Date: June 11, 2022 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:00 am Take a walk through time on the Handy House Heritage Trail!  10 AM Saturday June 11 (rain date 10 AM Sunday June 12) 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA Join archaeologist Holly Herbster to explore Westport’s 12,000 years of human history and what archaeologists have […]

Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 4:00 pm  to  7:00 pm Generations of blacksmiths have lived at the Handy House. William White, the first resident of the house in the early 1700s, was a blacksmith. His tools were passed down from one generation to the next. Meet a modern-day blacksmith, Kyle Duarte for a hands-on demonstration of […]

Date: May 16, 2022 Time: 10:00 am  to  11:00 am Do you remember Herb Hadfield? 10 AM Monday May 16 2022 Herb Hadfield Conservation Area, 255 Cornell Road, Westport “I’m building a log cabin in the woods and I’m not going to have any electricity, no telephone. I’m going to try to do it myself, […]

Date: April 9, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm Presented by Professor Rebecca A.R. Edwards This program will be offered via Zoom. Click here to pre-register to attend. “I am deprived of hearing and speech but remember that God has been merciful to me because he has provided a way for my education so […]

Date: April 2, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. (Presented via Zoom) Pre-register to attend: Do you need assistance with research or do you have a general question about Westport’s history? Ask our group of local historians about any topic relating to the history of Westport. How best to […]

Date: March 19, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm (presented via Zoom) Pre-register to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dCispUnZQUW23bc5y8eLMw  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: February 19, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:30 pm A History of Lees Market presented by Al Lees III 2 PM Saturday February 19, 2022 (presented via Zoom) PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND For 70 or so years, Lees Market has carved out a unique place within the town of Westport and surrounding communities. Part grocery […]

Date: January 15, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm  to  3:00 pm (presented via Zoom, pre- register to attend) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND Join us for a conversation about the adventures of Frederick Allen during his whaling voyage. Westport farmer Frederick Allen (1819-1874) shipped out on the brig “Mexico” from Westport Point on April 21, […]

Date: December 17, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm  to  1:00 pm This program is presented via Zoom. Pre-register here. The most famous and fascinating quilt in the Museum of Fine Art’s collection is the Harriet Powers Pictorial Quilt, which for 60 years hung in a house at Westport Point! Join us for a special conversation about […]

Date: Every Saturday until December 13, 2021 Time: 8:00 am  to  4:00 pm   November 20 to December 13 Open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure at the Handy House Heritage Trail. This year’s Storywalk features Ox Cart Man, a beloved […]