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A Brief Glimpse into the History and Fashions of Gay Weddings
For centuries, people in the gay community were unable to legally marry their chosen same-sex…
Episode 3: Taking the Cure
In the Gilded Age, Westport, CT was home to two bucolic sanitariums. Marketed to affluent…
I Thee Wed: Bridal fashion from the Collection
As rice showers down, the happy couple runs to a car donning cans and ribbons…
Bittersweet: Chocolate in the American Colonies
With its turquoise waters and sunny skies, today the Caribbean is thought of primarily as…
New Year’s Day Traditions
In early colonized America, New Year’s Day was celebrated on March 25th, following the Julian…
Westport Museum for History & Culture Completes Restoration of Historic 7-sided Cobblestone Barn, Unique in the State, Groundbreaking Begins on Garden Revitalization in December 2022
In Summer 2023, a new green space will be coming to downtown Westport. Visitors will…
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- A Brief Glimpse into the History and Fashions of Gay Weddings
- Episode 3: Taking the Cure
- I Thee Wed: Bridal fashion from the Collection
- Bittersweet: Chocolate in the American Colonies
- New Year’s Day Traditions
- Westport Museum for History & Culture Completes Restoration of Historic 7-sided Cobblestone Barn, Unique in the State, Groundbreaking Begins on Garden Revitalization in December 2022
- Episode 2: The War at Home
- Episode 1: The True Story of Thanksgiving
- Statement on Potentially Offensive Language in Westport Museum’s Finding Aids and Resource Descriptions
- From Henry Street to Westport
- Town Poet Laureate Diane Lowman on The History of Everyday Poetry in Westport
- A Note From The Executive Director About Re-Opening
- At This Crossroad of History, Which Path Will You Follow?
- Focus On The Greely Family: Sending Encouragement to Those on the Front Lines
- Focus On the Kaplan Family: An Ordinary Family Living Thru an Extraordinary Time.
- Focus On Quincy Cuthbertson & Family: The College Perspective
- Focus On The Griffiths Family: Facing Challenges Head On
- Focus On Jill Rizack: Moving from “It’s Mine” to “It’s Ours”
- Focus On The Lukacs Family: Within Us There is Something Stronger
- Focus On Chris Buckley: There’s A Light at the End of Every Tunnel
- 100 Objects: Green’s Farms Church & the West Parish of Fairfield (1711-1736)
- Robbery at the First National Bank Mad Lib
- Street Name Word Search
- Westport Country Playhouse
- Greens Farms Railroad Station
- Adams Academy
- Focus On: Laura & Dan Nissim
- Focus on Jen Tooker: Getting Through & Getting Stronger
- Focus On Donisha Diagne: Ultimately, We’re Going to be Ok
- Focus On Alisyn Camerota: A Comforting Morning Presence
- Focus On Diane Lowman: Things Will Mend
- Focus On Nathalie Laitmon: On The Virtual Frontlines
- 100 Objects: Bankside Farmers 1648-1711
- Focus On Nicole Gerber: Staying AWARE of What Matters
- Focus On Bill Chase: Things Are Same, But Different
- Focus On The Scharfstein Family: Radical Acceptance of What Is
- 100 Objects: A Town Born from Battle
- George Washington & The Disinformation Troll: A President’s Week Story
- Are Things Always As They Appear?
- The Price of Preservation
- Dragon Lady: The Life of Sigrid Schultz
- Statement from Board Chair
- We All Scream!
- What’s In a Name?
- What Are We Really Winning?
- Art Fraud , A 218-year old Cold Case, and the History Detectives From WHS
- Laughing At Ourselves
- The Forgotten of Main Street