Background
Westbrook, Nicholas Kilmer was born on July 10, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jack Hall and Elizabeth (Kirkland) Westbrook.
historian museum administrator
Westbrook, Nicholas Kilmer was born on July 10, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jack Hall and Elizabeth (Kirkland) Westbrook.
AB cum laude, Amherst College, 1971. Master of Arts, University Connecticut, 1973. Postgraduate, University Pennsylvania, 1976.
Seasonal ranger-historian, National Park Svc., Stillwater, New York, 1969-1971; assistant to vice president for interpretation, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, 1972-1975; educational materials developer, Uni-College Corporation, Philadelphia, 1975-1976; exhibits coordinator, Minnesota History Society, St. Paul, 1976-1978; curator of exhibits, Minnesota History Society, St. Paul, 1978-1988; executive director, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, since 1989. Panelist National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, since 1985, Institute Museum Superior vena cava syndrome, Washington, since 1991;board directors New York State Military Heritage Museum.
Trustee Federation for History Services, 1990-1994, treasurer, 1992-1994. Board directors Mohican council Boy Scouts American. Member Society for Industrial Archaeology (board directors 1983-1985, secretary 1986-1991), American Association for State and Local History, American Association Museum, Society for History of Technology, American Printing History Association, Museum Association New York (councillor 1995-1998, president since 2001), Ticonderoga Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1989-2003, board directors since 1995), Antiquarian Society, Kiwanis.
Married Virginia Lee Macleod, June 12, 1971. Children: Benjamin Macoun, Samuel Farley.