Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jenny ONeill
The Importance of the “The Country” Blueberries The Animals Driving Mom, the Great Organizer Baseball The Gardens Springtime The Elders Up on the Hill GaGa’s Medicine The Radio Monday’s The Flag The Wainer Stories The Farmhouses The Graves The Stone The Well The Ancestors About the Author The Farm was known as the Wainer Farm […]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 14, 2021 by Jenny ONeill
Have you ever noticed the large, slightly battered sign “Handy Hill Crossing” sitting at the intersection of Main Road and Handy Hill? It marks the location close by of Handy Hill Creamery, well known to all of us as well as the Handy Hill diner, recently removed from the site. It also marks the location […]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 19, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Page 47 of Tony Connor’s “Small Town Big History” made reference to Mouse Mill Pond. This triggered lingering memories of this Westport site and I decided to write about it and a network of ancient ponds that existed when my family migrated to Westport in 1949. This review of historical facts is likely foreign to […]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 16, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Until the 1770s, Paquachuck Point (now known as Westport Point or The Point) was little more than open pasture. It was a North-South peninsula surrounded by an estuary with a narrow opening to Buzzards Bay and the Atlantic Ocean at its southwestern most extremity. There was a “way” now known as Main Road that ran […]
Continue ReadingPosted on October 23, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Interviews conducted in 1987 by Lorraine C. Roy and students from Westport Middle School. REBECCA TURNER INTERVIEWS MARION SHERMAN BORN 1895 OLD-FASHIONED SCHOOL DAYS On Wednesday, July 13, 1988, I interviewed Mrs. Marion Sherman, 92 years old. The main purpose of my interview was to find out what schooling was like when she was […]
Continue ReadingPosted on October 21, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Unique puzzles featuring Westport’s historical and scenic beauty! Available at Partners Village Store ONLY! Supplies limited! $20 each! All proceeds benefit the Westport Historical Society.
Continue ReadingPosted on September 21, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
IT’S A SPOOKY TIME ON THE HANDY HOUSE HALLOWEEN TRAIL! For the month of October, the new Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors will enjoy the Halloween themed scavenger hunt, locating the mysterious ravens that dwell in the woods. Friendly ghosts and ghouls will keep an eye on […]
Continue ReadingPosted on September 8, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Research by Betty Slade and Richard Gifford Generation 1 ZIP1WHITE was born in He married Elizabeth David, daughter of Unknown David, on 02 Feb 1765 in Dartmouth, Ma.. She was born about 1730 in Dartmouth. She died on 06 Jun 1827 in Westport, Ma.. Notes for Zip White: Research Notes: Zip White is […]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 17, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
This study of the early history of the Westport Harbor / Acoaxet region of Westport, bordering Little Compton was written in 1907 by local historian Henry B. Worth. It includes information about: “Isaac Alderman” a Native American preacher Daniel Wilcox Native Americans: Jonotus and Sue Codimonk, Sam Pacachus Sylvester Richmond Asa Howland Places: Stephen’s Neck […]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 12, 2020 by Jenny ONeill
Westport Schools District 17 North Westport North Westport school was originally located on the south side of Old Bedford Road where the grange hall stands. It was moved to the north side, converted to a home at 348 Old Bedford Road. In 1861 the School Committee noted that Abbie S. Sherman, a first-time teacher, did […]
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