Posted on December 15, 2014 by Jenny ONeill
Westport in the Great Depression Most of us know about the Great Depression of the 1930s either because we lived through it, listened to stories from parents or older relatives, or heard all the references to it when we went through the recent “Great Recession” of 2008, which had some of the same causes and […]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 28, 2014 by Jenny ONeill
African-American residents of Westport played a vital role in the history of the town. The keeping of slaves and indentured servants may have been practiced in the early town, though in general the Society of Friends did not support the slave trade. The prominence of Quaker leaders in Old Dartmouth led to a 1716 debate […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 8, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
This letter appeared in the March 2 1863 edition of New Bedford Evening Standard.
Continue ReadingPosted on April 8, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
This letter appeared in the Feb 23 1863 edition of the New Bedford Evening Standard. James Congdon writes about Paul Cuffe.
Continue ReadingPosted on December 16, 2009 by Jenny ONeill
A Self-Made Man, Capt. Paul Cuffee. This small pamphlet was written by the great grandson of Paul Cuffe to mark the dediciation of a monument to Paul Cuffe on June 15th 1913 at the Quaker meeting house in Westport. Available as PDF here. Download file
Continue ReadingPosted on November 5, 2009 by Jenny ONeill
Exploring Paul Cuffe: The Man and his Legacy A Public Symposium Saturday October 3, 2009 Opening keynote by Lamont Thomas Lamont Thomas is the author of “Rise to be a People: A Biography of Paul Cuffe” Local Relationships and Cuffe Paul Cuffe’s Social Networks and Entrepreneurial Success by Marion Kilson Marion Kilson, scholar, Museum of […]
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