by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
The following is an excerpt from the Book of Westport: “When the village awoke on Saturday, July 1st, [1905] they were surprised to find that the Westport woolen mill and electric light dam had broken during the night and carried away the Sand Lake dam, the buckle...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
Before The Cove was The Cove, it was the Tweedsmuir (or ‘The Tweeds’ as many would remember). But prior to The Tweeds, it was called The Lexena. Alex and Lena Brown combined their names to give The Lexena its title. It operated as a hotel/inn for many years and served...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
Before it was the bank, it was… the bank. The Merchant’s Bank was opened in the old Cameron Hotel in the late 1800s, and has remained a bank since that time. In 1913 a second financial institution opened in the village; the Union Bank was located on the corner of Main...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
“The Death of Wm Foley occurred at his home here on Feb 7th 1917 of Appoplexy. He fell in the Cellar where he had went to get an Apple to eat before retiring. Father D. E. Foley of Toronto said his Funeral Mass & Father ORourke sang the Libera. Pallbearers – B.J....
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
This week we’re looking at some vintage Westport photos of early transportation in the village. Oxen on Church Street, circa 1910. This photo is from a 1989 edition of The Mirror, in which a couple of people thought they could identify some of those pictured. The team...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
From 1900 to 1909, the list of the most popular baby girl names usually brought Margaret out in the top three. Maggie, sometimes a given name, and often the shortened form of Margaret, also shows up frequently somewhere in the list. Today, we shall look at the photos...
