Each week, Westford Museum Researcher, Jeff Henry, chooses an artifact or group of artifacts from the collection of the Westford Museum and shares it with you.
Jeffrey M. Henry moved from Sandy Hook, CT, to Westford, MA, with his family in the fall of 1996. In 2005, he graduated from Westford Academy, with interests in archaeology, history, and mythology. He went on to major in anthropology (archaeology specialization) and minor in history at Franklin Pierce University, graduating in 2009. A year prior, he began to volunteer at the Westford Historical Society and Museum. His first project involved cataloging the Atwood collection. After participating in archaeological excavations in Maine and Massachusetts, he primarily worked in museums from 2010 to 2018. His literature review and analysis on the subject of the Westford Knight, The Signpost: The Evolution of the Westford Knight, was first published in 2015. In 2017, he achieved his MA in history from Southern New Hampshire University. He transitioned his career into public libraries by 2019, later achieving his MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons University in 2022. Jeff continues to volunteer for the Westford Museum.
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Cook Book From the Collection Cookbook printed by the Tadmuck Club in 1916. Of note is a general lack of instructions regarding the oven settings. This was due to temperature
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Photograph From the Collection Glossy black and white photo of the house that once stood at 53 Hildreth St, also known as the Harris House and Butternut Farm. The picture
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Photograph From the Quarry Exhibit Black & white photo of Palmer Granite trucks from around 1930 in Graniteville. Palmer and Sons Granite quarried on Snake Meadow Hill. The company was
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Shell From the collection Pink and gray crown conch shell. It was used as a dinner horn at the Pelatiah Fletcher Farmstead in the late 1700s to early 1800s. The
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Photograph From the collection 1968 photograph of the house at 46 Lowell Rd. The photo is itself a reprint from a negative, so it was taken some time prior. It
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Photograph From the Collection 1944 black and white photo of the Westford Water Co. pumping station. The company was the direct predecessor to the Westford Water Department. According to the
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Photograph From the Collection 1948 photo of the Boston & Maine engine #287. It was sold to Fletcher Granite Co. in October 1948, prior to being scrapped. The B&M line
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Photograph From the Collection Black and white polaroid of Arthur Pellerin standing in front of Westford Hardware on Broadway Street, at the corner of 3rd Street, in Graniteville. His wife,
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Photograph From the Collection Black and white photo of Zoologist Charles Otis Whitman (1842-1910) from 1910. After graduating Bowdwin College, he was the Preceptor (Principal) of Westford Academy from 1868