by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
For a change of pace, today we’re going to look at some postcards of Westport from the 1930’s. Places like Castle’s Jewelry Shop (which was located on Church Street) and various stores around the village would sell postcards of local sites to the vacationing...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Nell kept track of everyone; whether they lived in the village or were just passing through. She also knew who was checking into Westport’s hospital, Mount-View. Mount-View Hospital is shown at the left in this old photograph from the late...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
In The Diary of Nell McCann, Nell kept tabs on the village and recorded the births and deaths that occurred around her. In the early 1900’s, even though Westport was a thriving village full of young families and hard-working citizens, there were a great...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, we talked about Nell McCann and the diary in which she recorded the comings and goings in early Westport. Since it is the end of the month, we’re going to look again at Nell’s diary and some of the entries that she made during the...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Walter ColsterWalter Colster came to the village around 1905. A talented photographer, Walter set up his shop on Church Street West. In the 1909 commemorative issue of The Westport Mirror, it stated that he had a “fine gallery which is well...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Nell McCannNell McCann and her bicycle. Nell authored “The Diary of Nell McCann ~ one woman’s journal of life in the Village of Westport, as written in the early 1900’s” which is a fund-raiser for The Rideau District Museum. We’ve looked at the hotels,...
