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Historic Movies of Martha's Vineyard

One Way Home: Chappy Ferry Through the Years

From a rowboat to the barges that have had more than one iteration through the years, the Chappaquiddick ferry is an Island institution all its own.

1946 Fishing Derby Comes Alive Again In Newly Discovered Film Archive

Trapped in Time, Fishing Film Highlights Lost Art

Archival Film of Swordfish Hunt Launches Gazette Initiative

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About the Historic Movies of Martha’s Vineyard Project

Historic Movies of Martha’s Vineyard, a pioneering effort of the Vineyard Gazette, works with members of the Vineyard community to research, digitize and present moving pictures shot on the Island over the last century. Created in 2012 by co-producers Tom Dunlop and John Wilson to ensure this dynamic record of the Island is preserved, the collection now holds more than one hundred hours of Martha’s Vineyard film footage, some dating back to the 1920s.

The project won an Innovator’s Award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association in 2015.

Here’s a short video about the project:

For more information or to discuss preservation of your old films, please contact Tom Dunlop at historicmovies@mvgazette.com.

Please do not run old films through a movie projector before contacting us as they may be damaged or destroyed.

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