On the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 1891 a large flag with a white background, blue border, and the words “Harbor View” in crimson letters was run up the flagpole of a new enterprise at the very edge of Edgartown.

Nis Kildegaard

On June 18, 1722, a small group of men from Martha’s Vineyard were out on what should have been a short whaling voyage when they saw a terrible sight approaching their sloop.

Gregory Flemming

No one involved could have imagined it.

Matthew Stackpole

With a historic Chilmark house slated for a full restoration this fall, we went looking for what remains of 350 years of home design.

Remy Tumin

A communal summer home with a lively past and present gains historical recognition.

Brooks Robards

A Civil War monument in Oak Bluffs honors both Confederate and Union soldiers.

Tom Dunlop

Duncan Caldwell defies quick categorization, but let’s try this: prehistorian.

Jim Miller

The American painter and muralist Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) first visited Martha’s Vineyard around 1920, and made it his summer home for over a half century.

Simone McCarthy

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