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. […]

Date: Every Saturday until May 22, 2021 Time: 10:00 am  to  12:00 pm Westport Gravestone Cleaning Group The Westport Historical Society invites you to join our effort to preserve Westport’s cemeteries. It is a rewarding and therapeutic activity! We will host a series of regular gravestone cleaning events on Saturday mornings. Cleaning will NOT take place in […]

Date: March 20, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm The area now know as North Westport is a place that deserves more attention than it has previously received, and there’s no better place to start than at the very beginning of European settlement in this part of town.  This was a land carved out […]

Date: February 27, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm Early records of the Dartmouth Monthly Meeting are currently being transcribed and digitized by the Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society. These records provide an unparalleled source of information on the life, values, culture and movement of the community of Friends throughout this region, covering 250 […]