November 1, 2010 - Westport Historical Society

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill

Eleanor Tripp on the Handy House, interviewed in 1976

Eleanor Tripp (Mrs. Louis H. Tripp) Interviewed by Mary Giles October 13, 1976 Eleanor, could you tell about the ‘Handy House’ and you. Louis and his wife, Florence, were just riding around Westport and they had in mind buying a boat, and when they came down ‘Handy Hill,’ they saw a sign in front of […]

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill

William Almy oral history interview 1975

William Almy, Jr. Interviewed by Mary Giles October 25, 1975 William Almy – “According to the early records of the Almy family here in Westport, William Almy, the sone of Captain Christopher Almy and Elizabeth Cornell, was born October 27, 1665 and died on July 6, 1747. Job, the son of William Almy and Ezra […]