30 PM at the Bell Schoolhouse, 25 Drift Road, Head of Westport Please join us for a unique musical experience that recalls the days of traditional country blues, ragtime and stride piano. Through stories, whimsical...
Community on Camera, an exhibition of photographs celebrating Westport Past, Present, Future You are invited to the opening reception! Thursday, November 30th 5:30 – 7 PM at the Helen E. Ellis Exhibit Space, Lees Market, 796 Main Road, Westport Please...
Westport Historical Society presents: Thursday, October 19th, 2006 at the Council on Aging, 75 Reed Road Head of Westport 7:00 PM Annual Meeting Reports, election of officers 7:30 PM “Pirates and Privateers of New England” Please join us for an...
An exhibition and lecture recalling Westport’s whaling heritage Westport Historical Society marks the opening of the new exhibition “A Perilous Life” – Westport Whaling in the 19th Century with a special illustrated lecture presented by Richard C. Kugler, Director Emeritus...
Community on Camera - Celebrating Westport - Past, Present, Future Presented by the Westport Historical Society Supported by the Westport Arts Council through a grant from the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust administered by Bank of America Update: The new...
Jean Parsons: Remembering my Father, J. T. Smith and Turtle Rock Farm Thursday, July 20th 7:30 PM at the Bell School, 25 Drift Road This is a unique opportunity to hear Jean Parsons, a senior resident of Westport, recall the...
Explore Westport’s history by bus! Saturday, July 22nd Sponsored by Westport Historical Society and Westport Council on Aging Please join us for a unique bus tour of Westport, highlighting points of local interest led by local historian Carmen Maiocco. Tours...
Antique Guns “Show and Tell” with Nick Niles and Maxwell Turner Wednesday, July 12th 7:00 PM at the Bell School, 25 Drift Road We are pleased to offer another chance to hear Nick Niles, an expert on the history of...
The Grist Mill Odyssey from Little Compton to Adamsville by Thornton Simmons, 7.30PM, Thursday June 22nd, Bell School House Gray’s Grist Mill is one of New England’s oldest, continually running grist mills. Although technically located in RI, the mill buildings...
Celebrate Westport in Central Village has launched a series of eleven arts events that highlight Westport’s culture and history but also provide a good time for people in Westport. Beginning in April and continuing through November, these events benefit the...
Westport Historical Society presents: The Westport Historical Society will present "Reflections on Life at Westport Point” by Russell Hart and Richard Earle Thursday, May 18th, 2006 7: 30 PM at the Bell Schoolhouse, 25 Drift Road Head of Westport Please...
Dr. Antone Vieira and Dr. Maria Da Gloria Mulcahy will present a program "The Portuguese Pioneers of Westport" on Thursday, April 20th at 7:30 P. M. at the Bell Schoolhouse, 25 Drift Road Head of Westport. The program is sponsored...
"Color the World: From New Bedford to Bangkok" by June Brownell Roche Thursday, March 23, 2006 7: 30 PM at the Bell Schoolhouse, 25 Drift Road Head of Westport June Brownell Roche will speak about her life and career in...
Bob Brayton has just informed us that the present owners of the large Almy House have asked for permission to demolish it. A meeting will take place on Monday at the Dartmouth Town Hall at 7 PM on the 2nd...
On Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 7:30 P. M. Sanford Moss will address the Westport Historical Society on the subject "Old Tools - New Bedford Hardware Store Hand Saws, 1870-1910." The talk will take place at the Bell School, 25...
Nathaniel (Nate) Atwater will give a talk entitled “12,000 Years on the Land” to the Westport Historical Society on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at the Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport. In this talk he will display specimens...
On Thursday evening July 14 at 7:00 P. M. Nicholas Niles and James Nelson will present a program: "Gun Making in the Westport Area 1620-1920." The program will be held at the Bell School, headquarters of the Westport Historical Society,...
On May 19, Thursday, Loraine Kohorn will give a talk: "One Hundred Years of Botanizing Westport: Plants tell of Changes to the Land." The talk will take place at the Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport, at 7:30...
On Thursday, November 18 at 7:30 P. M. at the Bell School (25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport), Dorothy Thayer, Director of the Middleborough Historical Museum, will give a talk on "General & Mrs. Tom Thumb" (illustrated). The program will...
The Annual Meeting of the Westport Historical Society will take place at the Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport, at 7:30 on Thursday, October14. The meeting will be brief. At 8:00, after the meeting, David Cole and Betty...
The Westport Historical Society will be displaying some of the works of Ted Mead at the Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport on August 21-22 and 28-29 from 2-5 in the afternoon. Theodore P. Mead graduated from Pratt...
On July 22nd at 7:30 P. M. at the Westport Council on Aging (75 Reed Rd., Head of Westport) Dr. Philip T. Silvia, Jr. will give a talk entitled: "Nineteenth Century Fall River and the 'No Irish Need Apply '...
The Westport Historical Society will again this year present a "Show and Tell on Guns" on July 14, Wednesday, at 7:30 P. M. at the Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport. Again Nick Niles and Jim Nelson will...
The Society will be represented in the Fourth of July Parade. Tom Kendig will be mounting a selection of his historical American flags on a 1931 Ford truck owned by Ed Jackson. The Parade begins at Beech Grove Cemetery and...
"French-Canadian Immigration into Massachusetts and Westport: a Panel Discussion" will take place on Thursday, June 17, 2004 at the Council on Aging, 75 Reed Rd., Head of Westport. The panel will begin at 7:30 P. M. Participants include: Dr. Claire...
Kristen Petersen will speak on "Immigration in Massachusetts" at the Bell School (25 Drift Rd. at the Head) on Thursday, May 20 at 7:30 P. M. This talk will be an introduction to a series of programs focusing on various...
Upcoming Events Pete Baker (AW Baker) on Thursday, April 22nd, at 7:30PM at the Council on Aging Subject: A discussion of her book "Collecting Houses" Kristen Petersen from the Bay State Historical League and professor of history from Pine Manor...
Come one, come all!! to the Bell School on Wednesday, February 4 at 4:00 P. M. We'll be holding a Lees' Bee (with light refreshments) devoted to totting up the slips from Lees Supermarket. We need help!! As you know,...
The Second Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas will be celebrated at the Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport, on December 6 & 7, 2003. There will be exhibits, entertainment, refreshments. Events include: Saturday, December 6, 4-6 P. M. Lighting of...
___ will speak to the Society on: "Radio Station WALE in the 1950's and 1960's." His talk will take place at the Westport Historical Society's Bell School House, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport, on Sunday, September 21, 2003 at...
About 50 local residents attended the Old Guns Show & Tell event which Nick Niles of Westport and Jim Nelson of Wrentham put on on Thursday, July 17, 2003 under the auspices of the Westport Historical Society at the...
What:Westport History through Photography from the Al Lees Collection
Where: Bell School, 25 Drift Rd., Westport, MA
When:
1-4 pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
September 5, 6, 7 - 12, 13,14, 2003
Admission: Free - contibutions welcome