Aerial photo of Westford Museum by Right Angle Photograpy, LLC
Featured Artifact of the Week
Match Holder From the collection The match holder was made with inlaid wood by a Civil War prisoner. It was given to Civil War vet Wayland Francis Balch (1839-1937) around
Westford Celebrates Women’s Right to Vote
The Westford Historical Society and Museum in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Westford and Westford Cultural Council Join us for a look into the 19th Amendment
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The Westford Knight
Learn about the “Westford Knight”, a carving of unconfirmed origin in ledge rock on the hill approaching Westford Center from Stony Brook.
Statue and photo by artist D. Christiana
The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, January 17, 1920
A look back in time to a century ago By Bob Oliphant “Center. Alec McDougall is still confined to his home with a hard cold, complicated with rheumatism. “Miss Maude
The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, January 10, 1920
A look back in time to a century ago By Bob Oliphant “Center. Notwithstanding the extremely cold weather of late, robins are again reported. Workmen on the side of Prospect
January 2020 Museum Musings
This year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. It began with the Seneca Falls Convention in
Upcoming Events
DAR Col. John Robinson Chapter~ Good Citizen Award Ceremony
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. This award recognizes and rewards individuals who possess ... Read more
Votes for Women: Massachusetts Leaders in the Woman Suffrage Movement
Monday, February 10, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
Book reading and talk by Barbara Berenson Votes for Women: Massachusetts Leaders in the Woman Suffrage Movement Barbara Berenson, author of Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers, will discuss ... Read more
After Suffrage: A 20/20 Perspective on Women’s Rights, 1920 – 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
Barbara Berenson’s second talk will address women’s rights after they finally achieved access to the ballot in 1920. How have women fared politically and legally over the past century? Berenson ... Read more
Harriet Tubman speaking in favor of women’s suffrage rights.
Friday, March 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
“I Can’t Die but Once” performance by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti Tubman believed in the equality of all people, black or white, male or female, which made her sympathetic to the women’s ... Read more
Photographs of Quincy W. Day, Westford Then and Now
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
Do you recognize this house? Many of you probably drive by it every day. Join us at the Westford Historical Society for a fascinating slide show of photographs of Quincy ... Read more
“I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone” performance by Judith Kalaora.
Thursday, March 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmWestford Museum, Westford MA
In this fiery presentation, Lucy describes the tension of Antebellum Boston.. Women were evolving from successful abolitionists to struggling suffragists! Challenging discrimination is not easy; Lucy Stone was never one ... Read more
