Lydia Macomber letter book

Letter book of Lydia Macomber, daughter of John. She and her sister Olive were both deaf and driven to Hartford by buggy where both were schooled. She married a deaf student and they lived in Dr. Kirkaldy’s house. She says, “This summer we took care of silk-worms which contained about 16,000. There are forty-six pounds […]

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A Westport sampler

Phoebe Baker’s Sampler 1807 From the mid-eighteenth century it was common for young girls to work on samplers as part of their education. Phoebe Baker’s sampler displays the letters of the alphabet and a strawberry border. WHS 2000.036.001 Gift of Clara Sherman  

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Westport News

The Historical Society has discovered an old weekly newspaper from 1896 called Westport News but can’t find any other information, such as who published the paper and for how long. http://www.wickedlocal.com/fall-river/news/x41629578/Westport-Historical-Society-finds-old-newspaper-seeks-information-on-its-origin

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