Date: November 14, 2020 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:30 pm A virtual round table with local historians 2 PM Saturday November 14 Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kqkge8dRRUa58uIBmzJIMw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. By a fortuitous chain of events, an old journal returned to Westport, […]

Date: Every Saturday 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 […]

Date: October 15, 2020 Time: 5:00 pm  to  6:00 pm Join us for a look back at the year and a look forward to the coming year as well as a special appreciation of the gravestone cleaning group. The agenda includes presentation of slate of nominees for the board and Treasurer’s Report. Please review the […]

Date: September 10, 2020 Time: 5:00 pm  to  6:00 pm Join us for a virtual book talk by author Eric Jay Dolin. Click here to register in advance for this webinar After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. From the moment European colonists laid violent claim to this […]

Date: August 26, 2020 Time: 5:00 pm  to  6:00 pm Discover the story of YOUR town! A NEW LOCAL HISTORY BOOK! Small Town, Big History: Perspectives on Westport’s History by Tony Connors Join us for a virtual book launch via zoom, preview of Westport History 101, local history conversation and raise a glass in memory […]

Date: Every Saturday until October 17, 2020 Time: 10:00 am  to  12:00 pm Join Our Team! 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 10 AM – 12 PM. You must sign […]

Date: Every Saturday until August 8, 2020 Time: 8:30 am  to  10:00 am Join Our Team! 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 10.30 AM – 12 PM. You must sign […]

Date: May 2, 2020 Time: 9:00 am  to  1:00 pm Macro Photography: Getting up close to spring along the new Handy House Heritage Trail 9 AM – 11 AM Saturday May 2 at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport Enthusiasts of any skill level and with any camera equipment (including phones) are invited […]

Date: April 18, 2020 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm Westport Public Library, 408 Old County Road Climate scientist Dr. Caroline Ummenhofer and Professor Tim Walker discuss how whaling logbooks are providing weather data to document climate change and predict future changes. Captains and first mates of whaling ships kept a daily log of events […]

Date: March 28, 2020 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:30 am Westport Public Library, 408 Old County Road Learn more about Westport’s cemeteries including related upcoming events.  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 […]