Date: February 13, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Learn from research-in-progress by Valerie Bassett and others about the history of the Kirby House and Westport Woods Conservation Park, now a Westport Land Conservation Trust (WLCT) property. Traditionally Wampanoag land, English colonists included this as part of the Dartmouth Purchase. From the early settlers, […]
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Date: January 23, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Meet Mayflower passenger Susanna White Winslow and discover the harrowing stories about her life in England and the challenges of building a new life in a world unknown to her. Susanna was the great grandmother of William White who settled in Westport and lived in […]
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Date: January 9, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm A new book about Paul Cuffe, written by David Cole, Richard Gifford and Betty Slade, with illustrations by Ray Shaw, has recently been published by Spinner Publications of New Bedford. The title of the book is Paul Cuffe: His Purpose, Partners and Properties. The book […]
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Date: December 12, 2020 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Join a conversation with Betty Slade to learn more about Westport’s cemeteries. Why and how are Westport’s cemeteries (including smaller burial grounds) registered with the Massachusetts Historical Commission? Where can I find information about these cemeteries? What are some of the rules and regulations that […]
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Date: Every Friday until December 7, 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week FREE! Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure! Handy House Heritage Trail Enter at Handy House parking lot off Hix Bridge Road Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by Jackie French Koller “Now frost […]
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Date: Every Thursday until December 3, 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 6:00 am Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week FREE! Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure! Handy House Heritage Trail Enter at Handy House parking lot off Hix Bridge Road Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by Jackie French Koller “Now frost […]
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Date: Every Wednesday until December 7, 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week FREE! Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure! Handy House Heritage Trail Enter at Handy House parking lot off Hix Bridge Road Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by Jackie French Koller “Now frost […]
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Date: Every Tuesday until December 7, 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week FREE! Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure! Handy House Heritage Trail Enter at Handy House parking lot off Hix Bridge Road Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by Jackie French Koller “Now frost […]
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Date: Every Monday until December 7, 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week FREE! Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure! Handy House Heritage Trail Enter at Handy House parking lot off Hix Bridge Road Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by Jackie French Koller “Now […]
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Date: Every Sunday until December 12, 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week FREE! Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure! Handy House Heritage Trail Enter at Handy House parking lot off Hix Bridge Road Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by Jackie French Koller “Now frost […]
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