Vineyard Trust

Carnegie Art Show Gathers Small Works for Great Gifts

Friday December 13, 2019

Louisa Hufstader

This year’s Gifts of Art show and sale at the Carnegie in Edgartown opened Thursday with a reception for 10 local painters whose smaller-scale works are sized and priced for gift-giving.

Preserving Our Heritage

Thursday August 22, 2019

The Vineyard has always been a place of community and inclusiveness, where open dialogue, democratic ideals and respect for others' opinions, even when we don't agree with them, have been valued.

Carnegie Reopens as Living Landmark

Saturday June 23, 2018

In a ceremony well attended by donors, volunteers and curious Islanders, the Vineyard Trust dedicated and opened the Carnegie Saturday morning.

Vineyard Trust Presents The Carnegie, a Must-See Museum

Thursday May 24, 2018

The Carnegie, the newly rebranded name for the old Carnegie Library on North Water street in Edgartown, is set for a grand reopening next month.

Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Becomes Vineyard Trust

Thursday May 3, 2018

The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust will now be known as Vineyard Trust.

An Old Library Gains New Life In West Tisbury

Friday July 2, 1999

The small, handsomely detailed 129-year-old building that housed the West Tisbury Free Public Library for a full century was purchased from the town this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust.

With its mahogany trim and mansard roof, the two-story, 600-square-foot former town library will now be restored and returned to active community use. The building is tucked along Music street near the West Tisbury town center.

Preservation Trust Hopes to Restore Old Agricultural Hall to Its Full Glory

Friday January 31, 1997

Jason Gay

With $300,000 cash and the unified support of town leaders and residents, the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust today purchases the old agricultural hall on State Road in West Tisbury.

The deal, which had been expected for several months, allows the Edgartown-based trust to acquire the 138-year-old hall from the town and begin restoration work.

Once considered on of the Island’s most important and recognizable buildings, the hall now suffers from considerable disrepair and is no longer a center of local activity.

Funds Are Sought for Saving Effort

Friday November 7, 1975

Vineyard Gazette

The trustees of the two-year-old Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Society have begun a campaign - low-key, by mail - for funds and something besides.

“At the moment we are preparing a federal tax exemption application requesting tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service,” says a letter signed by trustees Paul R. Anderson and C. Stuart Avery. “In making this request we are anxious to show the Internal Revenue Service that what started out as an interest of a group of people does have public support and is likely to continue to do so.”

First Island House with Bathtub Needs to Keep Out Water Now

Friday October 6, 2006

Mark Alan Lovewell

The Daniel Fisher House, a highly regarded historic Federal house on Main street in Edgartown, will undergo significant renovations in the coming weeks.

In addition to the roof being re-shingled with thick red cedar shingles, the chimney tops will be taken down and rebuilt. New ornamental woodwork that hasn’t been seen on the building for years will be installed. The ornamental trim that ran around the eaves of the roof and dates back to the house’s origin already was removed by crane last month.

Historic Transaction: Alley’s Store is Sold

Friday December 10, 1993

The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust formally took ownership of Alley’s General Store yesterday, ushering in the beginning of a new era for the renowned Dealers in Almost Everything in the heart of West Tisbury.

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