Westford Journalist, Gordon B. Seavey’s Newspaper Articles

Gordon B. Seavey (1905-1996) was a local historian and journalist, writing historical features for the Westford Eagle and the Lowell Sun. During high school, he wrote for the Lowell Courier-Citizen

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Once Known: Slavery in Westford

Slavery in Westford may be surprising, but there were at least 24 enslaved individuals in the town of Westford from 1730 to 1780. There is little in the historical record

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2024 Westford Historic House Tour – Purchase your ticket(s) here

Westford Museum & Historical Society andFirst Parish Church United of Westford present: 2nd Westford Historic House Tour Saturday September 28, 2024 A wonderful opportunity to tour a collection of stunning vintage homes

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Westford Cemetery Tour of the Revolutionary War Veterans and Civilian Casualties

Use these exhibits for an online or self-guided tour of Westford Revolutionary War Patriots in Westford cemeteries. Click a button below to choose one of these exhibits. Visit the Fairview

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Featured Artifact of the Week

Peggy From the Westford Women Exhibits Peggy was a slave in Westford from the 18th century, here highlighted as one of the Westford Women Dolls. The first twelve dolls were

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June 19, 2024


Featured Artifact of the Week

Railroad Photographs Photographs of Stony Brook Railroad during the double tracking construction in 1928, through Westford’s Graniteville. This railroad was first built in 1848, connecting towns between Lowell and Ayer,

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June 12, 2024


Notable of the Month-Henry “Arnold” Wilder (1909-2009)

A lifelong railroad historian and enthusiast. By James Van Bever   Henry Arnold Wilder was born in the northern New Hampshire town of Lancaster on May 23, 1909. His parents were

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June 11, 2024
 
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Catch the Westford Museum's Model Train exhibit, conducted by the engineers of the Middlesex Central Model Railroad Club.

Catch the Westford Museum's Model Train exhibit, conducted by the engineers of the Middlesex Central Model Railroad Club.

Sunday, June 30, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Westford Museum
The Middlesex Central Model Railroad Club takes its name from the Boston & Maine Branch Line. That line started at the North Station on the [...]
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Westford 250 - The Solemn League and Covenant and Westford's Response to the 1774 Intolerable Acts

Westford 250 - The Solemn League and Covenant and Westford's Response to the 1774 Intolerable Acts

Thursday, July 11, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Westford Museum
In the spring and summer of 1774, news had reached Boston that Britain's Parliament had invoked several measures in retaliation for the Destruction of the [...]
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Westford 250 - Rally at the Liberty Tree, A Revolutionary Walking Tour of Westford Common.

Westford 250 - Rally at the Liberty Tree, A Revolutionary Walking Tour of Westford Common.

Sunday, August 11, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Westford Museum
Meet Ken Tebbetts at Westford Liberty Tree for A guided tour of the Revolutionary War Monuments and Memorials surrounding Westford Common. What is Westford 250?  In [...]
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Wine with Wild Women of Westford

Wine with Wild Women of Westford

Friday, August 30, 2024    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Westford Museum
Join us for Wine with the Wild Women of Westford. We are expanding the story of Westford through the often untold accounts and accomplishments of [...]
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2024 Westford Historic House Tour

2024 Westford Historic House Tour

Saturday, September 28, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Westford Museum
Back by popular demand! Westford Museum & Historical Society and First Parish Church United of Westford present: 2nd Westford Historic House Tour on Saturday, September [...]
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