Westford Notables

Notable of the Month – Each month we feature a Westford person worthy of attention or notice.

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Beatrice Scott Farley, (1923-2018) Westford’s First Woman Marine

  United States Marine Corps, Women’s Reserve, World War II By her daughters, Kate Farley and Anne Farley, and Heather Monahan, Senior Administrative Assistant at Westford Cemetery & Veterans Services

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Dr. Nettie Marie Stevens (1861-1912)

Nettie Maria Stevens, (1861-1912) Born in Cavindish, VT to Julia (Adams) and Ephraim Stevens. After her mother died, the family moved to Westford when Nettie was a young girl. She

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Bernice Gould Picking (1915-1996)

North Westford was her home for all her life! By James VanBever Mrs. Albert Picking is pictured in her Civil War dress, which was Originally owned by Arvilla May Woodward

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Marian Frances Winnek (1883-1977)

 “The Adventurous Marian Frances Winnek” By James Van Bever, WHS Volunteer and Researcher   Marian Winnek’s first car was a 1927 Model A Ford. It was the first year the Model

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Alan Emmet (1927-2021)

Writer, Landscape Historian, and Conservationist By Ron Johnson at the Special Town Meeting, October 23, 2021 Several of us want to acknowledge the contributions to our town by the Emmet

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May Emma Day (1890-1973)

    If you were ill or lacked transportation during the early part of the 20th century and needed a book from the J.V. Fletcher Library, the librarian would often

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Martha Taylor Howard (1875-1962)

Founder of the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, New York If you ever visited or plan to visit the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester,

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Bette (Ross) Hook (1920-2012)

Westford Academy Teacher and First Women Academy Trustee By Jim VanBever (a former student) July/August 2021 If you were a student at Westford Academy during the years 1958 to 1976

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Mrs. Mickey Crocker aka Helena Anne McKniff and her Family

Helena Anne “Mickey” McKniff was born in Forge Village in 1928, the only child of Thomas John McKniff (1901-1981) and Sarah “Sally” Lavelle (1898-1984), who were both born in Keighley,

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