Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
How were houses built in the 18th century?
Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
What did the house look like in 1712?
Posted on May 11, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
What happened to Washingtonian Hall?
What happened to Washingtonian Hall after the demise of the Washingtonian Society? Sometime before 1880 it became known as Riverside Hall. In the late 19th century it was owned by George E. Gifford, who rented it out for dances. Later it was sold to a wheelwright who operated a shop for many years. From 1929 […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 28, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
Calendar of events 2015
Posted on March 5, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
Foot Prints in the Sand
This movie created in 1991 is a history of the changes that took place at East Beach and Horseneck Beach during the 20th century, a well as an account of the history of Plante’s Pavillion. Unfortunately the quality of the image is poor as the original was transferred from an old VHS tape. However, […]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 3, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
“Whoso gives the motive, makes his brother’s sin his own.”
Our collection includes a bound set of The Non-Slaveholder, a 19th century publication with a special approach to the anti-slavery movement. “Whoso gives the motive, makes his brother’s sin his own.” This caption appears under the title of “The Non-Slaveholder”, a mid-19th century publication dedicated to the anti-slavery movement. The publication focused not only on […]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 2, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
Recent Archaeological Excavations at the Waite-Kirby-Potter Site
This article was written by Christa M. Beranek and Katharine M. Johnson Fiske Center for Archaeological Research, University of Massachusetts Boston This project was paid for by Community Preservation Act Funds from the Town of Westport. Collected artifacts are property of the Town of Westport, donated by Muriel Bibeau, property owner. Introduction The Waite-Kirby-Potter House […]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 2, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
Kit Houses of Westport
In the early 20th century seven major companies were engaged in the production and sales of “kit homes.” Sears Roebuck and Company was one of the best known. While potential home owners could buy almost everything they needed to build a house—down to the blueprints–from a Sears Catalogue as early as 1908, it was not […]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 2, 2015 by Jenny ONeill
Who Was Charlotte White?
We see her name on the street sign in the center of Westport: Charlotte White Road. She is mentioned in local history books as a healer, a midwife, a poet. But what do we really know about Charlotte White? Let’s start with her name. The typical pronunciation of the name Charlotte is “Shar-lot” but there […]
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