Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Almira Davis Gifford Lauterbach (1911-2002) 2037 Main Road, Westport Point ALMIRA REMEMBERS By Betty Slade Last fall, a lady named Almira Davis Gifford stopped Doris Magovern (who lived at 2038 Main Road) in front of our house at 2037 Main Road and told her she “was born in this house […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Suzanne Paull Carter (1921- 2016) A “Martha Stewart” of her day 2043 Main Road, Westport Point A memory by Susanne Carter Peck My mother spent almost every summer of her life in Westport from a very young age. My father’s military commitments kept her from returning to stay for some […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Sarah Pamelia Perry Tripp (1913 – 2001) 1903-1905 Main Road, Westport Point Generous and hard-working A remembrance by Richard Tripp I know Sarah was not great and influential in spectacular ways, but she was almost pioneer-like to me, always gentle, giving, wise, and strong. Sarah Pamelia Perry was born […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 8, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
Ray Davoll “Rum dum” Westport MA lobster fisherman, as remembered by Russell Walters and Richie Earle, 2024
Continue ReadingPosted on March 26, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
Mercy Etta Baker (1876-1957) 1998 Main Road Westport Point Artist, poet, inventor, would-be developer of Horseneck Beach The life, art and poetry of Mercy Etta Baker were intertwined with the natural beauty of her Westport Point home and Horseneck Beach, a large tract of which was owned by her family. She is known for her […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 20, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
This collection includes photos of Hurricane Bob, 1954 hurricane, information on The Prelude Lobster Company, boatbuilding, The Angela, scalloping, lobstering, and an article on Richie Earle. 2024.014 A brief history of the Westport lobster fishery, some of the families involved and the effects on the community and the fishery. Russ Hart, 2006 Starting back in […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 12, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
Introduction Scott Weidensaul, a well-known writer about birds and birding, published a book in 2007 entitled Of A Feather: A Brief History of American Birding. It covered famous authors and artists who had contributed to the literature on birds in North America from a first “bird book” produced by Mark Catesbury in 1726 to the […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 2, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT DOROTHY WERTZ Pioneer in genetic ethics 2002 Main Road, Westport Point Dorothy was described as “a voice for justice in health care, education and women’s rights across the globe.” She received a Ph.D. in Religion from Harvard in 1960 and taught at Bryn Mawr College. Facing barriers in a male-dominated field, […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 26, 2023 by Jenny ONeill
Various local history publications have alluded to the legend that Captain Kidd buried his treasure on Liniken Island (for example, The Village at Westport Point by Katherine Hall and Mary Sowle). It’s easy to dismiss this story as historical fiction, but the recent discovery of an 1888 Boston Globe article casts new light on this […]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 20, 2023 by Jenny ONeill
In the wake of the recently released movie “Barbie,” it seems timely to highlight another well-known toy — one with Westport connections — whose creator found inspiration at the annual Westport Friends book sale and Grundy’s Hardware Store (now known as Ace Hardware). The concept of this action figure was synthesized by the mind of […]
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