Date: Every Saturday until September 1, 2017 Time: 9:00 am  to  7:00 pm The Westport Summer Passport 2017 is a self guided adventure that will take you to six of the most beautiful and interesting natural and historic spots in our town. You will visit: Brookside Conservation Area, 1013 American Legion Highway Forge Pond Conservation Area, […]

Date: June 22, 2017 Time: 7:00 pm  to  8:30 pm Manton Community Room, Westport Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport , MA 02790 Gooseberry Island fascinates thousands of residents and visitors to Westport  in all seasons. In this illustrated talk, Westport writer/photographer Greg Stone explores the history of the island from its earliest formation […]

Date: June 10, 2017 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:00 am

Date: June 8, 2017 Time: 7:00 pm  to  8:00 pm A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World Presented by David Baron 7PM Thursday June 8 at the Shattuck Gallery, 1 Partners Lane, Westport Author David Baron will discuss his most recent publication “American Eclipse” […]

Date: May 20, 2017 Time: 10:00 am  to  12:00 pm Members-only event! Join us for an outdoor exploration of one of Westport’s historic farms and the Watuppa Reservation headquarters. The Blossom farm was one of the oldest and most prominent on the eastern shore of the North Watuppa. . In 1911, the Watuppa Reservoir Commission […]

Date: April 7, 2017 Time: 10:30 am  to  12:00 pm Presented by Albert Lees III 10:30 AM Friday April 7 at the Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport Albert Lees III presents highlights from his father’s extensive local history archives which include many rarely seen images of Westport: “My father, who loved […]

Date: March 3, 2017 Time: 10:30 am  to  12:00 pm Westport native Edward Davoll learned whaling at 18, made captain by 25, and appeared to be on his way to a successful career. But some bad luck and a downturn in the whaling industry in the 1850s, coupled with his disillusionment with life at sea, […]

Date: January 13, 2017 Time: 10:30 am  to  12:00 pm At the Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport Westport native Edward Davoll learned whaling at 18, made captain by 25, and appeared to be on his way to a successful career. But some bad luck and a downturn in the whaling industry […]

Date: January 6, 2017 Time: 10:30 am  to  11:30 am Postponed to January 13 At the Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport Westport native Edward Davoll learned whaling at 18, made captain by 25, and appeared to be on his way to a successful career. But some bad luck and a downturn […]

Date: December 2, 2016 Time: 10:30 am  to  11:30 am At the Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport This program explores the fascinating connections between Paul Cuffe and a wider network of friends and family in Westport and beyond.  Among his friends were Sylvester Gifford, the white master of Cuffe’s most famous […]