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The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Section headings were based on actual news headlines about the natural disaster. The captions were based on the text either written on or with the photos. Further text written as … Read more »
Featured Artifact of the Week
Dances with Turkeys From the 275th Online Exhibit Photo of Everett Jarvis (1875-1951) rounding up turkeys. In 1896, Everett Jarvis married Florence May “Flossie” Blaisdell (1873-1865). They lived at 62 … Read more »
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Toy Turkey Farm Sign From the collection Framed portion of the Toy Turkey Farm sign. The 15.5 acre farm was on Littleton Rd around where the Westford Valley Marketplace is … Read more »
2020 Westford Holiday Gifts
2021 CAPTURE the MOMENTS PHOTOS of WESTFORD CALENDAR Price: $16.95 Decorate your home each month with pictures taken by local Westford photographers from the Westford Historical Society’s “Capture … Read more »
2020 Virtual Veterans Day
In collaboration with the Town of Westford and the Westford Veterans Services Department, Westford Community Access Television is proud to present the 2020 Virtual Veterans Day Video. Happy Veterans Day! … Read more »
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Drawing From the Collection Pen and ink drawing of Glacier Hill Farm. It was drawn in the late 1980s Deb Tingley. This farm was the Flagg property on Howard Rd, … Read more »
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Picture Postcard From the Collection Postcard featuring a photograph of the Nabnasset post office at 62 Brookside Rd. It was printed by the Merrimack Postcard Company, 110 Marrimac St. Haverhill, … Read more »
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Projector From the Collection A Moviegraph electric 16mm movie projector, model #E743. It was manufactured by Keystone Mfg. Co. in Boston, MA. Based on its box, it was purchased at … Read more »
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Railroad Clock From the museum This Regulator Railroad Clock was made no earlier than 1860 by the Seth Thomas Clock Company, then of Plymouth Hollow, CT. According to ClockHistory.com, the … Read more »
True A. Bean (1822- 1905)
When True Bean died at the Westford Town Farm, people in town erected marble markers for True and his wife Mary. * By James VanBever (October 2020) The couple had … Read more »
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Westford Academy Laptop From the Westford Academy Exhibit Students once used slate tablets and slide-rules as part of their learning experience. As far back as the early 2000s, Westford Academy … Read more »
Featured Artifact of the Week
Snow Roller From the Collection Painted wood model of a snow roller once used in Westford. Before snow plowing — and before the automobile became popular, it was common to … Read more »