Geoff Hall continues to capture stories from the Westford community through a project called “Westford Tales,” which focuses on residents’ memories of the town over the years. Geoff’s passion for … Read more »

Box This is a lacquered wood box from China that contains a silk shawl. The box is black with a gold-painted picture on the cover and measures 17-1/4 inches long … Read more »

Westford’s Police Chief, Fighting Marine By James VanBever Joseph Richard Connell was born on December 14, 1928, to John L. and Catherine Alice (Gower) Connell in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was … Read more »

By Marilyn Day Introduction: After completing a six-month project of entering obituaries into the Find-a-Grave sites for our Westford cemeteries, I realized the wealth of stories these individuals have left … Read more »

Shawl This beautiful shawl once belonged to Mary Elizabeth Richardson Fletcher (1847-1922), a founding member of the Tadmuck Club and an organist at the Unitarian church. She was celebrated for … Read more »

Gift Certificate Tiki Lau Gift Certificate envelope. It measures 7.5″ x 4″. The paper is off white with red printing. It reads: Tiki Lau Gift Certificate “A Gift that is … Read more »

Emmet’s service to the town of Westford spanned more than four decades! By James VanBever Shortly after Richard “Dick” Emmet’s death in 2007, the Westford Town Report on its “In … Read more »

Photographs Two photographs of Westford Academy taken by Charles L. Hildreth in 1928. It is the Roudenbush Community Center today. Trees are visible in the foreground, while Frost School, now … Read more »

Do you have a copy of Day and Hall Littleton Road, Four Miles of Westford History? If so, you might have noticed that the couple in front of “The Westford … Read more »

Decorative Plaque Decoupage wooden plaque created by Nancy Hall Bissell as a Christmas gift in the late 1960s. It measures 13″ x 7.5″ x 0.75″. The plaque features six photographs … Read more »

Decorative Bowl Tole bowl, tin, that was hand-stenciled by Alice Viola Swenson Day (1906-1991). She was married to Walter Otis “Otey” Day (1891-1994), who ran a poultry farm in town. … Read more »

Commemorative Plate 10” commemorative Plate highlighting 1776 American Independence and George Washington. It depicts Carver, Bradford, Winslow, Brewster, and Standish in a shoreline scene. The plate is part of the … Read more »

“A Great Life” By James VanBever When Alan Summersby was five years old, she and her family took a train from their home in New Jersey to their summer home … Read more »