Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Norman Sasseville was interviewed by Mary Giles in 1976. He spoke about the Conservation Commission. (Norman Sasseville, Chairman of Westport Conservation Commission)   Mr. Sasseville, can you tell me briefly what you consider the chief aims of the Conservation Commission to be, it is a Commission appointed by the town government. How and why did […]

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Henry Sampson was interviewed by Mary Giles on January 24, 1976. He spoke at length about his potato farm. (The following interview is with Henry Sampson, potato farmer, 222 Old Bedford Road, North Westport)   Today, (January 24, 1976), we’ve been starting to grade our potatoes. After we finished digging, we took a few days […]

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

David and Rita Rozinha were interviewed by Anne Kennison on May 14, 1976. They spoke about their childhoods and Westport’s fishing and farming industries. https://wpthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Rozinha_david_rita_1976_01.mp3   You’ve lived in Westport a long time?   David – I was born here and have lived here all my life, 61 years (1976). It’s changed a lot, of […]

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Marion Reed was interviewed by Mary Giles on November 11, 1976. She spoke of her experiences with Fall River’s Native Americans, her childhood, and her time teaching.   I’m eager to learn all I can about Marion Reed’s life here in North Westport, about her work as a teacher, and about her travels.   I […]

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

George Raposa was interviewed by Mary Giles on May 14, 1976. He spoke of his family, his farm, and his childhood. My grandfather came from Portugal in about 1873, with the idea of the ‘New World,’ but it was hard for his wife to get used to it, so he returned to Portugal. A few […]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

William Pierce was interviewed by Mary Giles on September 29, 1976. He spoke about his childhood and his farm.   William (Bill) Pierce has lived most of this life on Pine Hill Road near his family homestead. He and his brother, Jim, raise strawberries and blueberries commercially.   When we were children, most of the […]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Richard Paull was interviewed by Mary Giles on October 14, 1976. He spoke of his life in Westport and his time spent by the water.   Mr. Paull’s love of Westport is quite will known, and, his creative efforts toward Westport’s development are recognized by all. Although he was not born here, Westport has been […]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Comments made by Etta Palmer and Mabel Crosby while riding along Main Road and Drift Road).   While riding along Drift Road with Mabel That was Mr. Cabral’s son who made that (house). There is Mr. Cabral’s (Joseph) house. David Cabral built that house with the columns. Mr. Cabral’s son, Manuel, built this one. One […]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Etta Allen Palmer was interviewed by Mary Giles on November 4, 1975. She spoke of her life in Westport and her family. I was born in Fall River in 1895, and my father’s name was William Allen, and my mother was Clara. I am Etta Jane Allen Palmer. I was born of a family of […]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jenny ONeill

Gerald E. Miller was interviewed by Mary Giles in 1976. He spoke about his work with the Land Trust.   Westport is eager to know as much as it can about your life and experiences, and for the Bicentennial I, Mary Giles, am bringing my tape recorder to you and asking some questions, which will […]