Visit the Westport Island History Center, 38 Ferry Road, on Sundays from 12 noon to 2 pm or email: FOWIH19@gmail.com to arrange a convenient time to visit. A volunteer is on site to answer questions about the collection and assist with research.

To browse Westport historic photographs or documents anytime, visit Our Catalog page. Also visit the Maine Historical Society’s digital library, the Maine Memory Network (MMN) and enter “Westport, ME” in the search box. Over 125 photographs and documents have been uploaded to date with new items added regularly. There are also two Westport Island digital exhibits on the MMN. One, “My Island Home,“ showcases an illustrated oral history of Verlie Colby-Greenleaf; the other displays maritime murals that adorn the Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. house.

For a more complete list of digital resources available, view our “Genealogy” page.

Books available for reference at the History Center are:

Family Records of Westport, Maine. Author: Harriman, Beatrice E. (1970).  Available for reference only

Westport, Maine 1828-1978. Editor: Harriman, Beatrice E. (1977).  Available for reference only

Among the books available for sale at the History Center are:

The Mills of Westport Island: A Lost Industrial History. Compiled by Dennis Dunbar with materials from Bea Harriman, Cora Tarbox & Bud Warren. (Available for sale: $10)

Westport Island, Maine once Jeremysquam. Swanton, John & Louise (Eds.) (1993). Publisher: Westport Community Association. (Available for sale: $15)

Westport Island Maine 1605 – 1972. Tarbox, Cora J. (2011). Publisher: Author. (Available for sale: $20)

Westport Island, Maine Cemeteries (rev. 2014). Publisher: Westport Island Cemetery Committee. (Available for sale: $15)

Wiscasset Ships: A Remembrance. Roy, Chris (1994) Publisher: Pumpkin Press, Westport Island (Available for sale: $5)

The Maritime Age on a Maine Island. Swanton, Ken (2023). Publisher: Author. (Available for sale: $25)