Posted on August 15, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

A 19th-century farmer, whaling agent, and quaker Westport, Massachusetts Transcribed by a team of volunteers in 2025 Read the full journal here or download a PDF: https://wpthistory.org/henry-smith-journal-1853-1861/ Summary of Henry Smith’s Journal (1853-1861) The journal of Henry Smith, spanning from 1853 to 1861, details his daily life, business dealings, and family activities in Westport, Massachusetts. […]

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

We need your help! Please sign up to volunteer at the Handy House Artisan Fair on Saturday September 20, 2025!

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

By Jenny O’Neill The following article summarizes a presentation given to Cadmans Neck Improvement Association in July 2025. Many years ago, I dipped my toe into Cadman’s Neck history, and presented a program about the camp meetings. It was my first introduction to the story of this community. I simply couldn’t believe what I found. […]

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

One June afternoon at the age of seven in 1955, my mother and I were picking daffodils at the end of our east laneway. Our house was located at 47 Howland Road across from the Acoaxet Chapel. In the distance we heard a tractor coming up the Cross road and turning onto Howland Road. As […]

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

By Lois Bradley Small  Rev 5/10/2025                                                                                                   […]

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

 Harry Bryan  2025      I worked at Bojuma Farm in the summers of 1961 and 1962.   We lived about a mile from the farm and my Raleigh bicycle was my commuting vehicle.  My first job in the morning was to shift an electric fence to make a new part of a field available to the […]

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Jenny ONeill

New Horseneck Road Will Destroy Farms, Westport  Dairymen Fear Going out of business?  Westport dairyman Arthur Tripp of Fair Home farm on Main Road wonders if he might not be going out of business shortly.  The Commonwealth’s new access road linking uneconomical for him to continue operating his 75 acre farm.  Other Westport farmers similarly […]