Posted on July 16, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Helen Ellis and Rosamond Peirce were interviewed by Mary Giles on September 15, 1975. They spoke about a house that Helen had remodeled and her talent for sculpture.   Helen Ellis I bought it about 1916. Some people say there’s something new going on all the time. As we live, we change the things to fit […]

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Richard Earle was interviewed by Mary Giles on December 11, 1975. He spoke about his job on a lobster boat.   I’ve lived all my life at Westport Point, most of the time right behind the Methodist Church. I went to the public schools in Westport until part way through high school, and then I […]

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Alford Dyson was interviewed by Mary Giles on November 14, 1976. He spoke of his work as a weaver and his time on the Board of Selectmen.     Alford Dyson was born in Somerset, Massachusetts in 1912. He has done many interesting things and been associated with many important things, especially with labor unions. […]

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Charles Costa was interviewed by Mary Giles on November 21, 1976. He spoke of Westport’s farms and of the difficulties he faced on the Board of Selectmen.     (Charles Costa, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, is thought by most Westport citizens to be remarkably even tempered and fair when other tempers are rising.) […]

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Everett Coggeshall was interviewed by Mary Giles on November 10, 1976. He spoke at length about his childhood, the changes taking place in Westport at the time, and his status as the oldest plumber in the U.S.A.     Mr. Coggeshall, I know that you have worked hard for many years and that several people […]