Each week, Jeff Henry, a dedicated researcher at the Westford Museum, selects an intriguing artifact or a group of artifacts from our collection to present to you. We invite you to discover the rich stories they tell.
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Commemorative Coin Bronze commemorative coin from 1901, 1.5″ in diameter, of 125 Anniversary of Evacuation Day in Boston. The event occurred on March 17, 1776, when the British fled the
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Postcard This is a black and white postcard titled “Home of Capt. Pelatiah Fletcher, Who Served in the Revolutionary War,” located in Westford, Massachusetts. It was published by J. Herbert
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Photograph Black and white photo of the home of Lt. Nahum Wight (1745-1834) as it looked around 1900 Lieut. Nahum Wight was born in Medfield, Massachusetts and served in the
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1841 Bunker Hill Monument Commemorative Plate Small plate, 3.5 inches in diameter, commemorating the Bunker Hill Monument. An image of the obelisk monument is visible at the center of the
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Railroad Map Framed map of Stony Brook and the Stony Brook Railroad, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from around 1874. The map was printed on the back of an envelope. The frame
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Letter Letter and envelope written on Boston & Maine Railroad stationery. It was written to Miss Margaret Ledwurth by her father, Conductor Clarence Ledwurth, when he was waiting in Stillwater,
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Rail Spike Rail spikes and nails were used between 1926 and 1930 on the tracks that connected the Fletcher Granite Company to the Stony Brook Railroad, a part of the
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Photograph Black and white photo of Brookside Station of the Boston & Maine Railroad, taken around 1920. This station was no longer in operation by 1921. Historically known as the
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Brochure Tan paper covered brochure (8″ x 10″) for Fitchburg, Ayer and Lowell Street Railway (aka trolley car, electric car, or jolly jumper) from around 1910. It highlights connections such