Posted on April 26, 2008 by Greg Stone
Westport suffered its share of disasters. The peak of the whaling industry in the 1850’s was matched by the peak in shipwrecks and other disasters. . . .
Continue ReadingPosted on April 24, 2008 by Greg Stone
“My men, you must be well aware that the object of this voyage is to get a cargo of oil,” wrote Captain Edward S. Davoll to the officers and crew of his whaling vessel. . . .
Continue ReadingPosted on April 24, 2008 by Greg Stone
Abbie Maria Dexter Hicks went whaling in 1873. We know this because she kept a diary from June 23, 1873 to September 13, 1874 in a tiny book that measures only 5” by 3” in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Her husband was Captain Edward E. Hicks. Two months after their marriage […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 1, 2004 by Greg Stone
Westport Roads We drive them all the time, but rarely give a thought to the roads of Westport. And yet they are of historical interest for a number of reasons. A quick glance at the map on p. 23 of A look at Westport through four centuries (available through the Historical Society or at Partners […]
Continue ReadingPosted on September 19, 2003 by Greg Stone
Wednesday noon, Sept. 21, 1938, I lunched at my father
Continue ReadingPosted on September 11, 2003 by Greg Stone
Posted on September 11, 2003 by Greg Stone
Posted on September 11, 2003 by Greg Stone
Posted on September 5, 2003 by Greg Stone
1860. Page 105. To either of the constables of the Town of Westport. Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Westport qualified by law to vote in elections and Town affairs to assemble at the Town House in said Town on Monday […]
Continue ReadingPosted on September 5, 2003 by Greg Stone
Page 80. To either of the constables of the Town of Westport in the County of Bristol. Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the said Town of Westport qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to assemble at the Town […]
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