Date: October 22, 2016 Time: 10:00 am  to  4:00 pm 10 AM – 4 PM Saturday October 22 at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road The witch flies again at the Westport Historical Society’s popular free Halloween program at the historic Handy House. “Dr. Handy and the Wonderfully Wicked Witches” offers children and their […]

Date: October 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 pm  to  8:00 pm 6.30 PM Thursday October 20 at the Westport Grange, 931 Main Road, Westport Whaling was a dangerous business. The book (and recent movie) In the Heart of the Sea depicts the ordeal of a Nantucket whaling crew whose ship is destroyed by a whale. Our […]

Date: September 25, 2016 Time: 12:00 am  to  12:00 am

Date: September 15, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm  to  8:30 pm 7 PM Thursday September 15 at the Westport Grange, 931 Main Road, Westport Armchair travel down memory lane to revisit some icons of Route 6 such as The Narrows, once a magnet for the town’s nightlife, drawing crowds with professional singers, comedians, and dancers. Along […]

Date: August 25, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm  to  8:30 pm 7 PM Thursday August 25 at Howland Hall, United Methodist Church, 1912 Main Road, Westport Point A repeat performance of one of our most popular programs! David Jones will present his research using old photographs, maps, and postcards to visually re-create the East Beach community. […]

Date: August 17, 2016 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:00 am 10 AM Wednesday  August 17 at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road Mid-week encounters with the past revealing untold stories of local lore inspired by objects in the collection of the Historical Society. A rare opportunity to view the patient record books kept by […]

Date: August 11, 2016 Time: 12:00 pm  to  4:00 pm 12 – 4 PM Thursday August 11 at the Acoaxet Chapel Community Hall, 36 Howland Road, Westport. You are invited to participate in our community Pop-Up Museum. Westport Harbor, including the area known as Acoaxet, has a strong sense of identity and a unique history. […]

Date: August 3, 2016 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:00 am 10 AM Wednesday  August 3 at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road “The Ancestors of Elizabeth Cadman White” presented by Richard Gifford These include the Mayflower passengers Richard Warren, Francis Cooke and John Cooke. In 1620s Plymouth, the Cookes lived next door to the […]

Date: July 28, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm  to  8:30 pm 7 PM Thursday July 28 at the Shattuck Gallery, 1 Partner’s Lane, Westport Stephen Fletcher, owner of the Howland House, a distinctive Greek revival stone house located at the Head of Westport, recounts the trials and tribulations, triumphs and pleasures of restoring this historic home. […]

Date: July 23, 2016 Time: 10:00 am  to  4:00 pm At the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport Treasures from Elvira’s Attic This summer-long exhibition features objects valued through the years by Elvira Smith, now 101 years old. Born in 1914, Elvira grew up on a farm on Horseneck Road in Westport. Highlights include […]