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Featured Artifacts of the Week
Charles Sargent House Ca. 1900 W.1998.52g Ca. 1870 W.1998.24.1ff The house at 23-27 N. Main St was built in 1868 by Charles Grandison Sargent (1819-1878). It still stands today as … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Decorative Plate From the Collection A decorative, earthenware plate (“China”) from Westford’s Town Farm. The plate was made by John Hall’s company in Staffordshire, England, around c1825. Elaborate motifs, such … 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 »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Membership Card From the Collection Girl Scouts membership card for Aurea Marcott of Westford’s Forge Village, expiring in 1949. She was an intermediate member of troop 34, Lowell Council. Today, … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Sign From the Collection A 22″ x 28.5″ sign for the successful campaign to authorize the Town of Westford to purchase East Boston Camps in 2005. CPA funds were used … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Library Postcard From the Postcard Collection Colored postcard featuring the J.V. Fletcher Library as it looked in 1910. The 1895 building was expanded in the 1980s into its present shape. … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Oil Lamp From the Collection Oil Lamp found in the barn that once stood at 46 Pleasant St in Westford. It is nineteen inches in height. “Banner” is imprinted on … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Abbot Home Photograph From the Collection Ca. 1893 photograph of the John W.P. (1806-1872) & Catherine Abbot (1808-1891) home. John W.P. Abbot had a long resume. He was a lawyer, … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Trophy Stein From the Collection Pewter trophy made in the design of a beer stein. It was made by Reed and Barton in 1897, and is 14″ in height. The … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Fire Bucket From the Collection Fire bucket or pail from around 1832. These came in many designs, including leather or hide. Ours is red-painted metal. Into the early 19th century, … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Couture Family Photo From the Collection Photo of the Couture Family at their cabin. It was taken winter 1900. The family was had a granite quarry on Snake Meadow Hill … Read more »

Featured Artifact of the Week
Souvenir Photo From the Collection Souvenir photo enclosed in a card frame. It was taken on Labor Day in 1911 at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It features Lester (1885-1964) and … Read more »