Photograph This black-and-white photo is from the Westford 200th anniversary pageant held in 1929. Among a set of four photos, this one features Minutemen reenactors, including drummers, a flag bearer, … Read more »

Printing Plate Original ”Reversed” 10” x 10 1/4” monotype printing plate (metal nailed to wood) of the 1937 Apple Blossom Festival that then involved multiple towns in the Nashoba Valley. … Read more »

Ballot Counter The Ballot Counter from the Westford Town Hall is used during town elections. It is made of wood and features a metal frame, along with a bell that … Read more »

Reflections on Mrs. Sally McKniff   by Roseann Vardaro (Micky Crocker’s mother, based on interviews by Westford Academy students Angela Antos and Kerry Wilson)  Sally McKniff (Sarah Lavelle) was born … Read more »

Plate Commemorative plate from 1975, 11” in diameter. It highlights Westford’s Minutemen, who marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. The Wilton-Columbia, PA, plate is made of Armetale, a … Read more »

By Marilyn Day If there’s a couple in town who break the record for the greatest number of great-grandchildren, it has to be Thomas and Annie (MacDonald) Holmes. They both … Read more »

Patch Embroidered Boy Scout patches for the Col. John Robinson 1775 historic trail. Given out in 1975 for completion of walk from Westford to Concord. In 1974, the town’s Bicentennial … Read more »

Businessman, Civic Organizer, Graniteville Institution By James Van Bever Whether or not you have ever visited Graniteville or lived in Westford, you’ve probably heard of Parent’s Market. Located on Broadway, … Read more »

Bayonet A British Brown Bess Bayonet from around the 1760s. It is the same or similar to the ones used by riflemen on both sides of the American Revolution. “Brown … Read more »

The Washington’s tea sets were both practical household items and symbols of status, used in a variety of daily and social contexts at Mount Vernon and later in Washington’s home. … Read more »

Explore the virtual tour of Revolutionary War Patriots in the Westford cemeteries using the links below. Visit the Fairview Cemetery exhibit Visit the Westlawn Cemetery exhibit Visit the Hillside Cemetery … Read more »

Powder Flask This tarnished brass powder horn is from the early nineteenth century. Powder horns used during the Revolution were normally made from genuine horns, such as those from a … Read more »