Astronomical Mirror Engraved Front Side Piece of the original main reflector (mirror) from MIT’s Haystack Observatory on Westford’s Millstone Hill, which also includes corners of Tyngsborough and Groton. The mirror … Read more »

Departure of the Minutemen: Westford Responds, April 19 1775 From the Military Exhibit Giclee on canvas, signed by artist Don Troiani. This 2014 print depicts Sgt. Joshua Parker (1740-1834) of … Read more »

Watercolor From the online Atwood Exhibit Framed watercolor by William Atwood Millett (1922-2007) of his studio. Bill Millet was born in Brockton, MA, and was the last of the family … Read more »

Photograph 1965 photograph of the Westford General Store at 40 Main St. It was owned by St. Onge between 1964 and 1965. Previously, it was called the Wright & Fletcher … Read more »

Postcard From the Collection Postcard featuring the Nabnassett Inn from around 1940, located at 4 Nabnasset St. The Inn existed from 1934 to 1945. Prior to 1934, what became the … Read more »

Mountain View Photo From the Collection Color photo of 6 Connell Drive, with the mountains of New Hampshire and Mid-Mass in the background. It was taken in October of 1979. … Read more »

Shoe From the Collection One brown leather shoe, with decoration, from Athens. The shoe was likely a souvenir. It was given to the J.V. Fletcher Library by Emma Southwick Brinton … Read more »

War Ration Book Four War Ration Book from around 1940. It was issued by the U.S. Office of Price Administration to lifelong Westford resident Helena McKniff “Mickey” Crocker (1928 – … Read more »

Photograph From the Collection Photograph of 72 Graniteville Rd (also known as the Martha Symmes House), as it looked around 1930. The house was built by 1882, and first appears … Read more »

Clarion Literary Magazine Westford Academy yearbooks, as we know them today, were first printed in 1936. Clarion, which was a kind of medieval trumpet synonymous with being “loud and clear,” … Read more »

Box From the Collection. Ca. 1860 wood pencil box covered with leather. It contains slate pencil holders, ink well, pen, and ceiling wax. The tray is removable. It was owned … Read more »

Gift Box From the Collection Unformed, two-piece gift box from the Welcome-In Gift Shop, dated 1981. This shop originally operated at a former filling station on Groton Rd after 1956, … Read more »