Date: Every Tuesday until October 31, 2021 Time: 7:00 am  to  5:00 pm For the month of October, the Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors will enjoy the Halloween themed scavenger hunt, locating the mysterious, magical ravens that dwell in the woods. Friendly ghosts will keep an eye on […]

Date: Every Monday until October 31, 2021 Time: 7:00 am  to  5:00 pm For the month of October, the Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors will enjoy the Halloween themed scavenger hunt, locating the mysterious, magical ravens that dwell in the woods. Friendly ghosts will keep an eye on […]

Date: Every Sunday until October 31, 2021 Time: 7:00 am  to  5:00 pm For the month of October, the Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors will enjoy the Halloween themed scavenger hunt, locating the mysterious, magical ravens that dwell in the woods. Friendly ghosts will keep an eye on […]

Date: Every Saturday until October 31, 2021 Time: 7:00 am  to  5:00 pm For the month of October, the Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors will enjoy the Halloween themed scavenger hunt, locating the mysterious, magical ravens that dwell in the woods. Friendly ghosts will keep an eye on […]

Date: Every Friday until October 31, 2021 Time: 7:00 am  to  5:00 pm IT’S A SPOOKY TIME ON THE HANDY HOUSE HALLOWEEN TRAIL! For the month of October, the Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors will enjoy the Halloween themed scavenger hunt, locating the mysterious, magical ravens that dwell […]

Date: September 18, 2021 Time: 10:00 am  to  3:00 pm 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA Saturday September 18, 2021 (Rain date Sunday September 19, 2021) 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, […]

Date: Every Saturday until October 31, 2021 Time: 10:00 am  to  4:00 pm Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA Open 10 AM – 4 PM Saturday July 31- October 31 FREE. Parking is available off  Hix Bridge Road. Tours every Saturday at 11 AM

Date: July 29, 2021 Time: 5:00 pm  to  12:06 pm Presented via Zoom Pre-register here to receive the Zoom link. From the time retreating glaciers dumped some large “erratics” there until the early 20th century, Gooseberry was wild. It attracted occasional visitors for work and pleasure, then in the 1920s some folks got serious, wanting […]

Date: May 1, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm This program is presented via Zoom. Click here to pre-register to attend this program. Join Wainer and Cuffe descendant George Wortham and historian Mary Beth Start for a geographically wide-ranging conversation about the Wainer family and their connections to New York State and Upper Canada. […]

Date: April 17, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm Professional land surveyor Sean Leach will explore the evolution of stone walls and highlight their important role as endangered historical land marks. These persistent remnants of the past are found throughout Westport’s landscape. They remain one of the most symbolic reminders of the changing landscape. […]