Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Mary Hannah Sowle (1893-1955) 2023 Main Road “Downtown Mary Sowle, the sea was in her blood” Mary Hannah Sowle (1893-1955) was born and died in Westport Point, Ma. She was the daughter of Joseph Hicks Sowle and Clementine Manchester, both from prominent and sea-faring families. Her great grandfather was Captain Barney […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Henriette Idaline Olivia Balluet d’Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque Chardon “Madam Chardon” Cellist, music teacher Wyndfield, 1541 Main Rd, Westport Point (With thanks to Marc Chardon for sharing this information about his grandmother) Henriette Idaline Olivia Balluet d’Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque was born at home in Paris, France […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 8, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
Ray Davoll “Rum dum” Westport MA lobster fisherman, as remembered by Russell Walters and Richie Earle, 2024
Continue ReadingPosted on March 26, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
Mercy Etta Baker (1876-1957) 1998 Main Road Westport Point Artist, poet, inventor, would-be developer of Horseneck Beach The life, art and poetry of Mercy Etta Baker were intertwined with the natural beauty of her Westport Point home and Horseneck Beach, a large tract of which was owned by her family. She is known for her […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 20, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
This collection includes photos of Hurricane Bob, 1954 hurricane, information on The Prelude Lobster Company, boatbuilding, The Angela, scalloping, lobstering, and an article on Richie Earle. 2024.014 A brief history of the Westport lobster fishery, some of the families involved and the effects on the community and the fishery. Russ Hart, 2006 Starting back in […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 12, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
Introduction Scott Weidensaul, a well-known writer about birds and birding, published a book in 2007 entitled Of A Feather: A Brief History of American Birding. It covered famous authors and artists who had contributed to the literature on birds in North America from a first “bird book” produced by Mark Catesbury in 1726 to the […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 2, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Marion Gifford Borden Pineau (1916 – 2002) Postmistress 1974-76 Main Road, Westport Point A Memory by Susan Montgomery When I first moved to The Point in September 1971, Marion and her husband Al were, respectively, assistant postmistress and postmaster, operating the 02791 Post Office in an addition they had built on […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 2, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT DOROTHY WERTZ Pioneer in genetic ethics 2002 Main Road, Westport Point Dorothy was described as “a voice for justice in health care, education and women’s rights across the globe.” She received a Ph.D. in Religion from Harvard in 1960 and taught at Bryn Mawr College. Facing barriers in a male-dominated field, […]
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WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT BLANCHE PAULL Blanche A. Paull Artist, Musician and Poet 2043 Main Road, Westport Point Born in Taunton, MA in 1890, Blanche A. (Leonard) Paull was a painter, musician and poet. As a young girl she and her family often summered in Westport, arriving by horse-drawn wagon and camping on East Beach. […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT GLENDA BROADBENT Teacher and historian 1779 Main Road, Westport Point “Those of us who grew up in Westport Point are the most fortunate people in the world. We had the river, the ocean, the world. We cared for everyone and everyone cared for us.” Glenda Broadbent Glenda was born on The […]
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