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Featured Artifact of the Weeks
Forge Village Horse Nail Co. Forge Village in Westford had mills as far back at 1795. The site of the Horse Nail Co. was the Westford Forge Company, an iron
Capture the Moment ~ Photo Contest
We are living through an historic moment, the first time in 100 years the world is under the threat of a global pandemic. Coming generations will want to know what
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Living and working in a new way ~ The COVID-19 Pandemic What would you like your children and grandchild to remember or know about the COVID-19 pandemic? Share your reflections,
Women’s Rights in Westford
Women’s Rights in Westford timeline 1780 Massachusetts State Constitution restricts voting to males only but omits “male” as a qualification for holding public office. 1819 Susan Prescott becomes the
The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, July 10, 1920
A look back in time to a century ago By Bob Oliphant “Center. Emory J. Whitney has purchased a new five passenger Overland automobile. “Fisher Buckshorn is incapacitated from his usual
Home Life
Not so long ago, the average home was a very different place. Candles lit the rooms instead of light bulbs, fires were used to cook things instead of ovens and
The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, July 3, 1920
A look back in time to a century ago By Bob Oliphant “Center. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander A. Cameron, who have been occupying the old Cameron homestead while their new
Upcoming Events
A Walking Tour of the heart of Graniteville
Saturday, August 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmUnited Methodist Church, Westford Massachusetts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxAmEpTQb0 Enjoy a historic walking tour of the heart of Graniteville with Westford Town Historians, Geoff Hall and Jim VanBever. Park in the larger parking lot to the left of ... Read more
Discover Your Female Ancestors
Thursday, October 1, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
Was your great-grandmother or great great grandmother alive in 1920? Did she vote in that very first election after the ratification of the 19th amendment, that granted women the right to ... Read more
"I want to go to Jail” A one-act suffrage play written by Swing and Dabanka
Sunday, November 1, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
“I Want to go to Jail” transports you back to February, 1919, when women suffragists grappled with unexpected obstacles in their quest for the final vote needed to pass the ... Read more
Fibers of Life; Textiles from the Westford Historical Society’s Collections
Sunday, May 16, 2021 @ 2:30 am - 3:30 amWestford Museum, Westford MA
This show & tell lecture is offered in cooperation with the Westford Museum & Historical Society. Their collection of local artifacts, from clothing and accouterments to linens and household items ... Read more
