by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Lots of things disappear in a village, whether through progress, lack of interest, or the ordinary shifting of demographics that renders them obsolete. Today we’re going to look at three things that haven’t been seen in Westport for a very long time: ...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
What happened in Westport during the last century on this day? Nell McCann’s diary to the rescue!100 years ago today, Nell made the following journal entry:“Drowned in the Rideau while out fishing Capt. Bert Adams on Sat July 8th 1916 age 43 buried under the I.O.O.F....
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
As today is Canada Day, it seems appropriate to post Canada-Day-themed pictures. However, as there are no photos that seem to have been taken during this holiday in old-time Westport, the best we can do is show some of our summer-themed photos taken at what is...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Let’s go back to the days of the 1920’s. More specifically, the winter of 1923. This was the year that fire visited both the Wardrobe Hotel (which we talked about last week) and The Windsor. Both of these structures lost their battle to the...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
In part two of “Now You See It”, we’re going to look at The Wardrobe Hotel (also known as The Wardrobe House, and for a brief period of time The Wardrop). More information was given about the Wardrobe way back on Week Five when we discussed hotels of the...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
For those that are familiar with Westport, it sometimes seems that things tend to stay the same; the same wonderful shops, restaurants and landmarks consistently dot the landscape. However, during the early years, the face of Westport was changing...
