by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
As we think of the hustle and bustle that is Black Friday for some of our friends in the U.S., it is a good time to sit back, relax, and be glad that we aren’t fighting crowds for great deals on televisions and toys. It’s a perfect opportunity to grab a cup of coffee...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
So far this autumn we have managed to see very little snow in Westport, but we are slated to have a little bit of the white stuff early next week. According to the Diary of Nell McCann, that’s right about on schedule.The following diary entries are about the first...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place: and in the skyThe larks still bravely singing flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the dead: Short days ago,We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved: and now...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
Last week we looked at the Conley building on Main Street, and today we’ll look a little bit deeper at the Conley’s business in the Village of Westport. James Conley and his son built their new shop on Main Street in 1909 to showcase the boats and launches that they...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
To quote Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are A Changin’”, as is the face of Main Street. Work began this week on 31 Main Street, and this old site is undergoing another facelift. Over the many years of Westport’s history, 31 Main has housed the boat-building factory...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Vintage Westport
It’s time for some more photos from the early days of Westport. This week, we’ll look at some classes from the Westport Public School. Westport Public School ~ 1912 ~ Names were given to the Museum by Cliff McEwen, many years ago. Teacher, Louise Connelly. 3rd Row:...
