Posted on December 30, 2022 by Jenny ONeill
Fragments of Westport’s History Preserved in Scrapbooks The Westport Historical Society’s scrapbook collection includes more than 30 volumes, amounting to more than 1000 pages. Many of the scrapbooks have been digitized for easy access via our online collections database. The collection provides a valuable miscellany of local news, spanning a timeframe from the late 1800’s […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 27, 2022 by Jenny ONeill
By Donald M. Allen (March 13, 1926 – December 17, 2022) My name is Donald Macomber Allen, and I was born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1926. As my name indicates, most of my ancestors were from southeastern Massachusetts, and some were born in Westport, MA. From about 1911 to 1964, some of my close […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 13, 2022 by Jenny ONeill
Revealing their unique recipe for success! Have you ever suffered from a case of food nostalgia – a yearning for tastes and flavors from the past and especially for food produced by a local business that is no longer in operation? Many Westporters of a certain age may suffer from this condition of food nostalgia […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 7, 2022 by Jenny ONeill
In the latter part of the 19th century, two wealthy men from Brooklyn NY bought land and built large houses and outbuildings at Westport Point, Massachusetts. They were the Hall and Southard families and their estates ran from Main Road to the West Branch of the Westport River, just north of the village. The Rev. […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 5, 2022 by Jenny ONeill
By Mark Allen Ever since I was a child, my family played a game while heading down the American Legion Highway. Surely you’re familiar with it, and if not, it’s a fun tradition to start. Without fail, every time we drive through the few dozen feet between Westport and Tiverton, we hold our breath through […]
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