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Westfield virtual history tours document 350 years of civic pride Updated Feb 21, 2021; Are parents hearing that perennial question from their children more than ever during the pandemic? Here’s a new response for parents – and teachers – who are looking for an enriching online experience, one they too can enjoy: virtual history tours of Westfield. “With the pandemic, we saw a need to provide things for teachers to use with their students and families to do together,” says Cynthia P. Gaylord, one of the volunteers working on the project. “While I am the chair of the Westfield His...

Jan 7, 2021 The mayor of Westfield, Massachusetts got quite a holiday surprise last month - the return of a historic artifact stolen over 40 years ago. A sword that was part of a statue honoring Revolutionary War hero General William Shepard was returned by an anonymous man who claimed he stole it in the 1980's as a 'college prank'. Mayor Cindy Gaylord says she remembers when the sword first went missing and never expected to see it again - it was even replaced with another sword that was welded into place. The stolen sword will likely end up in a local museum. Did you ever pull any youthf...

A veteran returned a sword he stole from a statue of a Revolutionary War general 40 years ago, telling the head of the Massachusetts town’s historical...

Jan 6, 2021 A sizeable bronze sword that had been stolen forty years from a statue in a Massachusetts city was finally returned this week by the remorseful man who took it when he was a college student. According to a local media report, the pilfered piece had once been a part of a century-old monument to Revolutionary War general William Shepard in the city of Westfield. At some point in 1980, the sword mysteriously vanished and, oddly enough, its disappearance was only noticed about a year later. Although the sword was subsequently replaced with a replica, the question of who took the piece...

Sword stolen from statue of Revolutionary War hero in Westfield 40 years ago returned Updated Jan 03, 2021; Facebook Share As college pranks go, it proved to be a weighty one, the fallout from which a now aging military veteran carried around with him for almost 40 years. Until now. All that matters, explains Cindy P. Gaylord, is that a piece of Westfield’s history is back in the city’s possession and will be preserved for generations to come. On Monday of this week, Gaylord, chair of the municipal Historical Commission, sat in the driveway at her home, masked and socially distanced from...