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A Culinary History of Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is known as a popular vacation destination with high profile visitors. Below the surface, however, bubbles a culinary melting pot. Native Americans, Blacks, …
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is cherished by many as a summer paradise, but few know of its rich past. Descendants of the first Native American inhabitants still reside on the Vineyard. Once …
Hidden History of Martha's Vineyard
Celebrated local historian Thomas Dresser unearths the little-known stories that laid the foundations for the community of Martha's Vineyard.Behind the mansions and presidential …
Martha's Vineyard:: A History
Martha's Vineyard is cherished by many as a summer paradise, but few know of its rich past. Descendants of the first Native American inhabitants still reside on the Vineyard. Once …
A Travel History of Martha's Vineyard: From Canoes and Horses to Steamships and Trolleys
Getting to the Vineyard has never been easy. Native Americans built canoes for the journey, and early settlers crossed Vineyard Sound in small sailing packets. Steamships …
The Wampanoag Tribe of Martha's Vineyard:: Colonization to Recognition
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah are an indigenous people on Martha's Vineyard. From their legendary giant leader Moshup, Wampanoags can trace their ancestry back more than …
The Rise of Tourism on Martha's Vineyard
Now known as a resort community and vacation destination, Martha's Vineyard was once a simple fishing and whaling community. From the popularity of the Methodist Campground, …
Music on Martha's Vineyard: A History of Harmony
Martha's Vineyard has a rich musical legacy that stretches back to the earliest drumbeats of the Wampanoags and the whaling chanteys of the nineteenth century. Returning Civil War …
Travel History of Martha's Vineyard
The story of Vineyard transportation and the story of evolution and innovation.Getting to Martha's Vineyard has never been easy. Native Americans built canoes for the journey, and …
Whaling on Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. …
Martha's Vineyard: A History
Martha's Vineyard is cherished by many as a summer paradise, but few know of its rich past. Descendants of the first Native American inhabitants still reside on the Vineyard. Once …
Mystery on the Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop
In the pre, World War II innocence of small-town America, a dapper off-Islander impresses the locals. Drawn to the prettiest girl, he is upset when an elderly woman tries to break …