Explore Westport on foot! Walk through cemeteries, public parks and well-known streets to hear stories from our communities past. Private tours are available by request by contacting programs@westporthistory.org
Reservations required. Tours require at least 5 registered participants to run. In the case of a tour cancellation by Westport Museum tickets may be transferred to another offering.
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May2023
Remember the LadiesStroll down Main Street to learn about the business owners, activists and larger-than-life ladies who shaped Westport into the town that it is today.
(Rain date May 22, 10-11 am)
(Rain date May 22, 10-11 am)
10-11 amWestport Museum
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May2023
Paths of PatriotsHear the story of colonists fighting for their freedom as well as the stories of enslaved Africans who chose sides and fought for their voices to be heard.
(Rain date May 30, 10-11 am)
(Rain date May 30, 10-11 am)
10-11 am Greens Farms Lower Cemetery
11
June2023
In Gatsby’s Shoes Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores.
9:15-11:30 amLongshore
19
June2023
Black StoriesTraverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden history of Black Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered.
(Rain date June 24, 9:30-11 am)
(Rain date June 24, 9:30-11 am)
9:30-11 amWestport Museum
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June2023
Black StoriesTraverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden history of Black Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered.
(Rain date July 8, 10-11:30 am)
(Rain date July 8, 10-11:30 am)
9:30-11 amWestport Museum
8
July2023
Black StoriesTraverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden history of Black Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered.
10-11:30 amWestport Museum
9
July2023
Paths of PatriotsHear the story of colonists fighting for their freedom as well as the stories of enslaved Africans who chose sides and fought for their voices to be heard.
(Rain date July 16, 9:30-10:30 am)
(Rain date July 16, 9:30-10:30 am)
9:30-10:30 am Greens Farms Lower Cemetery
15
July2023
Saugatuck StoriesExplore commerce, including the Atlantic trade, as well as 19th and early 20th century immigrant and women’s experiences through the riverside neighborhood.
(Rain date August 19, 9:30-10:30 am)
(Rain date August 19, 9:30-10:30 am)
9:30-10:30 amSaugatuck Train Station
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July2023
In Gatsby’s Shoes Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores.
9:15-11:30 amLongshore
5
August2023
Evergreen Burial GroundSurvey the resting place of past Westporters and learn their stories as you meander through Saugatuck Congregational Church’s Evergreen Cemetery.
(Rain date September 16, 9:30-10:30 am)
(Rain date September 16, 9:30-10:30 am)
9:30-10:30 amEvergreen Cemetery
19
August2023
Saugatuck StoriesExplore commerce, including the Atlantic trade, as well as 19th and early 20th century immigrant and women’s experiences through the riverside neighborhood.
9:30-10:30 amSaugatuck Train Station
2
September2023
In Gatsby’s Shoes Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores.
9:15-11:30 amLongshore
16
September2023
Evergreen Burial GroundSurvey the resting place of past Westporters and learn their stories as you meander through Saugatuck Congregational Church’s Evergreen Cemetery.
9:30-10:30 amEvergreen Cemetery
7
October2023
Art From the BeyondLearn what urns, willow trees and other artistic symbols on gravestones mean as you meander through the cemetery.
(Rain date October 12, 6:30-7:30 pm)
(Rain date October 12, 6:30-7:30 pm)
10-11 amGreens Farms Lower Cemetery
14
October2023
Westport SanitariumThough the buildings are long gone, the site of the Westport Sanitarium—one of two in Westport—still tells the story of public health.
(Rain date October 18, 6:30-7:30 pm)
(Rain date October 18, 6:30-7:30 pm)
10-11 amWinslow Park
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October2023
Dark HistorySneak along the paths of downtown as you hear curious tales from the darker side of Westport’s past.
(Rain date October 26, 6:30-7:30 pm)
(Rain date October 26, 6:30-7:30 pm)
6:30-7:30 pmWestport Museum