A Handy House Thanksgiving

  Not much is known about how the holidays were celebrated at the Handy House, however we’ve uncovered that Thanksgiving 1927 was a real hair-raising time! Abbott Smith, who purchased the Hix Bridge Road home in 1911, hosted 48 of his nearest and dearest at one large table out on the front porch, according to […]

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Just how old is the Cadman-White-Handy House?

The Westport Historical Society has received a $10,000 National Trust for Historic Preservation grant to help answer a $10,000 Question: Just how old is the Cadman-White-Handy House? This project is part of an innovative process of “opening windows” into the interior of the house to reveal its evolution. Just how old is the Cadman-White-Handy House? […]

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Alphabetical List of Westport Whaling Masters

The following is a list of masters on whaling vessels out of Westport Point. Many of these individuals lived in Westport. Allen Allen, David E. Allen, George E. Allen, Hezekiah Allen, John Milk Allen, Timothy C. Baker, Daniel Ball, Charles Barker, John E. Barns Beebe, John A. Beebe, George W. Bennett, A. Blake, Davis Active […]

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