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
