Posted on August 5, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Small Town, Big History: Perspectives on Westport’s Past
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Posted on June 22, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Paul Cuffe, a Brief Biography
Please visit www.PaulCuffe.org to learn more Paul Cuffe was born on Cuttyhunk Island, at the west end of the Elizabeth Islands chain in Massachusetts, on January 17, 1759. He was the seventh child and fourth son of Cuff Slocum, an emancipated slave from West Africa, and Ruth Moses, a Native American woman from Cape […]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 18, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Native American Place Names associated with locations in Westport MA
This map was compiled from information in the collection of the Westport Historical Society. We welcome corrections and comments. The map dates from 1871. Acoaxet (Accohquesse, Acokus, Cockset) – Place of the small hill or the land on the other side of the little land Cocoest Davol Pond, Westport Harbor Contesawaocsetor […]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 12, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Native Americans in 19th-century Westport
“Like the fleeting years and days, Like all things that soon decay, Pass the Indian tribes away.” (Daniel Ricketson, History of New Bedford, 1858) This lamentation was written by Daniel Ricketson, local historian, in 1858. Was Ricketson unaware of the many Native Americans living at the time in Dartmouth, whose ancestors had survived war and […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 29, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
John Hart
John Hart interviewed in1976
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A Westporter at the Panama Canal
From our intern Mark Allen The Panama Canal is one of the greatest achievements in American ingenuity, and serves as the perfect symbol of an entire era of our politics. Despite the moral quandaries one might have with how we procured the land (starting a revolution in a sovereign nation and all), the Panama Canal […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 23, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Reverend Basil Hall
(It is unclear if all these interviews include Basil Hall. Please let us know of any errors)
Continue ReadingPosted on March 27, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Albert Cambra, Fred Hart, Mabel Crosby
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Posted on February 7, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
“Degeneracy, Profligacy, and Imbecility” – American Politics in 1800
One of the most cited reason for studying history is to learn from the past. While that is true, there is another key purpose that is mentioned far less often: reflection. Through this newspaper before us, the Boston Gazette, we can see a world not dissimilar from our own. In fact, you could even say […]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 6, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Valentine’s Day cards
This collection of vintage Valentine’s Day cards was donated by Betsy Acheson 2011.027.Which one is your favorite?
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