Geoff Hall continues to capture stories from the Westford community through a project called “Westford Tales,” which focuses on residents’ memories of the town over the years. Geoff’s passion for … Read more »

A 25th Anniversary Commemoration at the Westford Museum Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost and the lasting impact on communities across the … Read more »

Westford’s Pioneer in Women’s Education By James VanBever Sarah Dix Hamlin was born in Westford on November 27, 1844, to Cyrus and Ann (Cortelyou) Hamlin. Among her many accomplishments, she … Read more »

Trade Card The front of the illustration features a colored depiction of a boy and girl feeding birds with crumbs, accompanied by the phrase “Arthur Wright, Grocer, Graniteville.” The store … Read more »

Postcard Colored, white-bordered postcard of the Whitney Playground as it looked around 1912. The postcard was published in 1912 by John Herbert Fletcher (1880-1960), then postmaster. He ran the Westford … Read more »

Woodbury House from Brickyard Hill, 1895 This is an 8”x10” sketch of the house located at 253 Concord Rd, drawn by Mary “May” Gertrude Balch (1875-1961) in 1957. The Johnson … Read more »

Westford’s Disc Jockey journalist By James VanBever If you were a young person during the late 1950’s or early 1960’s and attended a “record hop” at the Westford Academy (now … Read more »

An evening of local legends, wine, appetizers, and Westford history Reserve Your Tickets HERE Celebrate the bold, visionary women who helped shape Westford’s story. The Westford Historical Society invites you … Read more »

Photograph Photograph of Lydia Buck Heywood (1793-1868) printed in 1880. The photo itself is 2.25×3.5″, and it is mounted on 2.5×4.25″card. It was produced by George K. Warren of Lowell … Read more »

In the northeast corner of Fairview Cemetery, there is an area called Strangers Row. As the name implies, this was where the occasional unidentified body was buried and where paupers … Read more »

Scarf Bodner official Bicentennial scarf made in 1976. It is made from acetate, which is a semi-synthetic, silk-like fabric (yardblox.com). The background color is an off-white cream, and has a … Read more »

Bumper Sticker In 1976, the Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission proudly distributed a vibrant bumper sticker celebrating our state’s history: “BICENTENNIAL BEGINS HERE,” featuring “here” shaped like Massachusetts! The sticker was donated … Read more »

“Westford’s Store Keeper” by James VanBeaver Austin Dana Fletcher was born on July 29, 1899, at the Coldspring Farm on Depot Street in Westford to Joseph and Ethel (Whidden) Fletcher. … Read more »