Patriots of the South Coast author meet and greet

Schedule

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

25 Drift Rd PO Box N188, Westport, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02790 | Westport, MA

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Meet Robert Barboza, author of Patriots of the South Coast!
And view the newly renovated history center!

Meet author Robert Barboza and pick up his latest volume of stories about soldiers, sailors, shipbuilders and other Patriots from the South Coast region. The new volume was assembled and published in time to coincide with the ongoing nationwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, starting in 2025. His goal was to ensure that these little-known local stories were collected and preserved for posterity as part of the permanent historical record of the South Coast.
Mr. Barboza is the former editor of Dartmouth’s weekly newspaper, The Chronicle, and served as a correspondent for many other South Coast newspapers over the years. He has been a student of local history for 20 years, and authored dozens of articles on local history during his long journalism career. Two of those articles won awards from the New England Press Association for historical reporting.

Tour the newly renovated Bell school and history center! The history center offers a changing display of recently donated artifacts such as a portrait of one of the original “cranky yankees” as well as a permanent display introducing visitors to the fundamental themes of Westport history, from early settlement to whaling activities and 20th century hurricanes. The permanent exhibition includes whaling logbooks, the old Point bridge key, and a unique Westport-made tall case clock (complete with a moon dial!)
The history center serves as the office for the Westport Historical Society as well as providing ample climate-controlled storage space for the collection of historical artifacts and archives. Free and open to all. For information visit www.wpthistory.org
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25 Drift Rd PO Box N188, Westport, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02790

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