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NEW Sunday HOURS and New Exhibit “Hard Rock Mining” at the WESTFORD MUSEUM

The mission of the Westford Historical Society is to promote the understanding and appreciation of Westford’s unique history to the community. By providing programming that features aspects of the daily lives, activities and achievements of Westford residents, we strive to expand and enrich understanding of how our town continues to evolve.

COMMENTARY: Inspired by Nature and Sunlight, Artist Paints Every Day; Engages Motorist

On the corner of Concord and Carlisle Roads in Westford sits the nostalgic Parkerville Schoolhouse. This 1880s, one-room schoolhouse has been preserved as an historic site, and has become a favorite field trip destination for Westford third-graders and other visitors

Do You Have a Story to Tell?

WestfordCAT is looking for historic stories like this one for you to share with residents.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ghost of the Confederacy Still Haunts

The Grey Ghosts, the name of the Westford Academy Football team, was also the moniker for one of the Confederate Army’s most prodigious raiders during the civil war. Major John S. Mosby, a cavalry commander under General Robert E. Lee was so elusive, that he was dubbed “the gray ghost”.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trees are Essential Part of Equation

"Cutting down older trees to allow younger ones to grow, or even worse, cutting down older trees to make a field would be taking our climate in exactly the wrong direction."

NEW Sunday HOURS and New Exhibit “Hard Rock Mining” at the WESTFORD MUSEUM

The mission of the Westford Historical Society is to promote the understanding and appreciation of Westford’s unique history to the community. By providing programming that features aspects of the daily lives, activities and achievements of Westford residents, we strive to expand and enrich understanding of how our town continues to evolve.

COMMENTARY: Inspired by Nature and Sunlight, Artist Paints Every Day; Engages Motorist

On the corner of Concord and Carlisle Roads in Westford sits the nostalgic Parkerville Schoolhouse. This 1880s, one-room schoolhouse has been preserved as an historic site, and has become a favorite field trip destination for Westford third-graders and other visitors

Do You Have a Story to Tell?

WestfordCAT is looking for historic stories like this one for you to share with residents.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ghost of the Confederacy Still Haunts

The Grey Ghosts, the name of the Westford Academy Football team, was also the moniker for one of the Confederate Army’s most prodigious raiders during the civil war. Major John S. Mosby, a cavalry commander under General Robert E. Lee was so elusive, that he was dubbed “the gray ghost”.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trees are Essential Part of Equation

"Cutting down older trees to allow younger ones to grow, or even worse, cutting down older trees to make a field would be taking our climate in exactly the wrong direction."

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