Samuel Osborn Jr. of Edgartown writes that “S. S. Daggett, jailer, born Aug. 20, 1799, related to me that the first celebration of the Fourth of July...
They had an old-fashioned hearth-warming party at Tom’s Neck farm on Chappaquiddick on Sunday afternoon. It was a gathering of relatives and old...
From the June 21, 1974 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: No matter what the calendar says about this, next week is the Fourth of July on the State...
Gazette Chronicle: From June 12, 1924 edition of the Vineyard Gazette. Our first ride over the new road from West Tisbury to Edgartown reminded us...
From the June 7, 1940 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Sixty years ago Edgartown had its Cleaveland Town in the south end and Jernegan Town in the west end, probably so named from the fact that various...
If you were to choose any one Island occupation that was peculiar to the Vineyard and the coastal area surrounding it, scalloping would undoubtedly...
From the May 13, 1938 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Circuit avenue is putting on its summer finery, painting and decorating in anticipation of the...
From the May 12, 1967 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
From the May 3, 1974 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Polly Woollcott Murphy:
From the April 24, 1959 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
From the April 19, 1985 edition by Richard Reston: A few random thoughts while having breakfast this morning.

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