From Gazette editions of May, 1960:

There is a persistent legend, which, if it cannot be proven, certainly never has been disproven — this is the Hammett legend. The Island family of Hammett, well known on the Island from about 1700 to 1900, has produced master mariners, soldiers, adventurers and merchants of every variety. Island Hammetts served in the Revolutionary War, sailed in whaleships, prospected for gold in California, served in the Civil War, and were known in the profession of book-publishers, writers and politics.

The King and Us

From Gazette editions of June, 1985:

The Queen Elizabeth 2, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, dropped anchor a mile off East Chop Tuesday. She carried 1,700 passengers and a crew of nearly 1,000. She came with four restaurants, seven bars, 1,350 telephones, 180 clocks, four swimming pools, seven shops (including Harrod’s), two discos, a casino, a computer learning center, a bank and a theatre with 525 seats.

From a 1991 Gazette article by Arthur Railton:

We can all quote William Shakespeare on the subject: What’s in a name? Forget how he answered the question. He was dead wrong. There’s a lot in a name. And the Vineyard provides proof, plenty of it. Years ago, many parents turned to the Bible when naming their children. But when Biblical names seemed inappropriate, parents often came up with something truly inspired.

Farms Galore

From Gazette editions of June, 1960:

From a 1970 Gazette article by Joseph Chase Allen:

Childhood memories retain the picture of the scrub tree, a relic of the past found quite close to the door of some farmhouse kitchen. It is a weathered skeleton of a scrub oak with half a dozen of its principal limbs remaining, every particle of bark removed. Its trunk sawed off above the stump, it extended its bare limbs to the four winds. On wash day garments hung out to dry decorated its limbs after the practice of a forgotten era.

Rum Runners

From Gazette editions of June, 1935: