Westport Historical Society

Westport Historical Society Our mission: To collect, preserve and document the material culture of Westport; and to educate and Call for opening hours
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From our archives: look closely and you will this nest is built on an old wagon wheel. This was located somewhere along ...
06/14/2026

From our archives: look closely and you will this nest is built on an old wagon wheel. This was located somewhere along the Westport River.

Mark your calendars! Saturday June 27 Thirteenth Continental Regiment will be at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road...
06/14/2026

Mark your calendars! Saturday June 27 Thirteenth Continental Regiment will be at the Handy House, 202 Hix Bridge Road, Westport MA 10 AM - 3 PM. Free, and family friendly! Revolution250

Does anyone remember anything about the Westport radio show over WALE hosted by Mildred Porter? The radio station was ou...
06/12/2026

Does anyone remember anything about the Westport radio show over WALE hosted by Mildred Porter? The radio station was out of Fall River during 40s-70s. She would have been the Westport “Correspondent” during the 50s. She also did a cooking show at the start of WJAR television.

Fashions have changed over the years as demonstrated by this snapshot showing bathing suits from a few decades ago worn...
06/11/2026

Fashions have changed over the years as demonstrated by this snapshot showing bathing suits from a few decades ago worn by Westport Harbor girls: ?, Judy Tripp, Nancy Dennett, Harriet Chase, Jean Wheeler, ?

Mark your calendars! Saturday June 27 Thirteenth Continental Regiment will be at the Handy House 10 AM - 3 PM. Free, a...
06/06/2026

Mark your calendars! Saturday June 27 Thirteenth Continental Regiment will be at the Handy House 10 AM - 3 PM. Free, and family friendly!

Hurricane season is nearly upon us! Time to review a recent donation to the collection: photos taken by Gerald A. Percy...
05/30/2026

Hurricane season is nearly upon us! Time to review a recent donation to the collection: photos taken by Gerald A. Percy of the damage caused by the 1938 hurricane on Horseneck Beach , Westport MA
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05/30/2026

Seeking a prom dress from the 1970s to display in our summer exhibition, opening June 27 at the Handy House

A remembrance for Memorial Day: New stories about Westport Revolutionary Soldiers are surfacing and will be shared at ou...
05/25/2026

A remembrance for Memorial Day: New stories about Westport Revolutionary Soldiers are surfacing and will be shared at our exhibition opening this June 27 at Handy House. This collective history of 75 individuals associated with Westport includes stories of privateers, minutemen, Bunker Hill veterans, freed slaves, and fighting Quakers, as well as a surprising age range for soldiers, from a young 15-year-old Richard Gifford to a senior 63-year-old Benjamin Brownell. Here are their names:
Humphrey Allen (1754-1842)
Joseph Allen (1758-1838)
Israel Brightman (b. 1750)
Thomas Brightman III (1756-1832)
Capt. William Brightman (1763-1831)
Abner Brownell 1756-1851
Benjamin Brownell
George Brownell Jr. (1711-1800)
George Brownell III (b. 1744)
Lt. Jonathan Brownell (1719-1776)
Joseph Brownell (1744-1824)
Nathaniel Brownell (1751-1825)
Lt. Pardon Brownell (1744-1799)
Prince Brownell (b. ca1750)
Samuel Brownell (1738-1817)
Abraham Cornell (1744-1825)
Ezekial Cornell
Jerathmeel Cornell
Lt. Joseph Cornell (1755-1829)
Sgt. Thomas Cornell (1742-after 1800)
Augustus Cory
Benjamin Cory (1750-1834)
William Cory (1758-1842)
Robert Cottle 1758-1845
Stephen Davis (ca1734-1826)
Stephen Davis (1738-1817)
Joseph Devol III (1740-1805)
Christopher Earl (b. 1750)
John Earl (
Capt. Robert Earl (b. 1757)
Stephen Earl (b. 1754)
William Earl (1710-1798)
Abraham Gifford (1752-1822)
Benjamin Gifford (1727-1817)
George Gifford (1759-1826)
Ichabod Gifford (ca 1761-ca 1782)
Sgt. John Gifford (1754-1831)
John Gifford (1754-ca 1830)
Jonathan Gifford (1759-1853)
Recompense Gifford (1732-1826)
Richard Gifford (1758-after 1822)
William Gifford Sr
William Gifford (1754-after 1832)
Jeremiah Greenman 1758 - 1828
David Hammond (b. 1746)
Job Hart
Barney Hicks (1754-1832)
Joseph Hicks (1722-1798)
John Hicks (d. after 1790)
Capt. William Hicks (b. 1729)
Thomas Hicks (1766-1838)
David Kirby (ca 1740-1842)
John Kirby (1734-1809)
Silas Kirby Jr. (b. ca 1742)
Constant Macomber (b. 1752)
Humphrey Macomber (1756-1831)
William Macomber
James Manchester
Jacob Mott (1721-1803)
Joshua Petty 1757-1845
Elijah Potter (b. ca 1745)
Esek Potter (b. 1748)
Ichabod Potter III (1758-1831)
Dr. Benjamin Richmond (1747-1814)
London Richmond (d. 1815)
Nathaniel Richmond (1739-1808)
Lt. Col. Sylvester Richmond III (b. 1729)
Jacob Sowle (ca 1750-1825)
Job Taber (1741-1791)
Capt. Jonathan Taber Jr. (ca 1735-1791)
Peleg Taber (b. 1741)
Ishmael Tripp (1739-1832)
Samuel Tripp (b. 1736)
Capt. Benjamin Wilcox (1747-1816)
Sgt. Tile Wilcox (1741-1797)
Lt. William Wilcox (1741-1794)
Arnold Wood (1757-1841)

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25 Drift Road PO Box N188
Westport, MA
02790

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(508) 636-6011

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