Date: January 24, 2026 Time: 2:00 pm  to  4:00 pm Presented by Alex Krapf Westport Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport MA Join medal and coin collector Alex Krapf for a whirlwind tour of (some) coins and (mostly) medals through 250 years of American history.  Coins, medals, and art are inextricably intertwined with history. […]

Date: January 17, 2026 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm Meet Robert Barboza, author of Patriots of the South Coast And view the new history center! 25 Drift Road, Westport MA Meet author Robert Barboza and pick up his latest volume of stories about soldiers, sailors, shipbuilders and other Patriots from the South Coast region. […]

Date: December 9, 2025 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:00 am Roundtable discussion The Path to Independence 10 AM Tuesday December 9, 2025 at the Westport Public Library A project to transcribe Revolutionary War-era town records  Co-sponsored by the Westport Historical Society and the Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society  The late 1700s was an era of […]

Date: November 10, 2025 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm Westport History Center at the Bell School 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday November 8, Sunday November 9, Monday November 10 25 Drift Road, Westport MA Explore the newly renovated headquarters of the Westport Historical Society, view highlights from the collection and take a behind-the-scenes […]

Date: November 9, 2025 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm Westport History Center at the Bell School 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday November 8, Sunday November 9, Monday November 10 25 Drift Road, Westport MA Explore the newly renovated headquarters of the Westport Historical Society, view highlights from the collection and take a behind-the-scenes […]

Date: November 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 am  to  1:00 pm Westport History Center at the Bell School 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday November 8, Sunday November 9, Monday November 10 25 Drift Road, Westport MA Explore the newly renovated headquarters of the Westport Historical Society, view highlights from the collection and take a behind-the-scenes […]

Date: October 25, 2025 Time: 10:00 am  to  2:00 pm Halloween at the Handy House Saturday, October 25, 10:00AM -2:00PM 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport Enjoy a Halloween adventure with a magical turnip twist! Young visitors will be challenged to help Dr. Handy save his turnip and the people of Westport! Dr. Handy has discovered […]

Date: October 8, 2025 Time: 5:00 pm  to  6:00 pm Westport Grange, 931 Main Road, Westport MA A short business meeting will be followed by a program examining the origin and local lore of Westport’s very own heirloom vegetable, the Macomber Turnip. In 1876, the Macomber brothers, Adin and Elihu, brought back seeds from the […]

Date: Every Sunday until October 31, 2025 Time: 8:00 am  to  6:00 am don’t miss the Handy House Halloween Trail, open every day dawn to dusk during the month of October. Find Dr. Handy’s magical ravens and the precious golden turnips! Read the story, walk the trail, and find the ravens – and the golden turnips! […]

Date: Every Saturday until October 31, 2025 Time: 8:00 am  to  6:00 pm Don’t miss the Handy House Halloween Trail, open every day dawn to dusk during the month of October. Find Dr. Handy’s magical ravens and the precious golden turnips! Read the story, walk the trail, and find the ravens – and the golden turnips! […]