Part Thirty-Six ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

Part Thirty-Six ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

 Apparently Blair’s was your Turkey Fair Day Headquarters way back in 1909 Thanksgiving is here again and there’s no better time to share some turkey-related Westport nostalgia. The Westport Turkey Fair (also known as Poultry Fair Day) was usually held...
Part Thirty-Five ~ All Things Bright and Beautiful

Part Thirty-Five ~ All Things Bright and Beautiful

Westport has always had an active fund-raising presence and community spirit. From work-bees to arranging packages to send overseas during The Great War (later known as WWI), the community has a tendency to pull together when it needs to, as well as supporting local...
Part Thirty-Four ~ the weather is a-changing

Part Thirty-Four ~ the weather is a-changing

‘Tis the season for changing leaves, warmer clothes, and dropping temperatures.  I’m sure many debated turning on their furnaces this morning, or lighting a warm and cozy fire in the fireplace or wood stove.  When did it get chilly enough to light the fires...
Part Thirty-Three ~ events and goings-on in our schools

Part Thirty-Three ~ events and goings-on in our schools

Would Nell McCann have been an avid social media maven if she were still alive today?  What if she were sharing everyday Westport occurrences on Facebook or Twitter? Nell probably had no idea that her words would one day become a great insight into our...
Part Thirty-Two ~ a look at some of our teachers

Part Thirty-Two ~ a look at some of our teachers

Although there was always an abundance of wonderful and influential teachers in the village over the years, we at Vintage Westport like to focus on the long-ago.  Even though we have a huge supply of old class photos, the teachers weren’t always identified in...
Part Thirty-One ~ there weren’t just doctors

Part Thirty-One ~ there weren’t just doctors

A few weeks ago we talked about the doctors of Westport, and how they were responsible for bringing new lives into our town and keeping residents healthy through the village’s epidemics and everyday illnesses.  But we haven’t yet talked about the two main...