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• New Exhibition •
New exhibition to be
presented by Westport Historical Society: Paintings and Poetry of Mercy Etta
Baker (1876 - 1957)
For the month of March, the Westport Historical Society is pleased to present an exhibition
featuring the delicate watercolor paintings and reflective poetry of a little
known Westport artist Mercy Etta Baker.
Born in 1876, Mercy Baker grew up at Westport
Point, exploring the vast holdings of her father Jehiel
Baker at Horseneck. The seasonal and natural beauty of Westport’s landscape
provided the inspiration for her painting and poetry. With the recent purchase
of four additional watercolors by Mercy Etta Baker (funded in part by the
Westport Cultural Council), the Historical Society felt it was time to focus
attention on both the paintings and poetry of this somewhat obscure artist. Her
personal attachment to Westport, particularly to Horseneck, is powerfully
articulated through her art which features dune and river landscapes and
evocative portraits of her acquaintances. Today, her work provides a glimpse
into the early 20th century Westport and environs.
Also on display will be reproductions of her
work held by the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Exhibition
located at the Bell School, 25 Drift Road, Head of Westport
Open Mondays and Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.,
Saturdays 1 - 4 p.m.,
Saturday, March 1st
through March 31st, 2008 Free to all.
Please contact Westport Historical Society for
more information: (508) 636-
6011, or email them at: westhist@gis.net
• Upcoming
Meeting •
Kate Cory: The Woman and
the Whaleship with Robert Kugler – Thursday, March 20,
2008
A presentation of the Westport Historical Society at the Westport Senior Center, 75 Reed Road at 7:30 p.m.
Robert Kugler lives in the Philip L. and Kate
Cory Grinnel house at Westport Point. He will review
these Westport residents’ background from their marriage in 1884 until their
deaths in the 1920s.
The whaleship Kate
Cory was built by Kate’s father at the Point in 1856, and subsequently captured
and destroyed off the coast of Brazil by the confederate raider Alabama in
1863. Mr. Kugler will discuss the design, methods, career and place in history
of New England whaling.
• Previous
Programs •
Pete Baker presented a program on the Waite-Potter House - Thursday, January 17, 2008
“I first saw the chimney in 1978,” Anne “Pete”
Baker (right in above photo) said. It wasn’t until 2007 that I actively took an
interest in the chimney’s restoration.” A two week scheduled effort lasted over
two months, with the generous help of over $16,000 in CPC funding. Muriel Bibeau (far left in photo), owner of the
property, was reluctant at first . . . read the full story
Read the Westport/Dartmouth Chronicle article
“Wampanoag History and
Culture” with Randy Joseph – Thursday, September 20, 2007
Presented by the Westport Historical Society. This program offered by Randy
Joseph . . . more
Read
the Dartmouth Chronicle story by Editor Bob Barboza
Historic
Celebration at Adamsville Mill Pond!
Ralph Guild Day – Saturday, August 25, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 103 Photos
As far as
mill locations go, the spot on which Gray’s Grist Mill currently
resides . . . more
Read Calla’s poem to
Ralph Written by Tom and Sally Freestone
Westport Historical
Society Meeting - Architecture of Westport Point – Thursday, August 16, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 34 Photos
Westport architect James Collins, Jr., is president of Boston-based
Payette, an award-winning . . . more
Westport Historical
Society’s Summer Exhibit “Treasures and Traditions” - Saturday, August 4, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 64 Photos (Virtual Exhibit)
The title of the fascinating exhibition of
local history currently filling the ground floor of the Westport Historical
Society's museum . . . more
“A History of the Acoaxet
Chapel” – Thursday,
July 19, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 25 Photos
One of Westport’s most enduring structures, erected on the
farmlands that slope into the sea in Westport Harbor, is the Acoaxet
Chapel . . . more
Westport’s 220th Birthday Party – Saturday, June 30, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 50 Photos
“Light Ships and Life
Saving” with Cukie Macomber and Chip Gillespie – Thursday, June 21, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 31 Photos
The history of lightships and their role for
shipping in this area was one of the topics . . . more
“Rough Waters: North Watuppa Reservoir” with Tom Moran - Thursday, May 17, 2007
View
photo slideshow now 38 Photos
The Westport Historical Society presented a look into the
history of North Watuppa Reservoir and its impact on
the surrounding region. The southern tip of North Watuppa
pond extends into Westport. It has been the source of water power, the cause of
border disputes and boundary changes, the subject of court cases and
controversy, closely intertwined with the development of Fall River and
Westport mills. Tom Moran has close personal connections to the topic. His
grandfather, John W. Moran, acted as superintendent and chief engineer of the Watuppa waterworks between 1910 - 1945.
WHS Community on Camera
Photo Contest - 2006
View
photo album now 27 Photos
The Westport Historical Society conducted its first Photo
Contest and Exhibition .
. . more
Look for more “step back” commentary next
month!
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