Oak Bluffs Cottagers' Tour Is Front Porch to History
David Lott

Who needs the History Channel when you’ve got the Cottagers’ 34th Annual House Tour? This year’s event takes place Thursday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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On Cottagers Sunday, Emilie Townes Turns Up the Heat in the Pulpit
Mike Kotsopoulos

The Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes preached to a capacity crowd at Union Chapel during the Cottagers of Martha’s Vineyard’s 60th anniversary Sunday service. Her sermon instructed her audience to trust their own definition of wholesomeness.

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The Cottagers: Sixty Years of Community and Philanthrophy
Bettye Foster Baker

For the past 60 years, women of the Cottagers Inc. have answered the question, what does it mean to serve community?

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Ladies Who Own

From the Cottagers’ Corner column in the July 1969 editions of the Vineyard Gazette by Dorothy West.

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Cottagers Turn 60

On Wednesday, July 27, at 5 p.m. there will be a reception to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cottagers.

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Going on Tour with the Cottagers
David Lott

The many shades of porch living will be in full view on Thursday, July 21 when the 33rd Annual Cottagers Tour allows the public to go inside some of the most iconic homes in Oak Bluffs.

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Come See the Cottages, Old Friend
David Lott

Special homes are on the 2015 Cottagers House Tour which will be held Thursday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Oak Bluffs. The personalities behind these varied and captivating properties are just inviting as the homes themselves.

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For Friendship and to Pay It Forward
Meg Robbins

On Wednesday, elder members and former presidents of the Cottagers gathered around tables and took turns sharing memories.

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Cottagers Tour Is Open-Door Tradition
Constance Batty

On Thursday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Cottagers Inc. will present their 31st annual benefit house tour. The houses represent a diverse group in style and age. Some remain similar to the original houses built during the 18th century, while others are newly built or refurbished homes with current amenities.

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Cottagers Annual House Tour Gives Inside View of Oak Bluffs Homes
Constance Batty

The Cottagers is a philanthropic organization comprised of about 100 women of color who are property owners on Martha’s Vineyard. The organization recently celebrated its 50th year of fundraising and continuing financial assistance to various programs on the Island.

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