Notable of the Month
Pvt. Oliver Barrett (1726 -1777) Memorial Dedication, Saratoga National Cemetery
Wednesday October 19, 2022. Oliver Barrett’s 5th great granddaughter, Ann Washburn Lord and her husband David Lord with the New York Army National Guard Soldiers memorialized a Revolutionary War soldier … Read more »
Capt. Joseph Reed (1716-1795) Westford’s Boston Tea Party participant, Fairview Cemetery
On Saturday October 15, 2022, at Fairview Cemetery, the Westford Historical Society and the Westford Cemetery Commission in partnership with the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum recognized Capt. Read’s … Read more »
Capt. Rick “Warlock” Bradley (1946-1999)
When Rick Bradley graduated from Westford Academy in 1963, he left a stellar record. During Rick’s senior year, he served as Student Council President and in sports he was a … Read more »
Recollections of Frederic Alvan Fisher (1855-1941)
I have been asked to give out of my recollections a list of householders in Westford Centre and on Westford Street now, so-called, leading from the Common to the Westford … Read more »
The Westford Academy Great Ghosts of 1962
Back in 1962 Westford Academy played its home football games at what is now known as the Abbot School, Depot Street. The field did not have lights, a public address … Read more »
Conversations with Westford Veterans
These oral histories let our veterans share their experiences in their own words, with their own voice, giving us a little insight into the sacrifices they made in service to … Read more »
George “Gusto” Seddon (1923-2013)
Whether it was the students at Westford Academy who knew him as “Gusto,” his older friends who called him “Cuz” or the people who would wait in long lines at … Read more »
Pfc Frederick S. Healy (1898-1944)
This Memorial Day let us remember Westford’s Veteran of Two Wars By James Van Bever ( May 2022) F Healy, WA Class of 1916 Many people in Westford have … Read more »
Lt. Thomas Rogers (1750-1776)
By Arnold L. O’Brien (April 2022) For those who take the Patriots Day Candlelight stroll of Westford’s Fairview Cemetery, one gravesite must be visited for it stands out in its … Read more »
Francis “Frank” Lowell Furbush (1861-1940)
“The Great Frank Furbush” If there was one person in Graniteville that everyone knew during the early 20 th century, it was Frank L. Furbush. Frank seemed to be everywhere … Read more »
Lloyd G. Blanchard (1917-2011)
By James VanBever (Sept/Oct 2021) Westford Museum Musings Newsletter, October and December 2021 Towns and cities often name schools and municipal buildings after prominent citizens who had a positive impact … Read more »
Rev Moses Adams, Westford Academy Trustee
Reverend Moses Adams Westford Academy Trustee (1792-1819) By James VanBever (June 2021) The original founders of Westford Academy were a group of gentlemen who were religious, patriotic, humble and dedicated … Read more »