Date: April 5, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:30 pm 2 PM Saturday April 5, 2025 at the Westport Grange 931 Main Road, Westport MA ALL APPRAISAL SLOTS HAVE BEEN RESERVED You are invited to bring interesting antiques and curios to the library where antiques and Americana expert Stephen Fletcher will attempt to solve the […]

Date: March 15, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm  to  4:00 pm Tell us your story! 12pm – 4pm Saturday March 15, 2025 (Drop in any time!) Westport Grange #181 931 Main Road, Westport MA 02790 You are invited to share stories and to bring objects, photographs, and documents relating to Westport’s farming heritage. We will scan […]

Date: February 22, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:30 pm A Biography by Jeffrey A. Fortin 2 PM Saturday February 22 at the Westport Public library Meet the author of a new book on Paul Cuffe published by University of Massachusetts Press. Jeffrey A. Fortin has crafted a beautiful, moving portrait of this important maritime […]

Date: October 26, 2024 Time: 10:00 am  to  2:00 pm Saturday, October 26 10:00-2:00, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport (Rain date Sunday October 27) Ghosts, goblins, witches, and skeletons have taken over Westport’s historic Handy House! The air is filled with spooky spirits up to no good. Evil spirits have poisoned Dr. Handy’s healing potions. […]

Date: October 19, 2024 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm 2 PM Saturday October 19, 2024 Westport Grange, 931 Main Road, Westport MA A short business meeting will be followed by a conversation with some of Westport’s longtime lobster fishermen, including David Borden, Richie Earle, Grant Moore, and Russell Walters looking back on the evolution […]

Date: September 22, 2024 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm 202 Hix Bridge Road Handy House Artisan Fair, organized by the Westport Historical Society, showcases 30 local craftspeople who specialize in skills and traditional crafts commonly practiced in the 18th and 19th century. Traditional craftsmanship, from blacksmithing to green woodworking, is still very much alive […]

Date: August 14, 2024 Time: 10:00 am  to  12:00 pm Make your own cyanotype! Pre-register to attend a workshop at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA: 10 AM – 12 PM Wednesday July 10 Cyanotype workshop  Pre-register HERE for July 10 10 AM -12 PM Wednesday August 14 Cyanotype workshop Pre-register HERE […]

Date: July 10, 2024 Time: 10:00 am  to  12:00 pm Make your own cyanotype! Pre-register to attend a workshop at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA: 10 AM – 12 PM Wednesday July 10 Cyanotype workshop  Pre-register HERE for July 10 10 AM -12 PM Wednesday August 14 Cyanotype workshop Pre-register HERE […]

Date: Every Saturday until September 22, 2024 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA 10 AM – 1 PM Wednesdays and Saturdays June 26 – September 21, 2024 FREE Visitors can explore the unique architecture and stories connected to one of Westport’s oldest houses. Hurricane! ‘38, ‘54, ‘91 An exhibition of […]

Date: Every Wednesday until September 18, 2024 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA 10 AM – 1 PM Wednesdays and Saturdays June 26 – September 21, 2024 FREE Visitors can explore the unique architecture and stories connected to one of Westport’s oldest houses. Hurricane! ‘38, ‘54, ‘91 An exhibition of […]